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North Korea says American tourist it is holding will face trial
ReutersSEOUL, April 27 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday a Korean-American tourist, who has been held in prison by the reclusive state since late last year, will face trial for "committing crimes" against the North, a move that could further stoke...Tags: South Korea, North Korea, United Nations, Bill Richardson, Crime, Law and Justice
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South Korea to pull workers from Kaesong complex in North Korea
SEOUL -- South Korea said Friday it would pull its remaining workers from an industrial complex run jointly with North Korea after Pyongyang refused an offer to begin talks. Located just north of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, the...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), South Korea, North Korea, Emily Alpert, Career and Workplace
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The Pyongyang power couple behind dynastic dictator Kim
Reuters* Young leader's aunt is daughter of N.Korea's founder * Leader's uncle Jang was close to Kim Jong-il * Couple believed to control ruling party's finances * Couple seen trying to cement power amid military purges By Jack Kim SEOUL, April 26 (Reuters)...Tags: Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Suicide, Kim Jong Il, Finance
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ANALYSIS-North Korea's epic drama: stage now set for next act
ReutersBy David Chance and Paul Eckert SEOUL/WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - If North Korea's bellicose rhetoric threatening the United States and South Korea with nuclear war was aimed at dragging Washington to the negotiating table, it has likely failed....Tags: Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Nuclear Policy, Weaponry, John Kerry
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South Korea summons Japan envoy over war shrine visits, Abe remarks
ReutersSEOUL, April 25 (Reuters) - South Korea summoned the Japanese ambassador in Seoul on Thursday in protest over visits by senior officials and lawmakers to a shrine seen by Japan's neighbours as a symbol of wartime aggression, the Yonhap news agency...Tags: China, Beijing (China), South Korea, Shinzo Abe, Japan
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Hyundai Q1 profit dip seen adding pressure to shift output abroad
Reuters* Q1 net profit seen down 18 pct to 2 trln won * Firmer won/weaker yen, output stoppages in S.Korea, recall costs hit earnings * Hyundai under pressure to increase overseas production capacity By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, April 25 (Reuters) - Production...Tags: Toyota Motor Corp., Earnings, General Motors Corp., Kia, Economy, Business and Finance
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Japan PM's plans to break with past threaten more friction ahead
ReutersBy Linda Sieg TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a ceremony on Sunday to mark a day in history that few voters give much thought, he will also be quietly pushing his agenda to break free from Japan's post-war pacifism that...Tags: Shinzo Abe, Japan, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Tourism and Leisure
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South Korea first-quarter GDP to inch up against backdrop of yen, North Korea
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economic growth probably ticked up in the first quarter but fell short of achieving a firm recovery at a time of heightened risks from a falling yen and North Korea's war threats, a Reuters poll shows. Asia's fourth-...Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Finance, Shinzo Abe, Japan, Central Bank
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South Korea consumers hit economic brakes, add to exports slowdown
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - Burdened with high debt and facing uncertain prospects, South Korean consumers are tightening their purse strings, dampening hopes that they will lift the economy as exports - the country's traditional growth driver - splutter. Some...Tags: Global Expansion, Samsung Group, Consumers, Finance, Central Bank
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S.Korea consumers hit economic brakes, add to exports slowdown
ReutersBy Se Young Lee SEOUL, April 24 (Reuters) - Burdened with high debt and facing uncertain prospects, South Korean consumers are tightening their purse strings, dampening hopes that they will lift the economy as exports - the country's traditional growth...Tags: Global Expansion, Consumers, Finance, Central Bank, Economy, Business and Finance
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North Korea demands end to U.N. sanctions before talks
North Korea insisted Thursday that the U.S. and South Korea must scrap United Nations sanctions and put an end to joint military drills before any talks on its nuclear arsenal can begin. The U.S. and South Korea have said the burden is on Pyongyang to...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), United Nations, Weaponry, John Kerry
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North Korea marks founder's birthday with flowers, not missiles
BEIJING -- North Korea celebrated the 101th anniversary of its founder's birth Monday with flowers and dancing instead of missiles, raising hopes that the regime may be climbing down from the furious rhetoric of recent weeks. Even the fire-breathing...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea), Kim Jong Il, United Nations, Weaponry
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