North Korean officials detained a photographer working for Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's leading daily newspaper.

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On April 20th the Chosun Ilbo, the south's biggest-selling daily, urged the government not to rule out military action.

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On Tuesday, the conservative Chosun Ilbo urged South Koreans to remember the words of the former president's suicide note.

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"If the North produces miniaturised weapons that can be used as warheads on missiles, it would really pose a threat, " Mr Lee told Chosun Ilbo.

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"Kim is a tremendously intense competitor who has the poise and experience to handle the pressure, " says Sung Jin Hyuk, sports reporter for the Chosun Ilbo.

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Beijing is unaware of South Korea Chosun Ilbo's claims of slush funds linked with Kim Jong-un in Shanghai and other Chinese cities.

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And there's plenty of pressure in the South Korean media for a hard line, with the conservative Chosun Ilbo claiming Thursday that "the military has been implementing reforms that weaken defense capabilities" on the islands.

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Seven men and two women were flown home Tuesday via China despite a request from South Korea that Beijing not repatriate them, the Chosun Ilbo daily newspaper in Seoul reported Thursday, citing unidentified South Korean government officials.

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