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S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
The Korea Times USA
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July 7, 2025
Home > News > Korea > S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...
N. Korea highlights state founder Kim Il-sung's leadership ahead of the 31st anniv. of his death
Yonhap News Agency
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July 6, 2025
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as flawless as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the late leader's death this week. "Our great leader led the revolution...
Ruling party aims to put bill banning anti-Pyongyang leaflets to vote in July
Yonhap News Agency
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July 9, 2025
By Yi Wonju SEOUL, July 9 (Yonhap) -- The ruling Democratic Party (DP) said Wednesday it aims to put a revised bill banning anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns to a vote during this month's parliamentary session. The move comes as President Lee Jae...
N. Korea congratulates reelected chairman of central committee at Russian communist party
Yonhap News Agency
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July 6, 2025
SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent a congratulatory message to the reelected chairman of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, according to the North's state media on Monday. The North's Central...
North Korea: More than a million Covid cases feared
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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More than a million people have now been sickened by what Pyongyang is calling a "fever", state media said. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has lambasted health officials and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, as a wave of Covid cases...
Cambodia says Thailand attempting to ‘tarnish’ it with claims it engaged North Korean hackers
The Straits Times
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July 7, 2025
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia accused Thailand on July 7 of a “malicious attempt” to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers. The South-east Asian neighbours have been at...
Seoul confirms plans to repatriate 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
United Press International (UPI)
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July 7 (UPI) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed reports on Monday that the government plans to repatriate six North Koreans who were rescued at sea on the southern side of the maritime border, despite a lack of contact with Pyongyang....
Seoul to repatriate six North Koreans this week, despite radio silence from Pyongyang
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 17:15 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 19:26 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A Coast Guard vessel tows a small North Korean wooden boat that drifted south in the West Sea to be handed over to North Korea in February...
(2nd LD) S. Korea to soon repatriate 6 N. Koreans rescued at sea: source
Yonhap News Agency
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July 7, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS presidential office's comments in last 3 paras) SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea...
Cambodia Denies Involvement with North Korean Hackers amid Thai Disinformation Claims: Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Fresh News
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Hits: 253 Created: 07 July 2025 Hits: 253 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued an announcement rejecting claims circulated on Thai social media accusing Cambodia of collaborating with North Korean hackers....
asia South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists
Asiaone
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July 7, 2025
POCHEON, South Korea — The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong-un leaflets across the border from South Korea into the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months. When it became clear that...
Lee meets Cardinal You Heung-sik, proposes that pope 'consider stopping by North Korea'
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 18:55 Updated: 07 Jul. 2025, 19:27 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI President Lee Jae Myung, right, meets with Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik at the presidential office in central Seoul on July 7. [JOINT...
South Korea’s Balloon Ban Limits Activists Opposing North Korean Regime
StratNews Global
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July 7, 2025
The gear used by activist Lee Min-bok to launch balloons carrying leaflets critical of Kim Jong Un into North Korea has sat unused for months, collecting dust and cobwebs. South Korea’s crackdown on such balloon campaigns has curbed the activities...
South Korea To Soon Repatriate Six North Koreans Rescued At Sea: Report
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 7 (IANS) The South Korean government has decided to soon repatriate six North Koreans, rescued from the southern side of the inter-Korean maritime border, via a sea route, a government source said Monday. "President (Lee...
US Ally Flies New Submarine Hunters To Sink North Korea's Navy
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
South Korea began flying its fleet of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft—acquired from its ally the United States—to counter North Korea's navy, including its destroyers and submarines. The P-8A is capable of conducting anti-submarine and anti-surface...
China plans major aid initiative as N. Korea relations warm
Daily NK
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July 7, 2025
China appears to be moving toward providing comprehensive “strategic support” to North Korea as the two countries’ relationship shows signs of warming. According to a Daily NK source in Pyongyang recently, the Chinese embassy in North Korea has...
South Korea to repatriate 6 North Korean residents
The Korea Times
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July 7, 2025
The government said Monday it will repatriate six North Korean residents who were rescued after drifting into South Korean waters earlier this year — a move that, if carried out, aligns with the Lee Jae Myung administration's push for reengagement...
Trump’s attempts to send letters to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unlikely delivered as their friendship falls apartment
Zambian Observer
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July 7, 2025
According to reports, President Trump’s efforts to communicate directly with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un through personal letters have reportedly been unsuccessful for years. The letters, intended to rekindle the diplomatic engagement that...
Seoul reaffirms intent to promptly repatriate 6 North Koreans rescued at sea
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 7, 2025
Published: 07 Jul. 2025, 13:18 A wooden boat is towed by a South Korean military vessel in the East Sea in this photo from Oct. 24, 2023. [YONHAP] The Ministry of Unification on Monday reaffirmed its intent to safely and promptly repatriate six...
The president's daughter-in-law hosts a weekly show on Fox News. To call it “propaganda” is too kind.
Media Matters For America
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October 7, 2025
Take the canceled Fox Business program of the late Lou Dobbs, of whom Fox’s president once said, “The North Koreans do a more nuanced show.” Now move the show to Fox News, sub out Dobbs for President Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara, and give her a...