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    <text>South Korea opposition leader Lee Jae-myung calls for renewed dialogue talks with North Korea and emphasizes the need to maintain strong military readiness amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. </text>
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      <text>North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is &quot;no longer possible&quot; and asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to formally recognize South Korea as a separate and hostile state and South Korea as North Korea's greatest enemy. In the same statement Kim Jong Un said that he now believes that if Korean reunification &quot;does&quot; happen, it will be by a war and the total capture of South Korean territory by the North, rather than the &quot;peaceful reunification&quot; previously promoted by both Koreas. Kim Jong Un stated that while he doesn't seek such a war, he won't try to avoid it either. Kim Jong Un also called for the dissolution of North Korean government agencies relating to Korean reunification such as the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland and the demolition of physical symbols representing the former policy such as Arch of Reunification in North Korea's capital city Pyongyang. </text>
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    <text>North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is &quot;no longer possible&quot; and dissolves three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism. He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a &quot;primary foe and invariable principal enemy&quot; and distinguish between North Korean and South Korean territory. </text>
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    <text>The South Korean National Intelligence Service reports that North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has delegated some major responsibilities to his sister, Kim Yo-jong, that involves overseeing North Korea's relations with South Korea and the United States. South Korean lawmakers describe her new role as a &quot;&quot;de facto&quot; second-in-command&quot; of North Korea who &quot;steers overall state affairs.&quot; </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2018/08/20/eighty-nine-south-koreans-are-selected-via-lottery-to-be-reunited-for-three-days-with-north-korean-relatives-they-were-s</slug>
    <text>Eighty-nine South Koreans are selected via lottery to be reunited for three days with North Korean relatives they were separated from in the Korean War six decades earlier. </text>
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    <text>The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United States Strategic Command report North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. The short-range ballistic missiles flew about 500 to 600 kilometers (310 to 375 miles) before crashing in the sea, sufficient to target the southern part of South Korea where the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system is set to be installed. </text>
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    <date>2016-05-27</date>
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    <text>South Korea fires warning shots after a North Korean patrol boat and a fishing boat cross the disputed west coast Northern Limit Line. The two vessels retreated. </text>
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    <text>North Korea fires two missiles into the Sea of Japan and announces its intention to liquidate all remaining South Korean assets on its territory. </text>
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    <text>South Korea establishes a surveillance center on its northernmost island of Baengnyeongdo to better deter North Korean threats. </text>
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    <text>South Korea and the United States raise their military watch alert to &quot;vital threat&quot; (level 2) ahead of an expected North Korean missile launch. </text>
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    <text>South Korea's Ministry of Unification says that North Korea is denying workers entry to joint-Korean Kaesong complex amid tensions on the peninsula. The Ministry of Defence will consider a military action if the workers' security is threatened. The U.S. Navy sends USS &quot;John McCain&quot; and USS &quot;Decatur&quot; into the area. </text>
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    <name>Sahara Samay</name>
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  <text>North Korea rebuffs an offer of dialogue by South Korea. </text>
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