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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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Changing mood in DPRK after talks proposal with US
The DPRK appears to be softening its stance towards the United States by toning down the slogans within the country following its offer of talks. The DPRK has proposed unconditional high-level talks with the United States just as the country braces for 27th July celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Korean War. The time is consistent with the DPRK exhibiting hostility ...
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North Koreas puzzling overture
North Korea's abrupt offer to the United States for high-level talks has left many puzzled on its intentions. In a statement issued by the National Defence Commission on Sunday, the North proposed that the two sides meet to discuss issues of mutual interest, including easing military tension on the Korean Peninsula, replacing the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War with a permanent ...
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Phone Tag North Koreas Strange Charm Offensive
You may find something odd about China hosting talks with North Korea on Wednesday. The invitation comes on the heels of an erratic week during which North Korea proposed negotiations and then snubbed South Korea. This week, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui will meet North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan in Beijing. A Chinese spokeswoman insisted the government is ...
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Mongolia Taps North Korea Oil Potential to Ease Russian Grip
China . HBOil JSC, an oil trading and refining company based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, said it acquired 20 percent of the state-run entity ...
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S.Korea top North envoy heads to US
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's top envoy on North Korea left on Tuesday for a meeting in Washington with his US and Japanese counterparts, two days after Pyongyang proposed direct, high-level talks with the United States.After Washington, Cho Tae-Yong will travel on to Beijing -- where he is likely to overlap with a visit by North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye-Gwan, to 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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