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"Illegal Cooperation": South Korea Slams Russia-North Korea Defence Treaty
South Korea urged Russia to stop its "illegal cooperation" with North Korea and voiced "grave concern" on Friday as Moscow moved to ratify its defence treaty with Pyongyang.
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North Korean Diplomat Defects From Cuba To South Korea: Report
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, a report said Tuesday.
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South Korea Releases Video Debunking North Korea's Missile Success Claim
South Korea's military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiralling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicising of surveillance footage to dismiss the North's claim of a successful test.
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Putin Gifts Kim Jong Un Limousine Made With Imported South Korean Parts
Laughing and joking, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cruised around Pyongyang last week in a Russian-made Aurus limousine to showcase their strengthened anti-Western alliance.
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Parasites, Defaced Clothing Found In N Korea Trash Balloons, Claims S Korea
Parasites from human faeces and defaced Western clothing were found in the bags of garbage carried by North Korean balloons into the South, Seoul said Monday.
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as tensions have spiked with the trading of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker messages.
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Explained: North Korea's Unusual Criticism Of China's Nuclear Stance
North Korea's rare swipe at China this week underscored how Beijing and Pyongyang do not entirely see eye-to-eye on the latter's illicit nuclear weapons arsenal, despite warming ties in other areas, analysts and officials in South Korea said.
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North Korea Claims It Successfully Launched First Spy Satellite, Promises More
North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.
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Korean Space Race? North And South Chase Spy Satellites
North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully put its first military surveillance satellite into orbit, with the South also preparing to send up its first spy satellite later this month.
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North Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Engine For Its Banned Ballistic Missiles
North Korea has developed and successfully conducted ground tests of a "new type" of solid-fuel engine for its banned intermediate-range ballistic missiles, state media said Wednesday.
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"Eye-Opening Experience": US, South Korea Hold Future Combat Drills
South Korean and U.S. troops held joint future combat drills involving drones, an unmanned vehicle and wearable laser sensors this week as part of efforts to modernise their militaries, Seoul's army said on Saturday.
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"I Punched Him": Burma Woman Who Caught A North Korean Assassin
Hours earlier on October 9, 1983, a huge explosion had shattered the peace of the capital city as a Pyongyang hit team detonated bombs to try to assassinate visiting South Korean president Chun Doo-Hwan.
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South Korea Imposes Sanctions Over North Korea's Arms Trade With Russia
South Korea imposed fresh sanctions on 10 individuals and two entities in relation to North Korea's nuclear program and weapons trade with three countries, including Russia, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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North Korean Spy Satellite Has "No Military Use", Says South Korea
South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that plunged into the sea in May after a botched launch and found it had no meaningful military use as a reconnaissance satellite.
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Seoul Says North Korea Fired Ballistic Missile Towards Sea Amid Tensions
Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years, with diplomacy stalled and Kim Jong Un declaring his country an "irreversible" nuclear power, as well as calling for ramped-up weapons production.
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"Illegal Cooperation": South Korea Slams Russia-North Korea Defence Treaty
South Korea urged Russia to stop its "illegal cooperation" with North Korea and voiced "grave concern" on Friday as Moscow moved to ratify its defence treaty with Pyongyang.
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North Korean Diplomat Defects From Cuba To South Korea: Report
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, a report said Tuesday.
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South Korea Releases Video Debunking North Korea's Missile Success Claim
South Korea's military on Friday released a video that it said showed a North Korean missile abnormally spiralling early in flight and exploding, a rare publicising of surveillance footage to dismiss the North's claim of a successful test.
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Putin Gifts Kim Jong Un Limousine Made With Imported South Korean Parts
Laughing and joking, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cruised around Pyongyang last week in a Russian-made Aurus limousine to showcase their strengthened anti-Western alliance.
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Parasites, Defaced Clothing Found In N Korea Trash Balloons, Claims S Korea
Parasites from human faeces and defaced Western clothing were found in the bags of garbage carried by North Korean balloons into the South, Seoul said Monday.
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South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross Border
South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as tensions have spiked with the trading of trash-filled balloons and loudspeaker messages.
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Explained: North Korea's Unusual Criticism Of China's Nuclear Stance
North Korea's rare swipe at China this week underscored how Beijing and Pyongyang do not entirely see eye-to-eye on the latter's illicit nuclear weapons arsenal, despite warming ties in other areas, analysts and officials in South Korea said.
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North Korea Claims It Successfully Launched First Spy Satellite, Promises More
North Korea said it successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit on Tuesday and vowed to launch more in the near future, defying international condemnation from the United States and its allies.
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Korean Space Race? North And South Chase Spy Satellites
North Korea claimed Wednesday to have successfully put its first military surveillance satellite into orbit, with the South also preparing to send up its first spy satellite later this month.
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North Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Engine For Its Banned Ballistic Missiles
North Korea has developed and successfully conducted ground tests of a "new type" of solid-fuel engine for its banned intermediate-range ballistic missiles, state media said Wednesday.
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"Eye-Opening Experience": US, South Korea Hold Future Combat Drills
South Korean and U.S. troops held joint future combat drills involving drones, an unmanned vehicle and wearable laser sensors this week as part of efforts to modernise their militaries, Seoul's army said on Saturday.
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"I Punched Him": Burma Woman Who Caught A North Korean Assassin
Hours earlier on October 9, 1983, a huge explosion had shattered the peace of the capital city as a Pyongyang hit team detonated bombs to try to assassinate visiting South Korean president Chun Doo-Hwan.
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South Korea Imposes Sanctions Over North Korea's Arms Trade With Russia
South Korea imposed fresh sanctions on 10 individuals and two entities in relation to North Korea's nuclear program and weapons trade with three countries, including Russia, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
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North Korean Spy Satellite Has "No Military Use", Says South Korea
South Korea's military said on Wednesday it had retrieved the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that plunged into the sea in May after a botched launch and found it had no meaningful military use as a reconnaissance satellite.
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Seoul Says North Korea Fired Ballistic Missile Towards Sea Amid Tensions
Relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points in years, with diplomacy stalled and Kim Jong Un declaring his country an "irreversible" nuclear power, as well as calling for ramped-up weapons production.
