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N. Korea's Kim pledges to build 'affluent paradise' on 80th anniv. of party founding

By Park BoramSEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to turn the country into an "affluent" socialist "paradise" during an event celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers
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Kim, China's Li discuss elevating cooperation, strategic communication: KCNA

By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has held a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and discussed ways to broaden bilateral cooperation, including high-level exchanges and strategic communications, the North'
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Expert calls for greater efforts to better deter N. Korea in 'gray zone' shy of full-scale war

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- An expert noted the need Thursday to better deter North Korea's potential "gray-zone" activities short of a full-blown war, saying that its leader Kim Jong-un could still resort to milita
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(2nd LD) Key Russian, Chinese officials arrive in N. Korea ahead of major anniv.

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 5-6)SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- High-ranking officials from Russia, China and Vietnam have arrived in North Korea, foreign media reports said Thursday, ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling W
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Russia's ruling party affirms support for N. Korea's measures to bolster defense capabilities: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Russia's ruling United Russia party on Thursday expressed "firm support" for measures taken by North Korea to bolster its defense capabilities in a joint statement with the regime's ruling party, the Nort
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China's Li arrives in Pyongyang, marking 1st visit by Chinese premier in 16 yrs: report

By Park Boram SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to attend celebrations for the 80th anniversary of the creation of North Korea's ruling party, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, ma
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(LEAD) Key Russian, Chinese officials arrive in N. Korea ahead of major anniv.

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with arrival of Chinese official in paras 5-7, photo)SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- High-ranking officials from Russia, China and Vietnam have arrived in North Korea, foreign media reports said Thursday, ahead of the
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Key Russian, Vietnamese officials arrive in N. Korea ahead of major anniv.

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- High-ranking officials from Russia and Vietnam have arrived in North Korea, foreign media reports said Thursday, ahead of the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party.A Russian delegation led by
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N. Korea's Kim calls for strict discipline ahead of key party anniv.

SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to "eliminate" movements that undermine the authority of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and called for strict discipline, the North's state media report
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N. Korea's Kim holds talks with Lao president in Pyongyang: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has held talks with Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith and agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation, the North's state media reported Wednesday.The meeting took place in Pyongyang on Tues
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163 online gov't services restored after data center fire

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- A total of 163 online government services have been restored following an outage caused by last month's fire at the state data center in the central city of Daejeon, the government said Tuesday.As of 6 p.m., the restorat
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(2nd LD) China's Li to visit N. Korea to attend key ruling party anniversary

(ATTN: ADDS more details in paras 2, 6, 11)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will make a "goodwill" visit to North Korea this week to attend the North's commemorative events to mark the 80th founding
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(LEAD) China's Li to visit N. Korea to attend key ruling party anniversary

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will make a "goodwill" visit to North Korea this week to attend the North's commemorative events to mark the 80th founding anniversary of it
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China's Li to visit N. Korea to attend key ruling party anniversary

By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit North Korea this week to attend the North's commemorative events to mark the 80th founding anniversary of its ruling party, the North's state media said Tuesday.Li
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(URGENT) China says Premier Li Qiang to visit N. Korea from Oct. 9 to 11

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N. Korea's Kim tells Putin that alliance will 'invariably' carry forward in future

SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that their alliance "will be invariably carried forward in the future," as Pyongyang and Moscow have deepened military cooperation over Ru
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(2nd LD) Vietnam's top leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

(ATTN: ADDS Russia's attendance in 6th para)SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Monda
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(LEAD) Vietnam's top leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

(ATTN: ADDS more info in para 3)SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Monday.The Vietnamese
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Vietnam's top leader to visit N. Korea to mark key party anniv.: KCNA

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will visit North Korea to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the North's ruling Workers' Party of Korea, state media reported Monday.The Vietnamese leader will pay a state visit t
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(LEAD) N. Korea's Kim calls for bolstering naval power to 'thoroughly' punish enemy

(ATTN: AMENDS headline; CHANGES photos)SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the nation's first 5,000-ton destroyer, calling for bolstering the naval combat force to "thoroughly" deter and counter the e