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Japan's Coast Guard finds 10 dead presumed N.Koreans​ Japan’s Coast Guard found three boats containing 10 dead sailors who are presumed to be North Korean in Japanese coastal waters, according to Kyodo News on Sunday.  Visit NK News for more N. Korea denies ties with Islamic State, acts of terrorism North Korea on Monday strongly denied ties with the Islamic State (IS) and their acts of terrorism, calling accusations from South Korean intelligence “so absurd that even the cooked head of ox would blast in laughter.”  Visit NK News for more Building a dream in North Korea, By Dr. Andrei Lankov The last few years in Pyongyang and many other North Korean cities can be described as a time of construction boom... Visit NK News for more N.Korea completes Revolutionary Red Flags Movement North Korea has completed the Three Revolutions Red Flags Achievement Movement undertaken from Friday to Sunday in Pyongyang, according to North Korean media.  Visit NK News for more

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2 Koreas to Hold Talks on Thursday (Chosun Ilbo)
North Korea on Friday proposed that officials from the two Koreas meet in the border truce village of Panmunjom on Thursday to prepare for high-level talks.

U.S. updates travel warning for North Korea (Yonhap News)
The United States on Friday updated its warning against traveling to North Korea, citing the risk of arrest and long-term detention in the communist nation.

Half of small firms want to invest in N. Korea (Korea Times)
Up to half of all small- and medium-sized enterprises in South Korea are interested in doing business in North Korea if inter-Korean relationships and situations in the North allow for it, a survey showed.

China Urged Not to Send Defectors Back to N.Korea (Chosun Ilbo)
International organizations on Friday joined calls for China not to deport a group of North Korean defectors who were caught on the Vietnamese border and face brutal punishment on return.

S.Korea stages firing exercises in western islands (Xinhua)
South Korea's military on Monday staged its maritime firing exercises in northwestern islands near the sea boundary with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).