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N. Korean Defectors’ Baseball Team to Visit U.S. This Week

N. Korean Defectors’ Baseball Team to Visit U.S. This Week

WASHINGTON, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s first baseball team of young North Korean defectors will arrive in the United States this week, a non-profit organization said Tuesday, in a program that would enable them to experience first-hand the land of freedom and opportunities. “The Challengers” will visit New York and Washington between Thursday [...]

North Korea Threatens ‘Unimaginably Harsh Price’ After Seoul-Washington Nuclear Deterrence Pact

North Korea Threatens ‘Unimaginably Harsh Price’ After Seoul-Washington Nuclear Deterrence Pact

SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea condemned the joint nuclear deterrence guidelines signed by Seoul and Washington as a “reckless provocative act,” threatening that the allies will pay “an unimaginably harsh price” if they commit further provocations. The message was published by the official Korean Central News Agency in a press statement from [...]

Unification Education Guidebooks Published to Highlight Government’s Liberal Democracy Unification Vision

Unification Education Guidebooks Published to Highlight Government’s Liberal Democracy Unification Vision

SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — An institute affiliated with the unification ministry published new unification education guidebooks Monday that highlight the Yoon Suk Yeol government’s liberal democracy-based unification vision and North Korea’s increased threats against South Korea. The National Institute for Unification Education released two books used as the basic guidelines for unification education. [...]

N. Korea Underscores Swift, Accurate Weather Forecasts for Agriculture during Monsoon Season

N. Korea Underscores Swift, Accurate Weather Forecasts for Agriculture during Monsoon Season

SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Friday stressed the need for swift and accurate weather forecasts, as heavy rain likely to fall during the summer monsoon season could seriously affect the country’s agriculture. The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, reported that having accurate weather forecasts is a matter of survival for [...]

Dossier Offers Glimpse into Inter-Korean Talks in 1981-87 following N. Korea’s Bombing Attack in Burma

Dossier Offers Glimpse into Inter-Korean Talks in 1981-87 following N. Korea’s Bombing Attack in Burma

SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry on Tuesday unveiled newly declassified documents shedding light on inter-Korean talks on sports and humanitarian cooperation from 1981-87, following North Korea’s deadly bombing attack in then Burma in 1983. The dossier includes minutes of inter-Korean talks in the 1980s, ranging from the issue of fielding a [...]