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Buddhists from 2 Koreas to hold joint ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea on Saturday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.

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US experts to visit Pyongyang before envoy: Yonhap (AFP)

AFP/File – A group of US experts on Korean affairs will visit Pyongyang Saturday for talks with policy makers regarding … SEOUL (AFP) – A group of US experts on Korean affairs will visit Pyongyang Saturday for talks with policy...

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The Lineup

I am of the opinion that this photograph, released by the North Korean news agency and passed on without comment by the uncritical lunkheads at Reuters, is a complete fabrication. Look at the difference in perspective between...

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Top DPRK leader inspects cattle farm

PYONGYANG, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has called for more stock-breeding farms to improve people's diet after visiting a military farm recently, the official...

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Japan cautious on US-North Korea talks next month

Source ::: AFP tokyo: Japan yesterday expressed caution that the United States and North Korea will make progress in nuclear disarmament talks when an American envoy visits Pyongyang next month. Japan “would like to hope that...

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North Korea is among topics of discussion as Obama wraps up Asia tour in Seoul

on Thursday was short, congenial in substance and splendid in form. Ending a sometimes bumpy week-long tour of East Asia, Obama said the welcoming ceremony in Seoul -- a glorious, sun-drenched mingling of music, flags and...

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US takes the lead in diplomatic dance

President Barack Obama is sending an envoy to North Korea next month in a bid to entice the reclusive state to rejoin the stalled six-party nuclear talks. But there are already concerns it's simply another round of diplomatic...

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Barack Obama in Asia: Scaling the Asian wall

The president pays Asia the compliment of courtesy; rewards are not immediate IT TOOK Barack Obama nearly a year in office to get to East Asia. When he did, it was for an intensive nine-day obstacle course, which he tried to...

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Drawing out North Korea

SEOUL — Negotiations over the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula look set to resume. Sadly, they are unlikely to end soon. Talk of a "grand bargain" remains just that — talk. Trust between... Read more . . .

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North Koreans told to keep hair short and tidy

North Korea leader Kim Jong-il. State media in communist North Korea, which is grappling with severe food shortages and a crumbling economy, has taken time out to urge its people to keep their hair tidy. Rodong Sinmun, the...

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