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송상호
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강원도 야산에서 소형 무인기 추가발견
파주, 백령도에 이어, 강원도 삼척 야산에서 북한제로 추정되는 소형 무인기가 추가로 발견되었다.이 무인기는 지난 달 24일 파주에서 발견된 것과 동일한 기종이다.지난 3일 산에서 약초를 캐는 민간인 이모씨가 “작년 10월 4일경 강원도 정선 산간지역에서 최근 파주에서 발견한 것과 유사한 소형 무인기를 목격했다는” 신고를 했고, 6일 군 관계요원과 중앙합동조사요원들이 신고자 그리고 당시 목격자와 함께 수색을 하던 중 오전 11시 40분경 무인기를 발견했다.발견된 지점은 신고자가 밝힌 정선이 아니라 강원도 삼척시 하장면 청옥산 줄기 해발 940m 지점이었다. 이 지점은 군사분계선으로부터 직선거리 130여 km정도 떨어진 지점이다.세 번째 무인기가 발견됨에 따라 김관진 국방장관은 7일 전군주요지휘관회의를 개최하여 안보상황의 엄중함과 심각성을 평가하고 확고한 대비태세를 위한 세부지침을 하달 할 예정이라고 국방부 김민석 대변인이 밝혔다.군은 소형무인기 관련하여 대비책 마련에 고심이다.합동참모
한국어판 April 6, 2014
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Park likely to announce detailed unification plan with N. Korea during German visit
President Park Geun-hye is likely to announce more detailed policy ideas on her push to achieve unification with North Korea during her planned visit to Germany later in the month, sources said Sunday.Park is scheduled to pay a four-day visit to Germany on March 25 to meet with President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as those who are well versed in Germany's unification experience there.The sources said that Park may announce what could be named the "Park Geun-hye Doctrine"
Politics March 16, 2014
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Spy agency official arrested for role in forging evidence in alleged espionage case
A South Korean intelligence agency official was arrested on charges of forging official documents for the spy agency's pursuit of an espionage case against a North Korean defector, prosecutors said Sunday.The spy agency official, only known by his surname Kim, was arrested a day earlier upon the issuance of an arrest warrant from a Seoul court, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office said. He is now under interrogation, it said.Kim has been at the center of the snowballing scandal over th
Social Affairs March 16, 2014
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N. Korea fires 25 short-range rockets toward East Sea
North Korea fired off 25 short-range rockets toward the East Sea late Sunday, Seoul's military said, the latest show of force in response to the ongoing joint South Korea-U.S. military drills.The North began launching 10 projectiles at 6:20 p.m. over the span of 10 minutes. The launches began again at around 8:03 p.m., and the other eight rockets were fired in the period of five minutes, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. From 9:28 p.m., the North also fired sevent rockets.The fired rockets
North Korea March 16, 2014
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Separated Korean families hold last day of reunions
South and North Korean families who had been separated for more than six decades met for the fifth time on Saturday, the third day of emotional reunions at a North Korean mountain resort.The families were the first of two groups who were authorized to meet with their long lost relatives at Mount Kumgang, a scenic resort on North Korea's east coast.A total of 80 elderly South Koreans, accompanied by 50 family members, began their third day meetings at 9 a.m. as planned with about 180 North Korean
North Korea Feb. 22, 2014
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China to expand museum on Japan's biochem warfare unit
BEIJING (Yonhap) -- China plans to build a new wing at a museum in the northeastern city of Harbin to display more artifacts on atrocities committed by Japan's notorious Unit 731 during World War II, a local daily reported Saturday. The reported move is seen as the latest step by Beijing to broaden its efforts to raise awareness of Japan's wartime aggression at a time when Tokyo's relations with its neighbors, especially Beijing and Seoul, have plunged to one of their lowest points in many years
Politics Feb. 22, 2014
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Experts, fans up in arms over Sochi figure skating judging
The stunning defeat of South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na in the ladies' singles competition at the Sochi Winter Games has left fans and experts, both at her home and abroad, up in arms about judging in one of the marquee events at the sporting event.Kim, the 2010 Olympic champ, fell shy of winning her second straight gold on Thursday in Russia, settling for silver with 219.11 points in total, 5.48 points behind the upstart Russian, Adelina Sotnikova.Kim held the slim, 0.28-point lead ov
Olympic Games Feb. 22, 2014
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Civic groups hold rally over Japan's 'Takeshima Day'
