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Kim Jong Un's Sister Denies North Korea Exporting Weapons To Russia
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia, calling the claim "absurd".
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North, South Korea Fire Warning Shots On Maritime Border: Report
South Korea's military fired warning shots at a North Korean ship early Monday deeming the vessel had crossed the adversaries' disputed maritime border, prompting the North to fire warning volleys of its own
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US Seizes North Korea Cargo Ship Accused Of Violating Sanctions
The United States on Thursday announced the seizure of a North Korean cargo ship for violating international sanctions, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as nuclear negotiations have stalled.
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US Demanded North Korea Ship Out Nuclear Warheads, Missile, Says Media
The United Stated has demanded North Korea ship some nuclear warheads, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and other nuclear material overseas within six months, the Asahi newspaper said on Thursday, citing several sources familiar with North Korean issues.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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Approved North Korean Official's Visit To Pursue Peace: South Korea
South Korea said it approved the Winter Olympic visit by a sanctioned North Korean official, blamed for the deadly 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship, in the pursuit of peace and asked for public understanding.
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China Investigates Suspected North Korea Sanctions Breach
China said Thursday it was investigating allegations that a ship marked with Chinese characters transferred cargo to a North Korean vessel in a potential violation of UN sanctions on the high seas.
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North Korean Closing Olympics Delegation Includes Man Blamed For Deadly Sinking
North Korea will send a high-level delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, officials said on Thursday, including the man blamed for the 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship that killed 46 sailors.
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Crew Of US Spy Ship Sues North Korea After 50 Years
Survivors of the USS Pueblo are suing North Korea, 50 years after the American spy ship was seized off the Korean Peninsula and its crew held hostage and tortured for 11 months, the media reported.
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Eight Bodies Found As 'North Korean' Boat Washes Up In Japan
Eight bodies have been recovered from a wrecked boat that washed ashore in central Japan, authorities said Tuesday, suspecting the vessel is the latest in a series of North Korean "ghost ships."
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Hong Kong Ship Crew Questioned In South Korea For Oil Transfer To North
The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday.
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North Korean 'Ghost Ships' Are Washing Up On The Shores Of Japan. Why?
Three more empty boats were found along Japan's west coast on Thursday, a day when the snow and the rain made sure the temperature never really rose above freezing. Two bodies reduced to skeletons were found near one, which was upturned on the shore near the city of Oga.
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A 'Ghost Ship' Washed Ashore In Japan, And Clues Point To North Koreans
About 30,000 North Koreans have defected since the devastating famine in the mid-1990s. They tell stories of sometimes violent reprisals for political speech, being banished to labor camps for watching American movies and old-fashioned starvation.
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From Russia With Fuel: North Korean Ships May Be Undermining Sanctions
At least eight North Korean ships that left Russia with a cargo of fuel this year headed for their homeland despite declaring other destinations, a ploy that US officials say is often used to undermine sanctions.
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Smuggled North Korea Clams Show China's Struggle To Stop Kim
In the fishing grounds where the Yalu River opens up to the Yellow Sea, Chinese and North Korean trawlers intermingle as they search for crabs, conch and yellow clams.
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Kim Jong Un's Sister Denies North Korea Exporting Weapons To Russia
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday denied widespread allegations that Pyongyang is shipping weapons to Russia, calling the claim "absurd".
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North, South Korea Fire Warning Shots On Maritime Border: Report
South Korea's military fired warning shots at a North Korean ship early Monday deeming the vessel had crossed the adversaries' disputed maritime border, prompting the North to fire warning volleys of its own
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US Seizes North Korea Cargo Ship Accused Of Violating Sanctions
The United States on Thursday announced the seizure of a North Korean cargo ship for violating international sanctions, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as nuclear negotiations have stalled.
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US Demanded North Korea Ship Out Nuclear Warheads, Missile, Says Media
The United Stated has demanded North Korea ship some nuclear warheads, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and other nuclear material overseas within six months, the Asahi newspaper said on Thursday, citing several sources familiar with North Korean issues.
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Maldives Denies Its Ship Used To Transfer Goods From North Korean Vessel
Maldives on Wednesday denied a Japanese foreign ministry statement that said a Maldives-flagged vessel was used to illegally transfer goods from a North Korean-flagged tanker in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
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Approved North Korean Official's Visit To Pursue Peace: South Korea
South Korea said it approved the Winter Olympic visit by a sanctioned North Korean official, blamed for the deadly 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship, in the pursuit of peace and asked for public understanding.
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China Investigates Suspected North Korea Sanctions Breach
China said Thursday it was investigating allegations that a ship marked with Chinese characters transferred cargo to a North Korean vessel in a potential violation of UN sanctions on the high seas.
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North Korean Closing Olympics Delegation Includes Man Blamed For Deadly Sinking
North Korea will send a high-level delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics closing ceremony, officials said on Thursday, including the man blamed for the 2010 sinking of a South Korean navy ship that killed 46 sailors.
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Crew Of US Spy Ship Sues North Korea After 50 Years
Survivors of the USS Pueblo are suing North Korea, 50 years after the American spy ship was seized off the Korean Peninsula and its crew held hostage and tortured for 11 months, the media reported.
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Eight Bodies Found As 'North Korean' Boat Washes Up In Japan
Eight bodies have been recovered from a wrecked boat that washed ashore in central Japan, authorities said Tuesday, suspecting the vessel is the latest in a series of North Korean "ghost ships."
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Hong Kong Ship Crew Questioned In South Korea For Oil Transfer To North
The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday.
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North Korean 'Ghost Ships' Are Washing Up On The Shores Of Japan. Why?
Three more empty boats were found along Japan's west coast on Thursday, a day when the snow and the rain made sure the temperature never really rose above freezing. Two bodies reduced to skeletons were found near one, which was upturned on the shore near the city of Oga.
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A 'Ghost Ship' Washed Ashore In Japan, And Clues Point To North Koreans
About 30,000 North Koreans have defected since the devastating famine in the mid-1990s. They tell stories of sometimes violent reprisals for political speech, being banished to labor camps for watching American movies and old-fashioned starvation.
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From Russia With Fuel: North Korean Ships May Be Undermining Sanctions
At least eight North Korean ships that left Russia with a cargo of fuel this year headed for their homeland despite declaring other destinations, a ploy that US officials say is often used to undermine sanctions.
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Smuggled North Korea Clams Show China's Struggle To Stop Kim
In the fishing grounds where the Yalu River opens up to the Yellow Sea, Chinese and North Korean trawlers intermingle as they search for crabs, conch and yellow clams.
