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Lose him!
Saenuri sends plagiarizing Moon to ethics panel; IOC remains mum International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Moon Dae-sung is not just an embarrassment to the ruling Saenuri Party but also to Korea, an Olympic nation that hosted the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul and will host the 2018 Winter Games in…
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Kim Jong-un named one of world’s most influential people
Time magazine online named North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for being “the incarnation of the tenets of self-sufficiency established by his grandfather and father.” Kim, who is believed to be in his late 20s, is one of the “four…
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Post-election purge in ruling Saenuri
Unethical, unscrupulous lawmakers-elect targeted Kim Hyung-tae, a lawmaker-elect of the ruling Saenuri Party, decided to leave the party Wednesday amid mounting criticism over his ethically-flawed behavior in allegedly attempting to sexually assault the wife of his deceased brother. The would-be lawmaker’s move comes at a time when the ruling party…
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China’s reaction to NK rocket launch
People are wondering how China react to a series of events which took place in North Korea including failed missile launching and centennial celebration of Kim Il-sung’s birth. Besides official announcement by Chinese government, many Chinese news media carried their commentaries related to what has happened in North…
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UNSC ‘strongly condemns’ NK’s rocket launch
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a statement Monday “strongly condemning” North Korea for its long-range rocket launch last week amid growing worries that the defiant communist regime will carry out another nuclear test. In a presidential statement, the 15-member council made it clear that the launch, albeit unsuccessful,…
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Main opposition leader resigns
Han Myeong-sook, chairwoman of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP), speaks during a press conference in the party headquarters in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, Friday, to announce her resignation to take responsibility for defeat in Wednesday’s National Assembly elections. Korea Times photo by Koh Young-kwon Han Myeong-sook, chairwoman of the main…
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NK rolls out new long-range missile
North Korea rolled out what appeared to be a new ballistic missile, Sunday, as the impoverished state marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il-sung with a massive military parade. The unveiling came after the North’s young and untested leader Kim Jong-un vowed to proceed with…
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Like father, like son
With North Korea’s failed satellite launch Friday, its new leader Kim Jong-un is apparently following in the footsteps of his father Kim Jong-il, who doggedly tested rockets, missiles and nuclear devices despite heavy international pressure under a long-term strategy to establish the North as a “powerful” state. The launch was…
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Local English papers report failure of NK missile fire
South Korea’s English newspapers reported the failure of North Korea’s long-range rocket, which is called Unha-3, on Friday (April. 13). The Korea Joongang Daily (KJD) said North Korea apparently ends up in failure of their rocket launch today. North Korea had said it would launch Unha-3 rocket into orbit between April 12 and…
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Asian nations surprised at NK Rocket launch
In this April 8, 2012 file photo, a North Korean soldier stands in front of the country’s Unha-3 rocket at a launching site in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. <AP/Newsis> *Editor’s note: Asian nations seem to have been surprised at the North Korean launch of what it called ‘satellite’ Friday (April 13)…
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