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SKorea NKorea fires sixth projectile into waters
A mock Scud-B missile of North Korea, right, and other South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, May 19, 2013. North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said. (AP Photo/Ahn ...
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Pyongyang fires sixth ‘missile’ in three days
SEOUL - North Korea fired two more ';projectiles'; into the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a series of drills condemned by South Korea and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. The latest firings — bringing the total to six in three days — were confirmed by a spokesman for the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said it was unclear if North Korea was testing ...
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Interactive Meet North Koreas first family
The North Korean dictatorship established by Kim Il Sung after World War II was taken over by his son Kim Jong Il in the 1990s. Now Kim Jong Il’s health is failing and a transfer of power appears imminent. Click here to learn about his heir-apparent, Kim Jung Un, and other members of the Kim family, who hold powerful positions throughout the North Korean ...
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China Urges North Korea To Free Fishing Boat
China is demanding that North Korea releases a fishing boat and crew who are reportedly being held at ransom. The boat's owner claims the 16-strong crew were held at gunpoint and then seized by North Koreans in Chinese waters on May 5. Yu Xuejun, who was not on board at the time, has said a £66,000 fee was demanded for the return of the vessel. The issue gained attention when ...
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Report North Korea holding Chinese fishing boat crew
China has asked North Korea to immediately release a Chinese fishing boat and its crew, who have been held since May 5, diplomats said. The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Koreans to ensure the safety of the detained fishermen, Chinese diplomat Jiang Yaxian told the official Chinese Xinhua News Agency. China's Global Times reported 16 Chinese fishermen were kidnapped May 5 by ...
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North Korea Conducts Launchings for 3rd Day
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Chinese FM talks with U.S. South Korean counterparts on Korean Peninsula tensions
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has held separate talks by phone with his U.S. and South Korean counterparts Hillary Clinton and Kim Sung-hwan on tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Speaking to Clinton Friday and Kim Saturday, Yang said the Chinese side noted the concern of various parties about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) ...
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S Korean Catholic group delivers flour to DPRK
South Korea's Catholic aid agency delivered 100 tons of flour to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday, soon after the government granted approval for civilian food aid to the impoverished neighbor.Caritas Korea sent 100 tons of flour to the border city of Kaesong, which will then be delivered to nurseries and hospitals in Kangnam-gun County in North Hwanghae ...
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In Tehran all eyes are on North Korea
By Giorgio Cafiero and Shawn VL North Korea's nuclear weapons and Iran's purported nuclear ambitions are the subject of constant speculation by Western pundits. However, the connection between the two is often overlooked. Although Northeast Asia and the Middle East are home to different geopolitical realities, the resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula will almost certainly ...
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N.Korea fires fifth missile in three days
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea fired another short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a series of missile drills that have been condemned by South Korea and UN chief Ban Ki-moon.The latest firing -- the fifth in three days -- was confirmed by a spokesman for the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, who said it was unclear if the North was testing guided missiles or rockets ...
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South Koreas Unification Minister Urges North To Stop Provocations
SEOUL, May 20 (Bernama) -- South Korea's Unification Minister called on North Korea on Monday to drop provocative actions and come to the bargaining table to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. The North fired a short-range missile into the East Sea on Sunday, a day after shooting three short-range projectiles, presumed by Seoul to be ...
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Executive Members Complaining about Measures for the Construction of a Roller Skating Rink
According to an Open Radio for North Korea source in Yangkang Province on the ...
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North Korea is Recruiting Citizens to Export to China
According to an Open Radio for North Korea source in Shineuiju on the ...
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DPRKs Kim Jong-un visits childrens camp
's leader Kim Jong-un (center) and his wife Ri Sol-ju sit during a visit to the Pyongyang Myohyangsan Children's Camp situated at the foot of Mt Myohyang in North Phyongan province, in this photo released by DPRK's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 20, 2013. ...
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Piracy prisoners and missiles North Korea had a busy weekend
Like an attention-seeking toddler, albeit one with with nuclear weapons, North Korea rarely allows much time to go by without some destructive antics. As of this weekend, the unpredictable country appears to be ransoming a Chinese fishing boat, potentially talking with the US about an American prisoner it's holding as a bargaining chip, and lofting a series of short-range missiles into the ...
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S. Korea analyzing if North launched missiles or artillery- Experts N. Korea camp holding American not worst
South Korea officials are trying to determine out what exactly North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend. A Defense Ministry official speaking on condition of anonymity citing department rules says experts are analyzing whether the projectiles are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing. North Korea fired what Seoul officials called a ...
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U.S. calls on DPRK to release detained American
WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government on Monday called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to release the detained American citizen. Describing welfare of U.S. citizens as a "critical and top priority" for his department, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell called on the DPRK to release the detained American, identified by him as Kenneth ...
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S. Korea to monitor financial market conditions amid DPRK risks
South Korea's top financial regulator said Monday that financial market conditions should be monitored more thoroughly amid resurfacing risks related to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)."North Korea (DPRK) risks eased recently, but the North resumed its provocation over the weekend by launching short-range missiles, " Financial Services Commission (FSC) ...
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North Korean rocket launch
- Equities are the favored asset class in the Asia session despite the accelerating housing prices in China and more provocations from North Korea - developments which in prior months would have dampened investors appetite. Hong Kong's Hang Seng is leading the charge in a catch-up rally following Friday holiday, reaching a 3-month high above 23,400. Shanghai Composite is up about 1% above ...
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North Korea escalation worries UN chief
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned of a "dangerous escalation" after North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas to ease tensions. "I hope that North Korea will refrain from such further actions," Ban told the RIA Novosti news agency on Sunday. Ban was in Moscow following talks on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
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S.Korea says ready for more North missile tests
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Monday predicted further missile tests by North Korea which fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan at the weekend, drawing criticism from Seoul and UN chief Ban Ki-moon."Our military is closely monitoring activities by the North's military since there is a possibility of additional launches in the future," Defence Ministry spokesman Kim ...
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SKorea analyzing NKoreas 4 projectile launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said ...
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Seoul berates Pyongyang for trying to divide public
Seoul on Sunday upbraided Pyongyang for trying to divide the South Korean public and shift the blame onto it for the suspended industrial park in Gaeseong, saying that North Korea warped the facts by claiming it earlier proposed dialogue on its own. Rebuffing Seoul's third overture on Wednesday for working-level talks about South Korean firms' raw materials and finished products left ...
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U.S. Envoy Talks With Chinese About North Korea
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DPRK has stood the test
Because the PDRK has stood their ground, the U.S. and its allies has had to back down, now willing to resort to diplomacy to solve their issues. However, I doubt that U.S. and its allies will be able to get what it wants with diplomacy what it could not get with military threats. In most people's eyes, the U.S. is the most powerful nation in the world. It has repeatedly used its military ...
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