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N. Korea bristles at S. Korea's decisions to purchase foreign weapons

North Korean propaganda media outlets bristled Monday at South Korea's decisions to purchase foreign weapons, saying the move is no different from the confrontational attitude of the previous conservative administration.South Korea has recently announced plans to purchase Israeli-made Green Pine Block C radar systems for nearly $300 million, as well as US-made P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and other foreign-made weapons and military hardware. Kang Hwan-seok, spokesman for the Defence Acq

Korail resumes KTX Gangneung service

The Korea Railroad Corp. resumed normal operations of the KTX Gangneung Line on Monday morning, as work to restore the line was completed three days after a derailment. According to Korail, a KTX train bound for Seoul from Gangneung Station departed at 5:30 a.m. with 102 passengers. The train safely arrived at Cheongnyangni station. A KTX train bound for Seoul from Gangneung Station (Yonhap)Ahead of the departure, Korail operated test rides from Gangneung Station and Jinbu Station simultaneously

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Social affairs
Koreas to meet this week for talks on cooperation in medical, health sectors

Officials of South and North Korea will meet this week to discuss cooperation in medical and health sectors, including exchanging information on infectious diseases, the unification ministry said Monday.The meeting will be held Wednesday at the joint liaison office in the North's border town of Kaesong. This follows up on an agreement in November to cooperate in preventing the spread of infectious diseases and exchange information on such diseases on a trial basis this year. Kwon Jun-wook (Yonha

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North Korea
Dengue fever accounts for third of all cases of contagious disease contracted abroad: KCDC

Dengue fever accounted for a third of all contagious diseases contracted by people entering South Korea from abroad, a state report said Sunday.According to the findings by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were a total of 529 people diagnosed with infectious disease in 2017, with 171 cases involving the fever caused by the dengue virus transmitted by mosquitoes. (Yonhap)The disease is mostly found in tropical climates and is not indigenous to South Korea.The KCDC said

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Social affairs
KBS talk show under fire for ‘glorifying’ Kim Jong-un

‘Tonight, Kim Je-dong’ faces criticism after segment describes NK leader as ‘capable and talented’

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Politics
Normal operations resume on KTX Gangneung line 3 days after derailment accident

Normal operations resumed on the KTX bullet train Gangneung line three days after a derailment accident, the Korea Railroad Corp. said Monday.The public railway operator said the first train departed Gangneung, about 240 kilometers east of Seoul, at 5:30 a.m. (Yonhap)The normalization comes after a KTX train with 198 passengers that was left for Seoul derailed five minutes after leaving Gangneung station early Saturday morning. The incident resulted in 16 people getting injured. Since the derail

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Social affairs
S. Koreans embark on trip to N. Korea for talks on forestry cooperation

A group of South Korean officials and experts embarked on a trip to North Korea on Monday for talks on forestry cooperation.A 10-member team led by Lim Sang-seop, a senior official with the Korea Forestry Service, left for Beijing early in the day from which it will fly to the North on Tuesday for a three-day stay in Pyongyang. (Yonhap)The trip is part of efforts to implement an agreement reached in October to jointly combat pine tree pests and other forestry diseases until March next year, the

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North Korea
N. Korea on diplomatic offensive indicates desperation: experts

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho’s trips to the communist state’s allies -- China, Syria and Vietnam -- show the North’s desperation amid stalled denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington, experts say. Ri met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday for talks, during which Xi reaffirmed his country’s strong relations with Pyongyang, North Korea’s state-run media reported Sunday.Xi was quoted as saying by North Korea’s state-run media that he regards Pyongyang-Beijing tie

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North Korea
Trump wants South Korea to double funding for US troops: report

US President Donald Trump is reportedly demanding South Korea pay as much as double its current funding for American troops stationed in South Korea, as Seoul and Washington negotiate how to shoulder defense costs in the coming years. (Joint Press Corps)The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump wants South Korea to pay roughly double the current amount, equivalent to $1.6 billion per year for the next five years, citing people familiar with the talks. Other sources cited in the report say the

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Foreign Policy
Pyongyang remains silent on leader’s visit to Seoul

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul remains undecided, with Pyongyang yet to respond to Seoul on the matter, Cheong Wa Dae reiterated Sunday. “There has been no contact (on the issue) from North Korea,” a high-level Cheong Wa Dae official said. A large painting installed near Cheong Wa Dae shows President Moon Jae-in and north Korean leader Kim Jong-un shaking hands. Yonhap“Sufficient messages have been sent to the North, and as it would have many things to consider if the visit is

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North Korea
Pope’s North Korea trip not ruled out: report

The pope may visit North Korea in 2019, and the Vatican has begun working-level efforts to establish a point of contact with Pyongyang, a Korean news agency reported Sunday. Citing a Vatican official who requested anonymity, Yonhap News Agency reported that the Vatican has not ruled out a visit to Pyongyang by Pope Francis in the coming year. President Moon Jae-in and Pope Francis shake hands at the Vatican during their meeting in October. Cheong Wa Dae“To my knowledge, the Vatican is trying to

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North Korea
Koreas complete joint survey of Han River estuary

The two Koreas have completed their joint inspection of a waterway along their western border aimed at easing access to its restricted estuary following a September military agreement signed between the two sides, the Seoul government said Sunday.The 20-member team officially ended its 35-day survey of the mouth of the Han River, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Defense said in a joint statement. (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)The hydrographic survey measured the wate

Dec 9, 2018
North Korea
Cause of derailed KTX train investigated

A railroad switch system error likely caused the recent derailment of a KTX train, a joint team of the Transport Ministry and Korail officials said Sunday.The tentative conclusion came after the team inspected the derailment site Saturday. According to the authorities, the Korail control center detected an error in the railroad switch system around the South Gangneung intersection at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, soon before the derailment took place.A Seoul-bound KTX bullet train derails shortly after de

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Social affairs
Land minister apologizes over KTX derailment

GANGNEUNG -- South Korea's Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee apologized Sunday over the derailment of a KTX bullet train that injured over a dozen passengers in the country's northeast. "I express my deepest regret and apologies to the public for letting an accident like this happen again," she told reporters. (Yonhap)Kim paid a visit to the accident site in Gangneung, about 240 km east of Seoul, where recovery work was under way to restore the rails damaged in the derailment of a Seoul-bound KTX from

Dec 9, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Former Gwangju mayor arrives in Korea for probe over fake first lady scandal

Former Gwangju Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun, who allegedly had engaged in a fake ex-first lady scam, arrived in Korea early Sunday morning for a prosecution investigation. Prosecutors seized Yoon’s mobile phone at the airport and ordered him to appear for questioning Monday morning.Yoon had been in Nepal for a medical volunteer program since Nov. 16. The program ended on Nov. 21, but Yoon had not returned to Korea and did not respond to the prosecution’s summons. According to the Gwangju District Prosec

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