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(LEAD) Thousands attend charity marathon co-hosted by Yonhap, Save the Children
6hChina provides food, fertilizer to N. Korea despite UNSC sanctions
now(LEA) Moon to meet former U.S. President Bush this week
4h(LEAD) Cheong Wa Dae upbeat about job creation amid some positive data
5hMoon to meet former U.S. President Bush this week
5h(LEAD) 'Avengers: Endgame' becomes most-viewed foreign film in S. Korea
6hCheong Wa Dae upbeat about job creation amid some positive data
6h(LEAD) Thousands attend charity marathon co-hosted by Yonhap, Save the Children
6hChina provides food, fertilizer to N. Korea despite UNSC sanctions
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S. Korea decides to donate $8 mln. for N.K. aid projects, allow biz people to visit Kaesong complex
South Korea decided Friday to donate US$8 million to international agencies for aid projects in North Korea and allow a group of busin...18:37 May. 17- #nuclear talks
Pro-N.K. media presses U.S. to drop demand for Pyongyang to forgo nukes first
A pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan urged the United States on Saturday to retract its position that Pyongyang should forgo nuclear arms first before rewards are given, in an apparent call for flexi...16:32 May. 18 - #NK ship seizure
N.K. sends letter to U.N. chief, calls U.S. seizure of ship 'sovereignty-infringing' act
North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations has sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to criticize the United States' recent seizure of its cargo ship suspected of violating inte...15:13 May. 18 - #NK food production
N.K. media calls for all-out efforts to bolster grain production
North Korea's media on Saturday called for all-out efforts to bolster grain production while blaming "hostile forces" for its food shortages apparently aggravated by global sanctions, as well as drou...10:56 May. 18
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China provides food, fertilizer to N. Korea despite UNSC sanctions
BEIJING, May 19 (Yonhap) -- China has provided rice and fertilizer to North Korea, Chinese data showed Sunday, amid U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against the North that prohibit any large-scale economic assistance. According ...23:03 May. 19 - #nuclear talks
Pro-N.K. media presses U.S. to drop demand for Pyongyang to forgo nukes first
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- A pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan urged the United States on Saturday to retract its position that Pyongyang should forgo nuclear arms first before rewards are given, in an apparent call for flexibility to re...16:32 May. 18 - #NK ship seizure
(LEAD) N.K. sends letter to U.N. chief, calls U.S. seizure of ship 'sovereignty-infringing' act
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 7-9) SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations has sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to criticize the United States' recent seizure of its cargo ship sus...15:13 May. 18 - #NK ship seizure
N.K. sends letter to U.N. chief, calls U.S. seizure of ship 'sovereignty-infringing' act
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations has sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to criticize the United States' recent seizure of its cargo ship suspected of violating international sa...13:04 May. 18 - #NK food production
N.K. media calls for all-out efforts to bolster grain production
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's media on Saturday called for all-out efforts to bolster grain production while blaming "hostile forces" for its food shortages apparently aggravated by global sanctions, as well as droughts and flo...10:56 May. 18 - #headlines
Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on May 18. Korean-language dailies -- S. Korean man held in Libya released after 315 days of captivity (Kyunghyang Shinmun) -- Emoticons go beyo...09:19 May. 18 
#NK food aidUnification minister meets with Christian pastors over aid to N. Korea
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul met with Christian pastors from major churches Friday to exchange views on humanitarian assistance to North Korea. The meeting came as North Korea is suffering food shortage...21:41 May. 17
1 Pro-N.K. media presses U.S. to drop demand for Pyongyang to forgo nukes first
2 (LEAD) N.K. sends letter to U.N. chief, calls U.S. seizure of ship 'sovereignty-infringing' act
3 China provides food, fertilizer to N. Korea despite UNSC sanctions
4 N.K. media calls for all-out efforts to bolster grain production
5 Today in Korean history
News Focus North Korea
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