All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • Won Moon Joo, a South Korean student at New York University, is interviewed at the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Joo, who is being detained in North Korea says he hopes to be released soon and has told his family not to worry too much about him. Joo was presented to the media in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
    NYU student detained in N. Korea hopes for release

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — A South Korean student from New York University who is being detained in North Korea for allegedly entering the country illegally said Tuesday that he hopes to be released soon. Joo Won-moon,...

    • Posted July 14, 2015
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  • South and North Korean troops stand guard at the neutral border village of Panmunjom. (Yonhap file photo)
    South Korea sends 2 North Korean fishermen back home

    SEOUL, July 14 (Yonhap) — South Korea repatriated two out of five rescued North Korean fishermen Tuesday, while the North has demanded Seoul send back all the sailors, including the three who want to defect to the...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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  • This July 18, 2012, file photo shows Vice Marshal Hyon Yong-chol applauding during a meeting announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's new title of marshal, in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea has officially confirmed the purging of its defense chief two months after Seoul's spy service said he had been executed for disloyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, a South Korean official said Monday, July 12, 2015. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told lawmakers in May that People's Armed Forces Minister Hyon Yong-chol was killed by anti-aircraft gunfire for talking back to Kim, complaining about his policies and sleeping during a meeting. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin, File)
    N. Korea confirms purging of its own defense chief: S. Korean official

    Speculation has swirled around North Korea’s execution of former defense chief Hyon Yong-chol ever since South Korean spy agency officials broke the news back in May. The North never corroborated the information and did not publicly comment...

    • Posted July 13, 2015
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    N. Korea’s severe drought eases with seasonal rains

    SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) — The Unification Ministry said Friday that a severe drought that hit North Korea appears to have considerably eased since June as rainfall has almost reached last year’s level in many areas. North...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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  • North Korean civilians fish at the port in Wonsan, North Korea. Wonsan, a sleepy port on North Korea’s east coast. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    N. Korea demands S. Korea identify 3 defector fishermen: Seoul

    SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) — The Unification Ministry said Friday it has rejected North Korea’s demand to reveal the identities of three North Korean fishermen who were rescued in the South’s waters and voiced their wish to...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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    President Park says N. Korea cannot avoid global changes

    SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) — President Park Geun-hye said Friday that North Korea cannot continue to avoid changes under way in the international community, citing recent diplomatic outreaches by Cuba and Iran. The United States and Cuba...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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    North Korean leader has so far executed 70 officials: Seoul

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is executing officials at an unprecedented pace with the tally hovering around 70 according to South Korean officials. Kim came into power in 2011 when his father passed away and has since...

    • Posted July 9, 2015
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