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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  S. Korea loosens restrictions for aid donors to N. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea said Wednesday that it has eased donor eligibility requirements to facilitate private groups’ humanitarian aid to North Korea amid lingering inter-Korean tension. Seoul’s ministry on inter-Korean affairs unveiled the decision to open...

  • Posted April 22, 2015
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  N. Korea’s children suffer from severe malnutrition: report

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — One of six North Korean children under age 5 have been suffering from chronic malnutrition, a report showed Wednesday, raising alarm over food situations in the North. The portion of underweight children suffering from...

  • Posted April 22, 2015
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  Seoul seeks to hold sports, cultural events with Pyongyang

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea said Tuesday it will seek to hold a variety of sports and cultural events with North Korea this year to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japan’s colonial rule. South...

  • Posted April 21, 2015
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  S. Korea to raise defense spending by $8 billion to defend against North

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea said Monday it will sharply raise the defense budget over the next five years to beef up its capabilities against North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. The budget injection of 8.7 trillion...

  • Posted April 20, 2015
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  N. Korea ordered to pay $330 mln to kidnapped pastor’s family

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — A U.S. court has ordered North Korea to pay $330 million in compensation to the family of a late Korean American pastor abducted by the North in 2000 while trying to help North Korean...

  • Posted April 20, 2015
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  [IBT] Russia and N. Korea space program: Countries agree to work together In outer space

    North Korea and Russia have cozied up to the idea of cooperating on a program for outer space exploration, along with other transportation and trade-related projects, according to multiple news reports. Pak Hyon...

  • Posted April 17, 2015
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  S. Korea to increase humanitarian aid to N. Korea

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will provide more humanitarian aid to North Korea to help ease rising inter-Korean tensions, Seoul’s point man on Pyongyang said Friday. Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said he will make efforts to encourage...

  • Posted April 17, 2015
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