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Hundreds of S. Koreans head to DPRK for family reunion

​Hundreds of South Koreans, luckily selected to attend a reunion for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, tossed and turned or stayed all night in excitement and anticipation for meeting their long-lost relatives from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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S. Koreans to gather for long-awaited reunion with DPRK families

​Hundreds of South Koreans will gather in the country's eastern coastal city of Sokcho on Monday to prepare for the long-awaited reunion with their families from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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DPRK stages huge military parade marking 70th founding anniversary of ruling party

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a huge military parade Saturday afternoon on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, the national capital, marking the 70th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

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Senior CPC official arrives for DPRK visit

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Liu Yunshan arrived Pyongyang Friday for a four-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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DPRK celebrates 70th anniversary of Workers’ Party in Hanoi

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s Embassy in Vietnam hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 7 to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

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S.Korea, DPRK to exchange confirmation letter of life, death for family reunion

​South Korea and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will exchange letters to confirm whether applicants for a reunion of families separated by the 1950- 53 Korean War are still alive about two weeks ahead of the agreed event, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.

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No immediate signs of DPRK's long-range rocket launch: S.Korea

​There has been no immediate signs detected yet that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would launch a long-range rocket, South Korea's defense ministry said Friday. "There is no sign yet that the long-range rocket launch (by the DPRK) is immediate,"Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told a press briefing.

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S.Korea to rapidly respond to possible DPRK rocket launch

​South Korea said Tuesday that it will make rapid and effective responses to possible launch of a long-range rocket by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) via the UN Security Council.

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Pyongyang says to further develop nuke weapons both in quality, quantity

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday that country's scientists in atomic energy are "steadily improving the levels of nuclear weapons with various missions in quality and quantity" and they have made innovations day by day in their research and production.

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DPRK hints at satellites launch

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Monday that it is accelerating efforts at the final stage of development for satellites for earth observations, hailing its huge progress in research on developing geostationary satellites.

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S.Korea picks candidate for separated families joining reunion event

​South Korea's Red Cross on Wednesday picked 500 candidates for separated families who could be allowed to join the reunion event with their long-lost relatives in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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DPRK, S.Korea troops still on highest alert as inter-Korean crisis contact continues

The two sides on the Korean Peninsula still put their militaries on the highest alert as inter-Korean crisis talks entered the third day Monday.

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S. Korea, DPRK reach agreement after talks

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have reached an agreement after an emergency contact in the truce village of Panmunjom, Seoul's presidential office said on Tuesday.

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S.Korea, DPRK agree to defuse tensions after talks

​South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed Tuesday to defuse the heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's top presidential security advisor said after a total of 43 hours of marathon talks with his DPRK counterpart in the truce village of Panmunjom.

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70 pct DPRK submarines undetected with high-level talks underway: Seoul

​Almost 70 percent of submarines of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have been undetected Sunday, with the second round of high-level contact being under way in the truce village of Panmunjom, local media reported citing a South Korean Defense Ministry official as saying.

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DPRK's frontline army to enter state of war as tensions rise with S. Korea

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has ordered the country's frontline combined forces to enter a state of war from 5 p.m. (0830 GMT) Friday, a day after the two Koreas accused each other of shelling the borders.

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Central military commission of DPRK ruling party convenes emergency meeting

​Central military commission of DPRK's ruling Workers' Party of Korea convened an emergency enlarged meeting Thursday evening after South Korea fired dozens of artillery shells at the country, which Seoul said had earlier launched shells toward the south side in the western border, the state media KCNA reported