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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  S. Korea, China to begin discussions on Koreas’ unification

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday said South Korea and China could quickly begin various discussions on how to achieve a peaceful unification between South and North Korea. The move is the latest sign of...

  • Posted September 4, 2015
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  North Korea says ‘regret’ does not mean apology, warns South

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea on Wednesday urged South Korea to refrain from making comments that could dampen inter-Korean ties following the two nations’ landmark deal, warning that Seoul’s attitude could push the hard-won conciliatory mood to...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  Eight years after arrival, North Korean refugee graduates from US high school

  A 24-year-old North Korean refugee graduated from a Virginia high school eight years after arriving in the United States. Cho Eun-hye received a scholarship from Seattle Gohyang Church inside Lynnwood New Vision Church last month. Born in...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  Is N. Korea’s airline truly the worst? It may be the quirkiest

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — If an Air Koryo passenger ignores its no-photography rule, a flight attendant might take the camera and delete the pictures herself. Crumpling up a newspaper bearing the image of North Korean leader...

  • Posted September 2, 2015
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  Spiffy N. Korean flight attendants grace magazine cover

  Flight attendants  of North Korea’s flag carrier Air Koryo grace the cover of the state’s monthly publication. Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday that the cover of the September issue of “Chosun” shows five flight attendants, dressed in...

  • Posted August 31, 2015
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  N. Korea is slowly, but surely adopting capitalism

  By Kim Hyo-jin North Korea is changing, at least in terms of what people wear and consume. In terms of political rhetoric and military activity, the isolated country is still a repressive Stalinist state, but its economy...

  • Posted August 31, 2015
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  Both Koreas’ militaries return to peacetime mode

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — Militaries on both sides of the Korean border have relaxed their defense postures to peacetime levels following a landmark deal that defused tensions between the sides, military officials said Sunday. South and North Korea...

  • Posted August 31, 2015
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