05252013Headline:

UN Chief lauds China’s efforts on Korean denuclearization

视频播放位置 下载安装Flash播放器 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday voiced his appreciation of China’s efforts to promote the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula, saying that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s [...]

N. Korean envoy delivers letter to China’s Xi

APMay 25, 2013, 12:25 am TWN BEIJING — A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament [...]

Xi reaffirms denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

视频播放位置 下载安装Flash播放器 President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China’s stance of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula on Friday, stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved no matter how the situation [...]

China calls for denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission [...]

Xi reaffirms denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

[unable to retrieve full-text content]President Xi reaffirmed China’s stance of denuclearization on Korean Peninsula Friday, stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved no matter how the situation evolves. XINHUANEWS

China calls for denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

[unable to retrieve full-text content]China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. XINHUANEWS
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Japan protests S. Korean daily’s A-bomb op-ed

By Shingo Ito, AFPMay 24, 2013, 12:06 am TWN TOKYO — Japan on Thursday accused a South Korean newspaper of “dishonorable” behavior for publishing an editorial suggesting the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were “divine [...]

South Korean girl killed by suicide jumper: report

AFPMay 24, 2013, 12:06 am TWN SEOUL–A 7-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his 10-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said Thursday. The 40-year-old [...]

North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Kim Jong-un sent a top official to China as ties between the two countries remained strained over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. NYT > China
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Gillian Chung rumoured to have broken up with Korean beau

Recent signs suggested that the Hong Kong artiste broke up with her Korean boyfriend Tyler Gillian Chung has reportedly split from her Korean boyfriend Tyler after fans noticed that the Hong Kong artiste suddenly unfollowed her boyfriend [...]

S. Korean president urges Japan to face history honestly

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) — Visiting South Korean President Park Geun-hye Wednesday urged Japanto face history honestly for the good of Northeast Asia. “Those who are blind to the past cannot see the future,” Park said in [...]

China seeks to ease tensions on Korean Peninsula: FM spokeswoman

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) — China has maintained close contact and consultation with relevant sides in order to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula and realize its peace and stability, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said at a Wednesday [...]

China Cuts Ties With Key North Korean Bank

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The decision seemed to be the strongest public Chinese response yet to North Korea’s willingness to brush aside warnings from Beijing and push ahead with its nuclear missile programs. NYT > China

S. Korean child gets 1st windpipe transplant, man-made organ used

AFPMay 3, 2013, 12:06 am TWN WASHINGTON — An international team of surgeons has successfully given a South Korean-Canadian toddler a life-saving windpipe transplant made from plastic fibers and some of her own stem cells. Hannah [...]

Last S. Korean workers to leave joint factory zone

South Korea was due Monday to pull out its last remaining workers from a factory zone in North Korea — a rare symbol of cross-border cooperation now crippled by the stand-off on the Korean peninsula. The move raises the prospect of the [...]
NK says verdict forthcoming for detained American citizen

A somber day for final South Korean workers leaving NK’s Kaesong factory

By Sam Kim ,APApril 28, 2013, 12:03 am TWN SEOUL — Regret etched on their faces, the last groups of South Korean managers began pulling out Saturday from a shuttered factory park in North Korea after their government ordered them [...]

S Korean TV network bans Psy’s new MV

Updated: 2013-04-23 14:27 (English.news.cn) South Korean star Psy ranked 12th on Billboard’s latest Hot 100 chart released last Wednesday with his newest hit single, “Gentleman”. However, one of South Korea’s [...]

S. Korean shares fall on China’s manufacturing data

SEOUL, April 23 (Xinhua) — South Korean shares fell for the first time in three sessions on Tuesday as foreigners continued to offload stocks following the announcement of downbeat manufacturing activities in China. The benchmark Korea [...]

North Korean army art troupe come to light

Female North Korean army art troupe in uniform. A series of photos of a female North Korean army art troupe have recently come to light. Unlike common North Korean female soldiers, these female soldiers in art troupe are strictly selected and [...]