| December 6 | - Approval is
granted to the three NGOs of Nanum International, Korea
Caritas and Seomkim for the export of drugs and ingredients
for bread worth 1.17 billion won planned to be distributed
to children and patients at daycare centers and
kindergartens in North Korea
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| December 6 | - President of
South Korea meets with US Vice President Joseph Biden. The
two countries agree to join efforts in bringing about real
progress in the nuclear non-proliferation of North
Korea
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| December 7 | - North Korea releases Merrill Newman who
had been arrested on charges of ‘anti-government and hostile
activities’ and held for 42 days
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| December 8 | - Through the
‘expanded meeting of the Politburo of the Rodong Party’s
Central Committee, North Korea expels Jang Song Thaek from
the Party accusing him of being ‘anti-Party and
anti-revolution’ (news reported on December 9)
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| December 12 |
- Through a special court martial under the State Security
Department, North Korea identifies Jang Song Thaek as guilty
on charges of ‘conspiracy against the nation’ and sentences
him to death penalty immediately effective under Article 60
of the criminal law. The ruling is reported in North Korean
media (December 13)
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| December
13 | - Spokesperson to South
Korea’s Ministry of Unification expresses the South Korea’s
stance on the execution of Jang Song Thaek
- “South
Korea is paying keen attention to recent developments in
North Korea and is preparing for all possibilities in a calm
manner.”
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| December 16 |
- South Korean President emphasizes to
increase readiness as the political atmosphere in North
Korea including the execution of Jang Song Thaek has been
brought to attention (Cabinet meeting on foreign affairs and
security, cabinet meeting on senior secretaries)
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| December 17 |
- North Korea holds an event to commemorate the 2nd
anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il (Pyeongyang
stadium)
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| December 17 |
- Approval is granted to two NGOs of
International Love Foundation and OK Friend for 850 million
Won worth of powdered milk, baby food and over-the-counter
drugs to be provided as humanitarian aid to North Korean
children
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| December 20 |
- Senior Secretary for Foreign Affairs
and National Security announces plans to promote the
National Security Council and reinforce the function of the
National Security Office
|
| December 24 | - Approval is
granted to two NGOs of Child Fund and Korea Peace Foundation
for 210 million Won worth of ingredients for nutritionally
enriched meals to be provided as humanitarian aid to the
vulnerable class in North Korea
|
| December 30 | - Approval is
granted to two NGOs, Korea Foundation for International
Healthcare and Korea Association of People Sharing Love, for
240 million Won worth of ingredients for nutritionally
enriched bread, baby food and drugs for tuberculosis to be
provided as humanitarian aid to children and tuberculosis
patients in North Korea
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