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- Kim Jong-un refers to “new strategic weapon” while emphasizing economic prosperity
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s reference to a “new strategic weapon,” which he said will be seen “in the near future,” came in the context of his statement that “nothing has ...
- Jan.2,2020 16:52 KST
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- [News analysis] Kim Jong-un message of self-reliance and “foiling” sanctions during last party meeting of 2019
- On Jan. 1, North Korea’s state-run Rodong Sinmun reported that leader Kim Jong-un, chair of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), called upon the party to ...
- Jan.2,2020 16:40 KST
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- N. Koreans expected to life spans shorter than S. Koreans by 12-13 years
- On average, North Koreans are expected to live for 12 or 13 fewer years than South Koreans, a new report finds, while North Korea’s population is just half the size of the South...
- Dec.30,2019 09:49 KST
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- S. Korea to provide US$1.7 mln in aid for N. Korean villages damaged by Typhoon Lingling
- The South Korean government plans to provide 2.01 billion won (US$1.7 million) in inter-Korean cooperation funds to restore North Korean villages that suffered typhoon damage la...
- Dec.24,2019 18:14 KST
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- [News analysis] Moon, Xi discuss ways to promote N. Korea-US dialogue
- With the clock ticking on North Korea’s “end-of-the-year deadline,” and its threat to go down a “new path,” South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Chinese President Xi Jinping m...
- Dec.24,2019 18:01 KST
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- Roughly half of N. Korean’s overseas workers still haven’t repatriated according to UNSC resolution
- North Koreans dispatched by their government to work overseas were supposed to return home, as mandated by a UN Security Council resolution, by Dec. 22. Half of the estimated 10...
- Dec.23,2019 17:49 KST
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- [News analysis] Kim Jong-un holds expanded meeting with WPK Central Military Commission
- As Pyongyang’s “end-of-the-year” deadline draws closer, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sat down with key members of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and the military during an...
- Dec.23,2019 17:47 KST
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- [Photo] US releases footage of joint exercise with S. Korea involving rescuing hostages from “N. Korean” building
- The US Department of Defense released photos and video footage of a joint exercise involving South Korean and US special forces on Dec. 23. The footage shows a drill for a host ...
- Dec.23,2019 17:42 KST
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- Moon to hold summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 23
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be holding a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 23. Given North Korea’s impending end-of-the-year deadline for i...
- Dec.20,2019 17:09 KST
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- Biegun to visit China from Dec. 19 to 20
- Stephen Biegun, the US State Department special representative for North Korea and nominee to become deputy secretary of state, is visiting China on Dec. 19-20. Analysts said th...
- Dec.19,2019 17:55 KST