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North Korea’s new rich love buying refrigerators but not for what you’d think
The size of the appliances in a typical North Korean home says a lot about social standing. As such, the government uses refrigerators to reward loyal citizens, including its 2008 ...
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North Korea nuclear test still shrouded in mystery
VIENNA (Reuters) - The outside world may never find out what type of fissile material North Korea used in its nuclear test four months ago, leaving a key question about the explosion unanswered, officials and experts said on ...
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Seoul Beijing to assess North Korean issues
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told lawmakers Tuesday diplomatic outreach with China would focus on North Korean concerns. South Korean President Park Guen-hye is scheduled to meet later this month in Beijing with Chinese ...
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Report Now N. Korea wants to talk
NEW: Washington says North Korea needs to back up its words A North Korean government group makes its offer to the U.S. to "ease tensions" The U.S. has spearheaded efforts targeting North Korea's nuclear program The North abruptly called off talks days ago with South ...
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North Korea calls U.S kingpin of human rights abuses following NSA leaks
North Korea has pounced on the recent revelations of NSA snooping to take a few digs at the United States. Minju Joson, the country's state-run newspaper, lashed out at the U.S. in the wake of leaks from NSA ...
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North Korea Offers Direct Talks with US
STATE DEPARTMENT -- The United States says it is open to North Korea's offer of direct talks, but only after Pyongyang takes concrete action to end its nuclear weapons program. North Korea says it is offering direct talks to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula. The United States says North Korea must first meet its international obligations to end its nuclear program. "North ...
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Games-South Korea asks North to attend Asian Games in Incheon
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has invited North Korea to attend next year's Asian Games in Incheon and expects its communist neighbour to appear at the multi-sports event, an official from Seoul's sports ministry said on ...
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Top North Korean Envoy in China for Talks
North Korea's top nuclear negotiator is in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials, the latest in a series of diplomatic moves involving Pyongyang following months of tensions. First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan is expected to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Wednesday. Beijing says bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean peninsula will be discussed. North ...
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Pyongyang tells rights abuse ÂkingpinÂ’ Washington to watch its preaching
(34 mins ago) North Korea branded the United States a ';kingpin’’ of human rights abuses, following revelations of the US government's secret surveillance program. A bylined commentary in the government's official Minju Joson newspaper said US National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden had exposed the global nature of the NSA's intrusive monitoring ...
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Paradigm shift in South Koreas DPRK policy
High-level talks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were called off last week. If it happened, it could have ended the no-dialogue period between the two sides under the former Lee Myung-bak administration.Pyongyang criticized Seoul for its discourtesy, saying that South Korea downgraded the rank of its chief delegate from the originally planned ...
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US DPRK not facing food crisis
The US Congress has released a report, saying the DPRK is not facing a severe food crisis. The report says although children in parts of the country are suffering malnutrition, it's not because of a severe food shortage. The report also says that the South Korean government has suggested food aid, as part of its efforts to improve ties with the North side. In last year's report, the ...
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North Korea's navy integral to sea border security
The North Korean Navy is an integral part of the country’s armed forces and the 46,000 men and woman that man it are the part of the defense force most often in international and North Korean news media.
The North Korean Navy is part of the Korean People’s Army Naval Force and makes up the country’s maritime defense capability. Because the navy is primarily concerned with defense, it operates as a ‘green water’ rather than a ‘blue water’ navy, which means it is capable of carrying out missions and activities offshore but not at extended ranges such as the Chinese Navy, which is much larger and includes air craft carriers, battle ships and destroyers. Read more
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