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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  Ban’s S. Korean presidential bid rumors flare up amid planned N. Korea trip

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Speculation of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s presidential bid in South Korea has resurfaced after news reports on his possible visit to North Korea. Ban’s spokesman said earlier this week that discussions are under way...

  • Posted November 20, 2015
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  UN criticizes China for deporting NK defectors

  By Yi Whan-woo The United Nations condemned China for forcibly repatriating North Korean defectors even though they will face the risk of persecution on their return, South Korean officials said Thursday. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign...

  • Posted November 20, 2015
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  NKorea offers to hold inter-Korean talks next week, SKorea accepts

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South and North Korea agreed Friday to hold a working-level meeting to prepare for high-level talks next week, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said, as they seek to improve long-strained inter-Korean ties. South Korea accepted North...

  • Posted November 20, 2015
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  UN human rights committee OKs resolution on N. Korea

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee has adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s bleak human rights situation and encouraging the Security Council to refer the country to the International Criminal Court. The...

  • Posted November 19, 2015
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  UN says Ban will not visit N. Korea next week

  NEW YORK (Yonhap) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has no plan to visit North Korea next week, his office said Wednesday amid speculation that the two sides may be in a last-minute scramble to fix a schedule....

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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  N. Korea repatriates S. Korean man in ‘humanitarian move’

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea repatriated Tuesday a South Korean man who crossed into the communist country through the border with China earlier this year, a government official said. The 48-year-old man, identified only by his surname...

  • Posted November 18, 2015
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  N. Korea to launch ‘large-scale’ ski tours for foreigners

  BEIJING (Yonhap) — North Korea will launch “large-scale” ski tourism packages for foreigners from late this month, according to a North Korean state media outlet on Tuesday, in the latest sign that the reclusive state has approved...

  • Posted November 17, 2015
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