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House committee passes N. Korean human rights reauthorization act

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, May 16 (Yonhap) -- A committee of the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Thursday to reauthorize and update the 2004 North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting rights and freedom in the reclusive s
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U.S. announces US$5 mln reward for info on N. Korean IT workers

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States offered Thursday to provide a reward of up to US$5 million for information on three North Korean IT workers and their manager who were engaged in a scheme enabling the workers to get ill
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U.S. sanctions 5 Russia-based individuals, entities linked to arms transfers between N. Korea, Russia

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Russia-based individuals and entities in connection with arms transfers between North Korea and Russia, the Treasury Department said, in the latest
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Russia, China oppose 'military intimidation' against N. Korea by U.S., allies: report

BEIJING, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The leaders of Russia and China issued a joint statement opposing what they call "acts of military intimidation" against North Korea by the United States and its allies, a Russian news report said Thursday. Rus
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Artwork symbolizing S. Korean abductees in N. Korea on display at garden show

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Thursday unveiled an artwork inspired by three forget-me-nots at a garden show in an effort to raise public awareness of South Koreans detained in North Korea.Earlier this year, the government cre
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(LEAD) N. Korea denounces S. Korean top diplomat's visit to China as 'begging diplomacy'

(ATTN: ADDS Seoul foreign ministry's comments in paras 8-10)SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday slammed South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul's visit to China earlier this week, deriding his call for Beijing to play a constr
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N. Korea denounces S. Korean top diplomat's visit to China as 'begging diplomacy'

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Thursday slammed South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul's visit to China earlier this week, deriding his call for Beijing to play a constructive role for peace on the Korean Peninsula as "begging
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N.K leader visits newly built ruling party training school

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a newly built school for the country's ruling party officials, lauding it as a "perfect" facility to ensure the North's political principles, state media report
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(2nd LD) N. Korean leader inspects new tactical missile system

(ATTN: ADDS more details throughout, photo)SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and called for an "epochal change" in war preparations by attaining arms production p
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(LEAD) N. Korean leader inspects new tactical missile system

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and called for an "epochal change" in war preparations by attaining arms production plans, state media said
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim, daughter attend ceremony for new street in Pyongyang

(ATTN: ADDS details; CHANGES photo)SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his "beloved daughter" Ju-ae attended a ceremony marking a newly built street at the north gateway of Pyongyang, the North's state media
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N. Korea's Kim, daughter attend ceremony for new street in Pyongyang

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his "beloved daughter" Ju-ae attended a ceremony marking a newly built street at the north gateway of Pyongyang, the North's state media reported Wednesday. It was the firs
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N. Korean leader inspects new tactical missile system

SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and called for an "epochal change" in war preparations by attaining arms production plans, state media said Wednesday.Kim oversa
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U.S. has no choice but to 'double down' on deterrence due to N.K. unwillingness to talk: official

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The United States has been left with no option but to "double down" on security cooperation with South Korea and Japan, and the enforcement of anti-North Korea sanctions due to the recalcitran
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Unification minister reiterates need for new unification blueprint

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea said Tuesday the government's new unification vision under way should factor in changes such as heightened inter-Korean tensions and increased instability in global politics.Uni
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Passenger rail service linking Russia to N. Korea set to resume: official

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The governor of a Russian northeastern region bordering North Korea has said passenger trains connecting Vladivostok to the North are set to resume after years of a COVID-19 pandemic-related suspension.Oleg Kozhemyako, the g
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N. Korean science, technology delegation leaves for Russia

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean science and technology delegation has departed for Russia, state media said Tuesday, as the two countries are deepening their bilateral ties following the summit of their leaders in September.The delegation le
(LEAD) N. Korean defectors send balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North

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(ATTN: RECASTS dateline; ADDS ministry's remarks in last 3 paras)INCHEON/SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defectors' group has sent about 20 large plastic balloons carrying propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime across th
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Unification minister discusses N.K. threats, bilateral ties with Slovak FM

By Lee MinjiSEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea discussed North Korea's continued provocations Monday with the Slovak foreign minister and called for joint efforts to tackle such threats.Unification Minister Kim Y
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N. Korean municipal delegation heads for Russia's Far East

SEOUL, May 13 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean delegation from the country's border city of Rason has left for Russia's Far East, state media said Monday, the latest in a series of deepening exchanges between Pyongyang and Moscow.The delegation, he