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DPRK expected to make special announcement following shallow earthquake

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is expected to make a special announcement soon on Wednesday after a shallow earthquake was detected in the country.

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DPRK senior party official Kim Yang Gon killed in car accident

Kim Yang Gon, a senior party official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), was killed in a car crash Tuesday, the official news agency KCNA reported Wednesday morning.

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Situation on peninsular remains delicate, but Inter-Korean ties show sign of thawing

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) walked a tightrope from the beginning of this year, although signs of thawing in inter-Korean relations emerged toward the year-end.

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S. Korea-born Canadian pastor sentenced for life in DPRK

​A South Korea-born Canadian pastor was sentenced to lifetime labor for subversion, the supreme court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced Wednesday.

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S. Korea anticipates DPRK's response to follow-up dialogue offer

South Korea's Unification Ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs said Monday that it is anticipating the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s positive response to its expected dialogue offer, though it has no detailed plan yet for such dialogue proposal.

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S. Korea, DPRK resume vice ministers' talks on 2nd day

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) resumed their vice ministers' talks on Saturday, the second day of such meeting that kicked off on Friday morning.

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S.Korea, DPRK begin vice ministerial-level meeting

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday began a vice ministerial-level meeting in the DPRK's border city of Kaesong.

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China seeks to ease tension after H-bomb claim by DPRK

Beijing called on Thursday for constructive efforts to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula.

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DPRK troupes arrive in China for performance

​Two traveling theater companies from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday to begin a visit to China.

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S. Korea stages firing exercises in western islands near DPRK

​South Korea's military on Monday staged its maritime firing exercises in northwestern islands near the sea boundary with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Seoul's defense ministry said.

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UN, DPRK deliver contradictory messages on Ban's visit to Pyongyang

The official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) disclosed that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Pyongyang next Monday, which was denied by the UN Tuesday night.

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DPRK denies responsibility for not facilitating inter-Korean talks

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday denied responsibility for not responding to Seoul's call for inter-governmental talks between the two Koreas and urged South Korea to abandon hostility first.

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Ban Ki-moon to visit Pyongyang next Monday

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Pyongyang next Monday and stay for around 4 days, the official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) told Xinhua on Wednesday.

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S. Korea, U.S. agree on joint plan against DPRK's nuke, missile activities

​Defense chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed on Monday to a joint operation plan against nuclear and missile threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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S. Korea fires warning shots at DPRK patrol boat amid ongoing family reunion

​South Korea fired warning shots on Saturday at a patrol boat from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as the reunion continues for families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War, a sign of a thaw in inter-Korean relations.

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S.Korea, DPRK wrap up week-long family reunion event

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) wrapped up the week-long reunion event on Monday for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

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S. Korea fires warning shots at DPRK patrol boat in West Sea

South Korea's navy vessels fired five warning shots with 40-mm machine gun at the DPRK boat, which return back minutes after the firing.