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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  S. Korea, China confirm joint stance on N.K. nuclear issue

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang met in Seoul Friday, agreeing that the two countries will continue working closely on the resumption of multilateral talks on North Korea’s nuclear...

  • Posted January 23, 2015
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  ‘The Interview’ actor wishes best for N. Korean people

  WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — Randall Park, the Korean American actor who played North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the Sony Pictures comedy, “The Interview,” said Wednesday he hopes “whatever is best” for the North Korean people will happen....

  • Posted January 21, 2015
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  Late N.K. leader’s half-brother named ambassador to Czech Republic

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — The half-brother of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was recently appointed Pyongyang’s top envoy to the Czech Republic after serving 17 years as ambassador to Poland, a South Korean government official said Wednesday....

  • Posted January 21, 2015
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  Activist threatens to spread ‘The Interview’ DVDs

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — A local activist group vowed Tuesday to scatter DVDs of the U.S. movie “The Interview” over the border into North Korea if the communist country does not accept Seoul’s weeks-old offer for dialogue. In...

  • Posted January 20, 2015
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  Exhibit featuring N.K. painters to open for first time in S. Korea

  GOYANG, South Korea (Yonhap) — An exhibition featuring artworks by North Korean painters will open here late this month, the first such event in South Korea, organizers said Tuesday. The art exhibition hosted by the Springtime Art...

  • Posted January 20, 2015
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  N. Korean defector gets accepted to Seoul National University

  By Lee Ji-hye A North Korean defector surnamed Kim has been admitted to the prestigious Seoul National University (SNU) for this year. Kim ran away from North Korea three years ago and started freshman year classes in...

  • Posted January 17, 2015
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  Activists advised against sending ‘The Interview’ DVDs to North

  SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) — Government officials have advised local activists face-to-face against their plan to send DVDs of the controversial U.S. film “The Interview” across the border to North Korea, the unification ministry said Friday. A...

  • Posted January 16, 2015
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