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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

2 Koreas meet for highest level talks in 5 years

October 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s presumptive No. 2 and other members of Pyongyang’s inner circle met with South Korean officials Saturday in the rivals’ highest level face-to-face talks in five years, a possible indication that both sides are interested in pursuing better ties after months […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Games, Cheong Seong-chang, Choe Ryong Hae, High-level North Korean, Kim Jong-un, Kim Ki Nam, Kim Yang Gon, Korean War-divided, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Park Geun-hye, Sejong Institute, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae, University Games, Vol 33 No 42 | October 11 - October 17, Workers Party

North Korean leader’s uncle rumored to be dismissed

December 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s spy agency believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle may have been dismissed from his posts last month and that two of his aides were executed, two lawmakers said Tuesday. The lawmakers said they were told by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, China, Cho Wonjin, Jang Song Thaek, Jung Chung-rae, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kyong Hui, NIS, National Defense Commission, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13, Workers Party

North Korea proposes high-level talks with US

June 22, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s top governing body on June 16 proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Dongguk University, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yong-hyun, Korean Peninsula, Korean War, NDC, National Defense Commission, National Security Council, North Koreans, South Korean, US, United States, Vol 32 No 26 | June 22 - June 28, Youkyung Lee

Dennis Rodman: NKorea leader wants Obama to call

March 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Michelle Salecedo The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C, (AP) — North Korea’s young leader has riled the United States with recent nuclear tests, but Kim Jong Un doesn’t really want war with the superpower, just a call from President Barack Obama to chat about their shared love of basketball, according to unlikely diplomat Dennis Rodman, […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2011, 2013, ABC, Dennis Rodman, Eric Schmidt, HBO, Harlem Globetrotters, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Patrick Ventrell, President Barack Obama, Security Council, State Department, United States, Vol 32 No 11 | March 9 - March 15

North Korea apparently conducts third nuclear test

February 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, Feb. 12 strongly indicated by an “explosion-like” earthquake that monitoring agencies around the globe said appeared to be unnatural.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Chi Heoncheol, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, Geological Survey, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Min-seok, Last October, National Defense Commission, North Korea, Security Council, South Korean Defense Ministry, United States, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, Yoshihide Suga, Yosuke Igarashi

Images suggest North Korea ready for nuclear test

February 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — North Korea could be almost ready to carry out its threat to conduct a nuclear test, a U.S. research institute said, pointing to recent satellite photos.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Associated Press, Joel Wit, Kim Jong-il, Lolita Baldor, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Security Council, South Korean, State Department, United States, Vol 32 No 6 | February 2 - February 8, WASHINGTON

Kim Jong Il’s heir meets with South Korean delegation

January 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s next leader burnished his diplomatic skills Monday, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim Jong Un authority over political matters. Kim Jong Un has rapidly gained prominence since the death of his father Kim Jong Il on Dec. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Central Committee, Central Military Commission, Comrade Kim Jong Un, Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun, Hyung-jin Kim, Kim Il Sung Square, Kim Jong-il, Korean People, Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Last Monday, National Defense Commission, North Korean, Rodong Sinmun, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, South Koreans, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Workers Party

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