A group of South Korean activists rallied Saturday in front of the Japanese Embassy here on what Japan has designated as "Takeshima Day," protesting Tokyo's territorial claims to South Korea's Dokdo islets.Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the embassy in central Seoul and expressed concerns over Japan's celebration of Takeshima Day, named after Japan's moniker for the islets in the East Sea. Japan marks the controversial day, which falls on Feb. 22, to continue to lay claims to the roc
Social Affairs Feb. 22, 2014
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Ignoring China's protest, Obama hosts Dalai Lama
President Barack Obama met Tibet's Dalai Lama on Friday over the strong objections from China that the U.S. was meddling it its affairs. The White House took pains to ensure the meeting was not portrayed as a conference of two heads of state.Obama played host to his fellow Nobel laureate in the White House's Map Room rather than the Oval Office, where the president traditionally brings dignitaries for photos. Beijing decries the Dalai Lama as an anti-Chinese separatist because of his quest for g
World News Feb. 22, 2014
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Explosion kills 3 Korean tourists in Sinai
A bomb attack on a tourist bus in Egypt has killed three South Koreans, along with one Egyptian, and injured 13 others, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.The bus, carrying 31 South Korean churchgoers and two Korean tour guides, was hit by the suspected suicide attack on the Sinai Peninsula on Sunday, when it was preparing to cross into Israel, according to the ministry.The blast killed one South Korean female tourist and two South Korean tour guides, along with the Egyptian driver, the minist
Social Affairs Feb. 16, 2014
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Figure skater Kim Yu-na feels Sochi ice conditions 'better than expected'
Following her first practice on Sunday at the venue for the figure skating competition at the Sochi Winter Games, South Korean star Kim Yu-na said ice conditions there shouldn't present problems.Kim skated for the first time at Iceberg Skating Palace, where she will try to defend her gold medal in the ladies' singles. The short program is scheduled for Wednesday, and the free skating will follow the next day.Kim arrived in Sochi last Thursday and trained for two days at a practice rink before re
More Sports Feb. 16, 2014
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S. Korea's newly appointed cardinal Yeom leaves for Vatican
South Korea's newly appointed cardinal, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, left for the Vatican on Sunday for a formal ceremony this weekend to make his new title official."I feel a big responsibility," Yeom said ahead of his trip to the Holy See. "I would appreciate if you pray for me."Yeom is set to attend a Vatican ceremony on Saturday, in which Pope Francis will install Yeom and 18 other churchmen as new cardinals. The 71-year-old, who served as archbishop of Seoul, will be South Korea's third cardinal,
Social Affairs Feb. 16, 2014
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N. Korean diplomat says jailed American should serve out his sentence
An American Christian missionary who has been detained in North Korea for more than a year should serve out his sentence, Pyongyang's top envoy to Britain said, in a remark suggesting that the isolated country may not free him anytime soon.Kenneth Bae was arrested in November 2012 while leading a group of tourists. He was accused of unspecified anti-state crimes and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, though he has been hospitalized in recent months due to illness.North Korea's ambassador to Br
North Korea Jan. 31, 2014
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S. Korea denounces Japanese leader over Dokdo comments
South Korea lashed out Friday at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his remarks that Tokyo is considering bringing their territorial dispute over Dokdo to the International Court of Justice.Japan has long laid claims to South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo, stoking deep resentment among South Koreans against Japan, which colonized the Korean Peninsula in 1910-45.Seoul's Foreign Ministry condemned Abe's comment made a day earlier, calling it nothing but "empty rhetoric and a meaningless
Foreign Affairs Jan. 31, 2014
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Minister urges N.K. to hold reunions unconditionally
Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae on Friday renewed Seoul’s calls for North Korea to quickly respond to its proposal to hold the reunions of separated families from Feb. 17-22, stressing that it is an urgent humanitarian issue. “If (Pyongyang) is really willing to address the issue of separated families, it should unconditionally respond to the proposal as soon as possible,” Ryoo said during an event to encourage the families with their loved ones in the North at Imjingak in Paju, Gyeonggi Prov
North Korea Jan. 31, 2014
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