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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  Slovenian avant-garde rock band makes N. Korea debut

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Slovenian avant-garde rock group Laibach is known for pushing the envelope — wearing military uniforms on stage, toying with socialist and Marxist themes, making visual references to authoritarian symbols. In Pyongyang, they...

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  North Korean newspapers now carry color photos

  Newspapers in North Korea have finally found color — literally. Publications like the Minju Chosun and Pyongyang Newspaper have been carrying color photos on their front pages since Aug. 15, in a break from their usual black-and-whites....

  • Posted August 19, 2015
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  S. Korea’s military chief orders ‘powerful retaliation’ against N. Korean provocation

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The military chief ordered front-line soldiers Tuesday to react with “powerful retaliation” to any recurrence of North Korean provocations at the border, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. “If the enemy provokes again, do...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  UN Command proposes talks with N. Korea over land mine incident

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The United Nations Command has suggested general-level talks with North Korea to discuss the recent mine explosion on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone blamed on the communist country, military sources said...

  • Posted August 18, 2015
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  President Park calls for military readiness against N. Korean provocations

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye urged the military Monday to maintain its readiness amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula following a land mine attack blamed on North Korea. North Korea has threatened to carry out...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  N. Korea retaliates against S. Korean loudspeaker campaign with its own

  North Korea decided to retaliate against South Korea’s loudspeaker propaganda campaign by doing the exact same thing at the border. The two countries peacefully agreed to not engage in such activities back in 2004, but when landmines...

  • Posted August 17, 2015
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  N. Korea officially celebrates new time zone, ‘Pyongyang Time’

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea now has its own time zone. Bells were rung in Pyongyang and celebrations held at midnight as the nation’s clocks were set back 30 minutes to mark the Aug. 15,...

  • Posted August 14, 2015
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