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DPRK warns S.Korea not to submit to U.S. policy

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday warned South Korea not to "toe U.S. policy," urging Seoul to work with Pyongyang for independent reunification.

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S. Korea renews call on DPRK to come forward for dialogue

South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) again on Wednesday to return to the dialogue table to open an era of unification together on the Korean Peninsula.

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Prospects dimmer over resuming inter-Korean dialogue

​Prospects got dimmer for the resumption of inter-Korean talks as South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) all showed unwillingness in taking a step back from respective calls.

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S. Korea to cooperate with China, U.S. for denuclearized peninsula

​South Korea will expand cooperation with China and the United States to achieve a goal of the Korean Peninsula denuclearization, the Foreign Ministry said Monday in its annual report to President Park Geun-hye.

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S.Korea urges DPRK again to respond to dialogue offer

​South Korea on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) once again to respond to its dialogue offer, saying the government will deliver voices of concern to civic groups about their plans to scatter anti-DPRK leaflets.

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Positive inter-Korean momentum demands constructive U.S. role

​The foundation for inter-Korean dialogue further firms up on Monday, with South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirming her country's open attitude.

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S.Korean president says she can hold summit with DPRK if it helps

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Monday that she can hold a summit with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), if it promotes inter-Korean relations.

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S.Korean president urges DPRK to respond to dialogue offer

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Monday to respond to Seoul's dialogue offer "without any hesitation."

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S. Korea refutes DPRK's call to stop leaflet spread, military exercise

​South Korea refuted the call from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday to stop anti-DPRK leaflet spread and joint military exercises with the United States.

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Top DPRK leader says no reason not to hold highest-level north-south talks

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un on Thursday called on South Korea to halt all provocative war maneuvers and emphasized that there is no reason not to hold highest-level north-south talks in a televised New Year's speech.

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S.Korean lawmakers hail DPRK leader's New Year address

​South Korea's rival political parties on Thursday hailed the New Year's address made by Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), who said there is no reason not to hold the "highest-level" inter- Korean talks.

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Hope flickers over tinderbox

​The Korean Peninsula marks a rare anomaly in modern human history: It is unusual for an armistice not to have morphed into a peace treaty after more than 60 years; it is more so that the warring countries are the two halves of the same nation.

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Turn sparks of hope into flames of progress

​Wednesday is a day of mourning and memory in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It marks the third anniversary of the death of late top leader Kim Jong Il.

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S.Korea allows lawmaker to visit DPRK for wreath delivery

South Korea's unification ministry said Monday that it has allowed an opposition party lawmaker to visit the DPRK to deliver a wreath commemorating the third anniversary of the death of late DPRK leader Kim Jong Il, father of current leader Kim Jong Un.

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S.Korean shares rise on FTA deal with China

​South Korean shares rose for three straight sessions Monday after negotiations for the China-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) reached a substantive conclusion.

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DPRK to reconsider high-level talks with S.Korea for anti-DPRK leaflets

DPRK to reconsider high-level talks with S.Korea for anti-DPRK leaflets

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DPRK may heighten tension in border area to protest anti-DPRK leaflets

​Possibilities cannot be ruled out that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has recently heightened tensions near the inter-Korean border area to protest against South Korean civic groups flying anti-DPRK leaflets across the border, Seoul's defense ministry said Monday.