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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  S. Korea not considering massive food aid to N. Korea

  SEOUL, April 28 (Yonhap) — South Korea said Tuesday it is not considering approving massive food aid to North Korea, although it is “desirable” to prop up the quality of civilian groups’ aid to the North. The...

  • Posted April 28, 2015
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  N. Korea threatens nuke attacks on US

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea threatened on Monday to target the United States with its nuclear weapons, saying its front-line targets include the Pacific Ocean, not just South Korea. The communist party’s official newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun,...

  • Posted April 27, 2015
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  US updates travel warning for N. Korea regarding arrests and detention

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States has updated its warning against traveling to North Korea, saying American citizens could face arrest and lengthy detention due to Pyongyang’s inconsistent application of its criminal law. U.S. citizens have often...

  • Posted April 27, 2015
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  China seeks N. Korea’s cooperation in $40 billion Silk Road initiative

  BEIJING, April 24 (Yonhap) — China has asked North Korea to join its ambitious Silk Road project to revive the ancient trade route between Asia and Europe. Chinese ambassador to North Korea, Li Jinjun, made the request...

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  Chicago volunteer group donates toward education for orphaned N. Korean refugees

  A group of students at Michigan’s Washtenaw International High School gathered to hold an event April 17 to help orphaned North Korean defectors. Hanmaeum, a volunteer organization from Chicago, donated about $3,000 toward the effort at the...

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  N. Korea won’t be accepted as nuclear state: Russel

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — The United States and its partners in the nuclear talks with North Korea won’t accept the communist nation as a nuclear state, a senior American diplomat said Thursday, as China reportedly increased its assessment...

  • Posted April 24, 2015
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  N. Korea building military facility on border island

  SEOUL  (Yonhap) — North Korea appears to be building a military facility on a tensely guarded Yellow Sea border island, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday. “We’ve spotted that construction is under way on the small island of...

  • Posted April 23, 2015
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