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‘Hitler’s right-hand man’ Richard Foerster and Nazi editor Peter Winkelnkemper enjoy Korean cuisine and kisaeng entertainment at a Seoul press banquet, May 11, 1939
It is May 11, 1939 between 7 and 9 p.m. at a high-end restaurant in colonial Seoul hosted a banquet…
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North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul
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North Korean women’s soccer team to play in South for first time in 12 years
As the title says, Naegohyang Womens FC from Pyeongyang is scheduled to play in Suwon on May 20th in the…
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I hired someone from North Korea…
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South Korea: North Korea revises constitution, drops references to reunification with South Korea – The Times of India
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North Korean side to make rare trip to South Korea
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북한 or 조선? South Korea debates what to call North Korea
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How different are the North Korean and South Korean languages?
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Why are there ‘two’ Koreas?
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Two decades ago, as I packed my bags to come to South Korea and begin a journey that would change…
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K-Drama & K-pop; Which Acts are which Drama?
Let’s pick a K-drama which best represents a K-pop act. Here are my attempts Squid Game – BTS : Global…
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S. Korean envoy stresses commitment to ‘peaceful coexistence’ on peninsula, denuclearization
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WASHINGTON — South Korea’s top envoy to the U.N. reaffirmed Seoul’s commitment to “peaceful coexistence” on the Korean Peninsula and…
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‘New neocons’ influence Trump as North Korea faces increased risk
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As a rift widens among Republicans over U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, a top Korean American leader said Seoul must recognize…
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Why nationality is more than a personal choice in South Korea
Should a man whose wife is American and whose two children hold British citizenship lead South Korea’s monetary policy? This…
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Number of executions in North Korea rose dramatically during Covid – report
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N. Korea slams Japan PM’s offering to war shrine
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North Korea criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Saturday, for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in…
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Korea, US divided on unification minister’s NK nuclear facility remarks: national security adviser
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HANOI — South Korea and the U.S. have different views on Unification Minister Chung Dong-young’s remarks on North Korea’s nuclear…
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U.S. Cuts Nuclear Intelligence Flow to Seoul Six Days After IAEA Warned of Pyongyang’s Weapons Push
The United States partially restricted satellite intelligence sharing with South Korea on North Korean nuclear technology, Seoul military officials confirmed…
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USFK chief lodges protest against unification minister for leaking US intelligence: lawmaker
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The commander of the U.S. military stationed in South Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, has lodged a protest against the unification…
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Unification minister regrets leak claim related to his reference to Kusong as NK nuclear facility site
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Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Monday his referring to North Korea’s Kusong region as one of the sites hosting the…
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Neolithic, Bronze Age relics of salt-producing facilities found in N. Korea: KCNA
in NewsRemains of salt-producing facilities dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age have been found in North Korea’s southwestern city of…
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North Korea shows rare civility toward South after President Lee expresses regret over drones
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[MORNING CALM TALES] How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
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In the spring of 1994, a crisis erupted when a North Korean official declared, during a meeting with his South…
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S. Korea, Ukraine FMs agree to handle issue of N. Korean POWs in line with humanitarian principles
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The foreign ministers of South Korea and Ukraine have agreed to make efforts to resolve the issue of two North…
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The bloody brilliance of Park Chan-wook’s JSA
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Park Chan-wook is a genius. But more than being a master technician, he is also easily one of the most…
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Lee Geun-an, infamous torture interrogator, dies at 88
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Lee Geun-an, a former police investigator who became a symbol of state violence under Korea’s military dictatorship and was known…
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Ukraine pledges to consider non-refoulement for detained N. Korean soldiers: civic group
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The Ukrainian government has affirmed that it will consider the humanitarian principle of not transferring prisoners of war against their…
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Air China to resume direct flights to North Korea on March 30
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North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Japan; South Korea sets up emergency response team
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N. Korea promotes new street for families of soldiers killed in Russia-Ukraine war
in NewsFamilies of North Korean soldiers killed during the Russia-Ukraine war have begun to move into homes on a newly built…
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N. Korea’s Kim, daughter test pistols together at munitions factory
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected a factory for light, portable munitions, where he and his teenage daughter tested pistols…
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North Korean agents using AI to trick western firms into hiring them, Microsoft says | Technology sector
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Unification ministry adopts new English term for North Korean defectors
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The Ministry of Unification said it will use “North Korean-born citizens” as the standard English expression for people from North…
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South Korea’s 2024 martial law crisis being adapted for big screen
A film tentatively titled “Martial Law 12.3,” which would be the first narrative feature based on former President Yoon Suk…
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N. Korea ships 33,000 containers of weapons to Russia: Seoul
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North Korea is believed to have shipped some 33,000 containers of military supplies, including weapons and ammunition, to Russia as…
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NK leader’s sister confirmed to serve as director of ruling party’s general affairs department
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Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was confirmed to have taken the post of director…
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(4th LD) Lee, Brazil’s Lula agree to elevate bilateral ties to strategic partnership
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) — President Lee Jae Myung and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva agreed to elevate…
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