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China seeks release of fishermen seized by DPRK
The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) asked the DPRK side to release the detained Chinese fishermen as soon as possible, a Chinese counselor to the DPRK said on ...
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North Korea ratchets up tension again
North Korea fired what appeared to be four short-range guided missiles into the East Sea over the weekend, ratcheting up tension that had seemed to have deescalated amid South Korea's repeated overtures for dialogue. Experts said the surprise launches appeared intended to show Pyongyang's discontent over the recent Korea-US summit during which Presidents Park Geun-hye and Barack Obama ...
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UN chief worried by N Korea escalation
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 ...
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NKorea 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 ...
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Seoul shares up Wall St overshadows North Korea missile tests
SEOUL | Sun May 19, 2013 8:12pm EDT SEOUL May 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares edged up on Monday after the rally on Wall Street boosted sentiment and helped to overcome worries about North Korea's firing of short-range missiles at the weekend. Technology heavyweights led the gains, with SK Hynix rising 2 percent and LG Electronics gaining 0.5 percent. The Korea Composite Stock Price ...
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DPRK launches another missile
/enpproperty--> 'Provocative' actions raise concerns after int'l calls for restraint ignored The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, ignoring calls for restraint from the international community after it had launched three missiles a day earlier, a Republic of Korea news agency said. The DPRK's ...
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Seoul shares may rise little impact from N.Korea missile launch
SEOUL | Sun May 19, 2013 7:32pm EDT SEOUL May 20 (Reuters) - Seoul shares will likely rise on Monday with the rally on Wall Street boosting sentiment and helping to overcome worries about North Korea's firing of short-range missiles on the weekend, analysts said. "The market will start off with firm gains as investors take positive cues from rallies in global markets," said ...
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One lucky $600m winner as N Korea fires missile
Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Nebraska before the big draw. Lottery officials confirmed a single winner for the record $600 million jackpot, with the winning ticket sold at Florida supermarket. Picture: ...
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N. KOREA PRISON SAGA Camp Holding American Not the Worst Experts Say
It's bad for Kenneth Bae, the Washington man arrested in North Korea last year and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but it could be worse, according to people familiar with the workings of one of the world's most secretive and repressive regimes. Bae began serving a 15-year, hard labor sentence on Tuesday for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state. But word ...
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North Korea Launches Four Short-Range Missiles Over the Weekend
This undated picture, released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 13, 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol Ju (2nd L), enjoying a performance given by the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Korean People's Internal Security ...
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North Korea make history with mixed doubles title win over arch rivals at World Table Tennis Championships
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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Chinese embassy in DPRK working on detention of fishermen
/enpproperty--> PYONGYANG - The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is working on the detention by the DPRK of Chinese fishermen with a vessel, asking Pyongyang to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of the fishermen, a Chinese counsellor to the DPRK told Xinhua here on Sunday. Counsellor Jiang Yaxian told Xinhua that a private fishing ...
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North Korea Again Fires Short-Range Projectile
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North Korea Tests Missiles for Second Day in a Row
range missiles can't for much further than 620 miles. And while the posturing about medium- and long-range nuclear warheads tightened tensions in the Korean peninsula in the first half of the year, North Korea's short-range missile testing is more ...
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North Korea pops off another projectile into the Pacific
It's not clear if North Korea fired a short-range missile or an artillery round. The isolated regime also launched three missiles on Saturday, causing no ...
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North Korea has test-launched one more shorter-range missile from its eastern coast in the Sea of Japan
TOKYO, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - North Korea has test-launched one more shorter-range missile from its eastern coast in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the South Korean news agency Yonhap ...
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Japan PM vows to seek talks with North Korea over kidnapping
Shinzo Abe made the comment after a surprise visit to North Korea by one of his advisers last week has irritated the United States and South Korea as a possible damper to their efforts to forge a united front against Pyongyang. "I want to pursue negotiations or dialogue" with North Korea, he told reporters in Fukuoka, southern Japan, according to Japanese media. "I will definitely ...
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N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile – official
SEOUL – North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a Seoul official said. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defense ministry spokesman told AFP without elaborating. On Saturday the communist state fired three short-range missiles off the east coast, apparently as part of a military ...
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DPRK fires short-range missile into East Sea media
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, Yonhap News Agency said quoting a Seoul military official.The launch came a day after the DPRK fired three short-range guided missiles into the same body of water, according to the ...
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UN chief says worried over DPRK missile launch
/enpproperty--> MOSCOW - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to return to the negotiating table with international mediators. Ban was concerned over the DPRK's latest short-range missile launches and urged the country "to refrain from further such acts, " Ban told the RIA Novosti news agency. The DPRK launched ...
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N Korea urged to end missile tests
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on North Korea to refrain from carrying out any further missile tests. His comments came a day after Pyongyang test-fired three short-range missiles from its east coast. Speaking in Russia, Mr Ban called on North Korea to lower the tensions in the region and "resume dialogue" over its nuclear programme. Tensions were high across the region ...
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UN Calls On North Korea to Stop Missile Launches
The United Nations chief has voiced hope that North Korea will abandon its missile tests, after the Stalinist state fired three short-range missiles into the sea on ...
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UN Says Worried Over N.Korea Missile Launch
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's short-range missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, in an interview with Russia's RIA Novosti news agency, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday a ...
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China investigates N Korea boat hijack
CHINESE authorities are investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapping 16 sailors and demanding a ransom, local media and an official says. Armed North Koreans on May 6 hijacked the boat and escorted it towards North Korea while it was sailing in waters around 70 kilometres from North Korea's western coast, reports and the boat's owner Yu ...
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