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Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------Jan. 13 -- Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to hand over captured N.K. soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian captivesAround 300 N.K. soldiers killed, 2,700 w
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Travel agency announces reopening of tourism to N. Korea's Rason for foreigners

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has reopened tourism in the special economic zone of its northeastern border city Rason to foreign tourists, the website of a China-based travel agency showed Friday."North Korea has reopened tourism in Ra
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(LEAD) N. Korea warns of taking action 'more intensively' over S. Korea, U.S., Japan's air drills

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in last 2 paras)SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Friday it will "more intensively" exercise the right to self-defense, denouncing South Korea, the United States and Japan for staging combined air
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N. Korea's media reports on Yoon's detention over martial law bid

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's state media on Friday published reports about impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention as part of an investigation into his botched imposition of martial law, two days after he was ta
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Choi vows comprehensive aviation safety reform following deadly Jeju Air crash

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Friday the government will introduce comprehensive safety reforms across the aviation sector, following the tragic Jeju Air crash last month.The government, in cooperation w
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N.K. troops dissipated as 'expendables,' treated as 'cynical' means of sustaining Kim regime: Seoul envoy

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top envoy to the United Nations said Thursday that North Korean troops are being dissipated as "expendables" in Russia's war against Ukraine and treated as a "cyni
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N. Korea warns of taking action 'more intensively' over S. Korea, U.S., Japan's air drills

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Yonhap) -- North Korea warned Friday it will "more intensively" exercise the right to self-defense, denouncing South Korea, the United States and Japan for staging combined air drills, involving U.S. B-1B bombers.The North
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U.S. sanctions 2 individuals, 4 entities to target N.K. IT worker network

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two North Koreans and four entities to target a network that uses North Korean information technology (IT) workers to generate revenue for the recalcitr
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S. Korea stresses N.K. denuclearization 'unanimous goal' after Rubio remarks

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reaffirmed Thursday that denuclearizing North Korea is a "unanimous goal" shared by the international community, after incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for top dip
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(LEAD) Choi says S. Korea seeks dialogue with N. Korea but will take firm steps if necessary

(ATTN: CHANGES photo)By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Thursday that the government remains open to dialogue with North Korea but will take a firm response to any provocation from Pyongyang based on its stro
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Unification ministry to prioritize stable security management on Korean Peninsula in 2025

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry plans to prioritize stable security management on the Korean Peninsula this year, including carefully addressing activists' launch of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, officials said Thursda
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Choi says S. Korea seeks dialogue with N. Korea but will take firm steps if necessary

By Kim Han-jooSEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) -- Acting President Choi Sang-mok said Thursday that the government remains open to dialogue with North Korea but will take a firm response to any provocation from Pyongyang based on its strong alliance with the
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(LEAD) CIA director nominee calls N. Korea 'destabilizing force'

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 4-5)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Incoming President Donald Trump's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director assessed Wednesday that North Korea remains a "destabilizing"
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(3rd LD) Rubio says he'll explore how to lower risks of 'inadvertent' inter-Korean war, keep other states from seeking nuclear arms

(ATTN: CHANGES headline, lead; UPDATES throughout)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio stressed the need Wednesday for Washington to take a "serious" look at North Korea policy to explore h
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(2nd LD) Rubio decries 'dictators' in N.K., Russia, Iran, accuses China of 'stealing' its way to superpower status

(ATTN: ADDS more remarks in paras 15-16, 19-20)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio on Wednesday accused "rogue states" and "dictators" in North Korea, Russia and Iran of s
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(LEAD) Rubio decries 'dictators' in N.K., Russia, Iran, accuses China of 'stealing' its way to superpower status

(ATTN: ADDS photo, more remarks, details in paras 5, 8-16)By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio on Wednesday accused "rough states" and "dictators" in North Korea, Russia an
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CIA director nominee calls N. Korea 'destabilizing force'

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Incoming President Donald Trump's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director assessed Wednesday that North Korea remains a "destabilizing" force, as he stressed America faces
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Rubio decries 'dictators' in N.K., Russia, Iran, accuses China of 'stealing' its way to superpower status

By Song Sang-hoWASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio on Wednesday accused "rough states" and "dictators" in North Korea, Russia and Iran of sowing "chaos" and "instabilit
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S. Korea says N. Korea can never be recognized as nuclear power after Trump nominee refers to Pyongyang as one

By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea cannot be recognized as a nuclear-armed state under the international nonproliferation treaty, and its denuclearization is a principle shared by all parties involved, including South Korea and
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Zelenskyy releases additional video of captured N.K. soldier

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has released another video showing a captured North Korean soldier undergoing interrogation, accusing Russia of using North Korean troops to "prolong and escalate" its war