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INTERNATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS
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North Korea refuses to return to talks, reneging on earlier agreement
UPI, November 11th
North Korea turned down South Korean proposals for high-level talks three times since an agreement in late August defused tensions at the border. An unidentified official at Seoul's Unification Ministry told […]
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Civilian inter-Korean exchanges on the rise: data
The Korea Times, November 9th
The number of South Koreans visiting North Korea has shot up since the two Koreas reached a deal in August to spur inter-Korean civilian exchanges, government data showed Monday. The number of South Koreans who [...]
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North Korea demands peace treaty from U.S., defends nuclear program
UPI, November 10th
North Korea is calling again for a peace treaty with the United States, two weeks ahead of a planned meeting in Berlin between North Korean officials and international organizations. In an article published […]
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No Signs of New Test Tunnel Excavation at North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site
38 North, November 6th
Recent commercial satellite imagery from September 27 and October 25, 2015 of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site indicate no signs that North Korea is excavating a new tunnel at the existing test areas. The main observable activity is the construction of a new building at the Main Support Area. [...]
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'Bad idea' for U.N. council to discuss North Korea rights: China
The Japan Times, November 11th
China said on Tuesday it would be a “bad idea” for the United Nations Security Council to revive discussions on human rights in North Korea, which has been accused by a U.N. inquiry of abuses comparable to Nazi-era atrocities […]
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North Korean leader sent his key aide to top school for re-education
The Korea Herald, November 12th
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent his key confidant to the country's top school for re-education, South Korea's intelligence officials said Thursday, in an apparent lenient punishment that could set the stage of his […]
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NORTH KOREAN NEWS AGENCIES
ISDP apologizes for not being able to provide direct links to KCNA articles. The North Korean authorities have informed us they are aware of the issue and are working to resolve it. In the meanwhile KCNA articles can be accessed through their website's database.
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Spokesperson for DPRK FM on Japan-S. Korea Summit
KCNA, November 5th
A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry Thursday gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA as regards the decision of Japan and south Korea to make efforts to seek an early solution to the issue of "comfort women for the Imperial Japanese Army." It was reported that the Japan-south Korea summit held in Seoul […]
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Senior Party, State, Army Officials Express Condolences over Death of Ri Ul Sol
KCNA, November 9th
Senior party, state and army officials and anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters visited the bier of Marshal of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Ri Ul Sol, member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and deputy to the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), to express deep condolences over his death. A wreath sent […]
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Talks between General Staff Delegations of KPA and Russian Armed Forces
KCNA, November 11
There took place talks between delegations of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Pyongyang Wednesday. Present there from the DPRK side were O Kum Chol, vice-chief of the KPA General Staff, and generals and officers of the KPA and from the opposite […]
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KCNA Commentary Slams Politically-motivated Plot against Chongryon
KCNA, November 12th
Shortly ago the Japanese reactionaries hatched another hideous politically-motivated plot against the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon). Kyoto District Court held a trial of an official of Chongryon and the president of the Korean Goods Sales Company, who had been detained on charges of "violation of the law […]
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The 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in 2016: Return to a "New Normal" or Risk a "Take Off"?
By Ruediger Frank, November 11th, 38 North
On October 30, 2015, North Korean media including the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) announced that in early May 2016, the 7th Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK, or simply the Party) will be convened. For a socialist country, a Party Congress should be a routine event; decades ago it was, more or less, also for North Korea. The first Congress of the WPK was held in 1946. The next such meetings followed in 1948, 1956, 1961, and 1970. But the so far last 6th WPK Congress was convened in 1980—at a time when most of the currently active North Korea watchers were either teenagers or not yet even born. The announcement [...]
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> November 15-16, 2015: R.o.K. President Park Geun-Hye to attend G-20 in Antalya, Turkey
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