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All posts tagged "North Korea"

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  ‘N. Korea invited Ban Ki-moon’

  By Yi Whan-woo North Korea appears to have invited U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the repressive country, and he accepted, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Both sides have kept mum about media reports that Ban and...

  • Posted November 17, 2015
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  N. Korea seen as seeking to break out of isolation with Ban’s visit

  NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) — North Korea’s decision to accept a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seen as part of efforts by Pyongyang to break out of isolation amid increasing international pressure on the...

  • Posted November 16, 2015
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  S. Korea to be active in anti-terror campaign: Vice FM

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korea will continue its support of the global fight against terrorism, a top diplomat said Monday, describing the weekend attacks on France as an “atrocious incident.” “We strongly condemn these brutal acts of...

  • Posted November 16, 2015
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  US expert expects collapse of N. Korean regime

  By Lee Haye-ah LOS ANGELES (Yonhap) — North Korea’s regime could collapse at any time due to the reign of terror of its young leader Kim Jong-un, a U.S. expert on Northeast Asian affairs said. Bruce Bennett,...

  • Posted November 15, 2015
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  British expert: ‘N. Korea could have oil, gas’

  By Choi Sung-jin In November 1998, Chung Ju-yung, the late founder of the Hyundai Group, returned from North Korea and surprised people, saying, “Pyongyang sits on a vast reserve of crude oil.” The South Korean tycoon’s excitement...

  • Posted November 14, 2015
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  2 Koreas, Russia to work together on massive coal project

  By Brian Han South Korea, North Korea and Russia are making an attempt at improving trilateral relations by working together to bring 120,000 tons of coal into the South. The plan includes taking the coal from Russia,...

  • Posted November 13, 2015
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  N. Korea forces resignation of commander in charge of mine blast

  By Brian Han Months after the mine blast along the Demilitarized Zone that left two South Korean soldiers in critical condition, it was revealed that North Korea forced the resignation of a military commander directly involved with...

  • Posted November 12, 2015
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