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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  [NYT] At marathon in N. Korea, curiosity goes a long way

    PYONGYANG, North Korea — By 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the 50,000 seats in Kim Il-sung Stadium were nearly filled with men in Mao suits and coats and ties, women in dresses and heels, and...

  • Posted April 16, 2015
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  Seoul voices concerns over activists’ plan to cross DMZ

  SEOUL, April 16 (Yonhap) — South Korea expressed concerns Thursday that a campaign by dozens of foreign activists to walk across the heavily fortified inter-Korean border will increase tensions on the peninsula. About 30 female activists from...

  • Posted April 16, 2015
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  Lippert urges N. Korea to come out for sincere talks on denuclearization

  SEOUL  (Yonhap) — The top U.S. envoy here Wednesday urged North Korea to show sincerity for its denuclearization prior to reviving the long-stalled multilateral nuclear disarmament talks. “We have reiterated many times that we are willing to...

  • Posted April 15, 2015
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  N. Korea’s first lady makes 1st public appearance this year

  SEOUL, April 14 (Yonhap) — North Korean first lady Ri Sol-ju has made her first public appearance this year at a football match with her husband earlier this week, the North’s official media reported Tuesday. Ri was...

  • Posted April 13, 2015
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  Kim Jong-un has yet to consolidate power, could be marginalized into ‘puppet’: US expert

  WASHINGTON, April 13 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has not fully consolidated his power and could be marginalized into a “puppet” unless he brings in more money and buys support from within the regime in...

  • Posted April 13, 2015
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  [Guardian] Tourists line up to run North Korea’s marathon

  A dedicated group of runners is gearing up for one of the most unusual races in the calendar: a marathon, half marathon or 10K run on the streets of Pyongyang. For the second year in...

  • Posted April 10, 2015
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  N. Korea threatens to ‘bombard S. Korea with blows of fire’ after leaflets launched

  SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) — North Korea Friday threatened to respond with force against South Korean activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets and materials via balloon across the inter-Korean border. Despite the Seoul government’s request for restraint, anti-North Korea...

  • Posted April 10, 2015
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