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N. Korea arrests S. Korean studying in US

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday it has arrested a South Korean student of New York University for illegally entering the country from China last month. Won Moon Joo, who North Korea says has permanent residency in the U.S. and lives in New Jersey, was arrested on April 22 after crossing the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, 2015, Associated Press, China, Chinese, John Beckman, Kenneth Bae, Korean Central News Agency, NYU, New Jersey, New York University, North Korean, South Koreans, US, Unification Ministry, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Won Moon Joo

North Korea says it test-fires anti-ship cruise missile

February 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Saturday that it has test-fired a new anti-ship cruise missile, a move experts in Seoul viewed as an attempt to raise tensions ahead of joint military drills between the United States and South Korea.<!–more–> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on-site to observe […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, East Sea, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, Rodong Sinmun, Russia, SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Yang Moo-jin, Yang Uk

NK uses racial slur on Obama over hack

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea blamed its recent Internet outage on the United States on Saturday and hurled racially charged insults at President Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie “The Interview.’’ North Korea’s powerful National Defense Commission, which is headed by country leader Kim Jong […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: Associated Press, DPRK, Democratic People, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, NK, National Defense Commission, National Security Council, North Korean, Policy Department, President Barack Obama, Sony Pictures, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, State John Kerry, United States

North Korea preparing to try 2 American tourists

July 12, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – North Korea said on June 30 it is preparing to try two Americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against it.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Jeffrey Edward Fowle, Jen Psaki, KCNA, Kenneth Bae, Korean American, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, North Port, Pyongyang Marathon, Sergei Luzginov, State Department, Swedish Embassy, Tatyana Fowle, United States, Vol 33 No 29 | July 12 - July 18

China: Abe not welcome after war shrine visit

January 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Gillian Wong Associated Press BEIJING (AP) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday accused Japan’s prime minister of hypocrisy and said he would not be welcome in China after he visited a shrine honoring Japan’s war dead.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asia, Associated Press, Beijing, China Abe, Chinese, Foreign Ministry, Hyung-jin Kim, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Junichiro Koizumi, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, Qin Gang, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Tokyo, Vol 33 No 2 | January 4 - January 10, Yasukuni Shrine, commentary

Koreas hope to reopen joint factory

July 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korean delegates agreed on a desire to restart a stalled jointly run factory park after overnight talks that ended July 8, but they couldn’t immediately reach an accord to reopen the complex that had been a symbol of inter-Korean rapprochement.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, DMZ, Demilitarized Zone, KCNA, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Suh Ho, Unification Ministry, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19, Youkyung Lee

N Korea says it has detained a US Citizen

January 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that it has detained an American citizen who has confessed to unspecified crimes.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, China, Korean American, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, PYONGYANG, Pae Jun Ho, South Korean, State Department, Sweden, Swedish Embassy, United States, Vol 32 No 2 | January 5 - January 11

North Korea to issue special pardons for convicts around Lunar New Year

January 21, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will issue special pardons for convicts to commemorate milestone birthdays of its two late leaders, state media said, in the first such dispensations in more than six years.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Justice Ministry, KCNA, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, Lunar New Year, North Korea, SEOUL, South Korea, Supreme People, Unification Ministry, Vol 31 No 4 | January 21 - January 27, japan

North Korea accepts U.S. pitch to discuss war remains

August 27, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it has accepted a U.S. proposal to discuss recovering remains of American troops killed during the Korean War, another sign of easing tensions between Washington and Pyongyang …

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, China, Korean Americans, Korean Central News Agency, Korean War, New York, North Korea, North Korean, Russia, SEOUL, South Koreans, United States

War-split North and South Korean families reunite after years apart

November 4, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of Korean family members separated for more than half a century by the Korean War embraced each other in tearful reunions

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Chinese Foreign Minster Yang Jiechi, Communist North Korea, Demilitarized Zone, Diamond Mountain, Kim Jong-il, Korean Central News Agency, Korean War, North Koreans, Ri Jong Ryol, SEOUL, South Koreans, State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vietnam, Vol 29 No 45 | November 6 - November 12, World Cup, attention

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