All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • President Park Geun-hye meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali, Indonesia, Monday. (Yonhap News)
    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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  • Kim Jong-un and his administration deny accusations of human rights violations from the United Nations. (Yonhap/KCNA)
    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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  • Cho Eun-hye, center
    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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  • An Air Koryo attendant offers North Korean newspapers and magazines before take off for Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. (Alexander F. Yuan/AP Photo)
    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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  • The September issue of North Korea's state publication named "Chosun." (Yonhap)
    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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  • Young North Korean women wearing high heels and holding designer bags in Pyongyang. The photo, published in "Dazed & Confused" was taken by freelancer Lu-Hai Liang, who visited the North this year. (Yonhap)
    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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  • A North Korean army soldier, left, looks at the south side as a South Korean army soldier stands guard at the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    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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