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US vet remembers forgotten war

The Korean War began 61 years ago today when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, but the peninsula is technically still at war as the brutal fighting only ended in an armistice in 1953. It has also long been considered the “forgotten war” in people’s memory, overshadowed by World …

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Activists press for increased radio broadcasts to N. Korea

BERLIN, -- A South Korean activist asked Germany on Thursday to show interest in improving North Korea's dismal human rights record and called for increased radio broadcasts to

Pro-North Korea sympathizers, disappear!, Donga Editorial

Saturday marks the 61st anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. Even after the 60th anniversary last year, the war continues to draw historical and cultural attention

North Korea’s elite spy agency now seen controlling diplomacy with the South

SEOUL — North Korea’s top military intelligence agency has supplanted normal Party and government angencies and taken control of diplomatic ties with South Korea, a government source here

ROK to build new centre for DPRK refugees

SEOUL, Jun 23 (AFP): South Korea announced Wednesday it would build a new resettlement centre to help a growing stream of refugees from communist North Korea assimilate in

Pyongyang promises China investors the moon

The JoongAng Ilbo has acquired North Korea’s guidelines for Chinese investors at its economic development zone on Hwanggumpyong Island, and many are more liberal than those offered to

Defectors Pay Tribute to ROK War Dead

A group including defector students pays tribute before the recovered remains of ROK Army soldiers on the Ridge of Blood on the 22nd. This was the first time

Official guidebook offers glimpse of N.K. society

A North Korean government text disclosed by a South Korean protestant missionary group named Caleb Mission earlier this week offered a glimpse of the reclusive state’s unique adaptation

Animated Penguin Could Fall Victim to U.S. Sanctions

The popular South Korean animated series "Pororo the Little Penguin" could fall victim to new U.S. sanctions against North Korea, Radio Free Asia reported Wednesday. The U.S. government

Ban well equipped to handle potential crisis in N. Korea: expert

Ban well equipped to handle potential crisis in N. Korea: expert WASHINGTON -- The reelected United Nations leader, Ban Ki-moon, is qualified to lead the international community's handling of