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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  Pyongyang threatens to cancel ex-S. Korean first lady’s planned NK visit

  SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) — North Korea sternly warned Wednesday that it might nullify a plan by the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung to visit the North in early August if South Korea continues to make...

  • Posted July 8, 2015
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  N. Korea seen to be examining its workers in foreign nations

  SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) — North Korea is believed to be examining its workers employed abroad this month, a Unification Ministry official said Tuesday, amid reports that mid-ranking North Korean officials are seeking asylum. North Korea is...

  • Posted July 7, 2015
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  N. Korea asks UN for medical aid during biochemical experiment controversy

    North Korea announced less than a month ago that it is currently experiencing its worst drought in over a century in what was interpreted as a signal for help from other countries. Now they are asking...

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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  Lindenbaum Music pushes for joint concert with N. Korea

  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Violinist Won Hyung-joon wants to bring North and South Korean musicians together next month to perform on each side of the world’s most heavily armed border. Standing in the way is the...

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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  Former S. Korean first lady to visit N. Korea in early August

  PAJU, South Korea, July 6 (Yonhap) — The widow of former President Kim Dae-jung plans to visit North Korea in early August in a move expected to help improve the strained inter-Korean ties, aides to the late...

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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  80% of N. Korean defectors are female in 2015, overall numbers down

  The South Korean government released a report on Sunday revealing that 80 percent of North Korean defectors are female. The figures only reflect those who fled south of the border rather than to China or Russia. The...

  • Posted July 6, 2015
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  Wary of Kim Jong-un, N. Korean officials are seeking asylum

  North Korean officials are finding a limit to their loyalty for leader Kim Jong-un as some are seeking asylum in other countries according to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS). The latest report on North Korea’s human...

  • Posted July 2, 2015
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