Category: Korea
N Korea has missile that can reach US: lawmaker
Nuclear-armed North Korea has a ballistic missile that could hit the United States, the leading lawmaker on the US House of Representatives intelligence committee warned [...]
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US to bolster missile defenses to counter N Korea threat: Hagel
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans on Friday to bolster US missile defenses in response to “irresponsible and reckless provocations” by North Korea, [...]
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N Korea accuses US of powerful cyber attacks
North Korea, usually blamed for hacking others, has accused the US of staging cyber attacks against its Internet servers after reports of disruptions to its main news [...]
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Laos, N Korea sign software deal
Laos signed an agreement with North Korea to develop software technology, Lao state media reported Friday. “Both sides will share their experiences in developing [...]
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N Korea military test-fire short range missiles
North Korea’s military fired short-range missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Friday, Yonhap reported, at a time of heightened tensions following [...]
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N Korea says it’s the victim of ‘intensive’ cyberattacks
North Korea’s state news agency reported Friday that the country’s Internet servers are subject to daily “intensive and persistent virus attacks” that [...]
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N Korea hurls barb at President of the South
North Korea issued a direct personal attack on the South’s new president for the first time since her inauguration two weeks ago, saying on Wednesday that her [...]
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N Korea, Korea hold live artillery drills, as tensions mount
Both South and North Korea have held a series of live-five artillery drills as tensions between the two nations mount over Pyongyang’s threat to end non-aggression [...]
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euro swap-tied note sales surge in Korea as yields decline
Sales of structured notes tied to euro swap rates are surging in South Korea this year, as the country’s issuers look beyond falling local benchmark yields to generate [...]
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N Korea’s leader oversees artillery fire near disputed islands
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a live artillery drill close to a disputed sea border with South Korea, state news agency KCNA reported on Thursday, in the latest [...]
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Bank of Korea’s Suh Young Kyung Shuns Schoolgirl Outfit
When Suh Young Kyung joined the Bank of Korea in 1988, officials at the central bank told her to wear a schoolgirl’s outfit. She refused. Hired with one other woman and [...]
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SK Engineering to Build Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in Korea
SK Engineering & Construction Co. plans to build South Korea’s biggest offshore wind farm at a cost of as much as 800 billion won ($726 million). The facility will [...]
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Bank of Korea’s Suh Young Kyung Shuns schoolgirl outfit
When Suh Young Kyung joined the Bank of Korea in 1988, officials at the central bank told her to wear a schoolgirl’s outfit. She refused. Hired with one other woman and 50 [...]
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N Korea confirms end of war armistice
North Korea confirmed Wednesday that it had shredded the 60-year-old armistice ending the Korean War, and warned that the next step was an act of “merciless” [...]
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Official: Cyberattacks, N Korea, jihadist groups top US threats
Cyberattacks pose more of a threat to the United States than a land-based attack by a terrorist group, while North Korea’s development of a nuclear weapons programme [...]
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