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Japan blasts DPRK's latest missile launch, orders intelligence gathering, swift analysis

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday ordered relevant departments to swiftly gather and analyze information on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) double missile launch in the early morning.

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DPRK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into eastern waters

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters in an apparent show of force against joint annual war games between Seoul and Washington and new harsher sanctions against Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.

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S. Korea unveils unilateral sanctions on DPRK

South Korea unveiled a package of new unilateral sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Tuesday over its latest nuclear test and rocket launch following the shutdown of a once-jointly-run factory park with Pyongyang last month.

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S.Korea, U.S. kick off largest-ever annual war games

​South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off their largest-ever annual war games, weeks after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, Combined Forces Command (CFC) said in a statement.

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S.Korea's spy agency to hold emergency meeting over DPRK's cyber terror threats

​South Korea's spy agency will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to go over the preparations of government agencies against potential cyber terror threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported Monday.

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S.Korea, U.S. kick off largest-ever war games after DPRK's nuke, rocket launch

South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off their largest-ever annual war games, weeks after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, Combined Forces Command (CFC) said in a statement.

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S.Korean president reiterates call for DPRK's nuclear renunciation

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday reiterated her call for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear renunciation, saying Pyongyang should return to a path to real change.

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Kim Jong Un says to further strengthen nuclear weapons in quality

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un said that the only way to defend the nation's sovereignty is to further strengthen nuclear forces in quality and the military should be prepared to deliver nuclear warheads at any time.

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S.Korean navy, coast guards stage joint maritime exercise against DPRK

​South Korea's navy and coast guards on Friday carried out a joint maritime exercise against possible terrorist attacks from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a local broadcaster YTN reported.

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S. Korea, U.S. to launch formal talks on THAAD deployment

​South Korea and the United States will launch formal talks on Friday about the deployment in the South Korean territory of a sophisticated U.S. missile defense system, Seoul's defense ministry said.

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New Zealand backs UN sanctions against DPRK

The New Zealand government Thursday welcomed the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution imposing tougher sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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UN Security Council calls for end to Pyongyang's nuclear, missile programs

​The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to impose new and tougher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and council members called for an end to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile program and early resumption of the Six-Party Talks.

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S.Korean PM warns of cyber attacks from DPRK

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn on Wednesday warned of possible cyber attacks from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), instructing officials to block such attacks in advance.

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S.Korea conducts maritime drill for WMD carried by DPRK ships

​South Korea's navy on Wednesday conducted maritime drills to detect and seize weapons of mass destruction (WMD) carried by ships from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported.

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North Korea says U.S. student confessed to theft of item with propaganda slogan

A U.S. student held in North Korea since early January was detained for trying to steal an item bearing a propaganda slogan from his Pyongyang hotel and has confessed to "severe crimes" against the state, the North's official media said on Monday.

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S. Korea appoints new chief envoy for six-party talks

​South Korea Monday replaced its representative at the six-party talks for the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula with Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Hong-Kyun.

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Senior U.S. envoy to visit S.Korea this week for DPRK talks

​A senior U.S. diplomat will make a two-day visit to South Korea this week for talks about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear and missile programs, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday.