All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • A group of conscripts salutes during a ceremony at a boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, Monday to mark the camp's reception of recruits at a time when tensions between the Koreas have risen dramatically following the North's launch of a landmine attack and firing of artillery shells across the border. (Yonhap)
    Young S. Korean men willing to fight against N. Korea

    By Chung Ah-young South Korean men in their 20s and 30s are expressing a willingness to fight against the North amid heightened tension along the border. Reservists have been posting messages and photos of their military uniforms...

    • Posted August 24, 2015
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    Koreas resume talks as Seoul sees North Korea troop movement

    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Senior officials from North and South Korea on Sunday were in their second day of marathon talks meant to pull the rivals back from the brink, even amid reports of unusual North...

    • Posted August 23, 2015
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  • A South Korean army soldier walks along the military wire fences on Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone, near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his front-line troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    AP Analysis: What’s different this time in Korean standoff?

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For years, North Korea’s litany of threats has been largely dismissed — Seoul, after all, is still not drowning in a “sea of fire,” despite Pyongyang’s repeated promises to make it so....

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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    N. Korea moves artillery units toward S. Korean loudspeakers as deadline approaches: source

    SEOUL (Yonhap)  – North Korea appears to have begun preparations to strike South Korean loudspeakers broadcasting anti-Pyongyang messages as the North-set deadline for stopping the broadcasts approaches on Saturday. “We see the North Korean military’s moves to...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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    S. Korean Defense Minister vows to ‘sever vicious cycle’ of NK provocations

    With mounting tensions on the Korean peninsula, South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo had some strong words for North Korea. He described the landmine explosion and artillery fire across the border as “cowardly criminal acts.” “As the...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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  • U.S Army soldiers prepare to attend a military exercise in Pocheon, south of the demilitarized zone that divides the two Koreas, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday declared his frontline troops in a "quasi-state of war" and ordered them to prepare for battle a day after the most serious confrontation between the rivals in years. ( Yonhap)
    US restarts military exercise with South Korea, after pause

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday that America’s annual military exercise with South Korea has resumed after being stopped as a result of escalating tensions and threats of war from Pyongyang. David Shear, the assistant secretary...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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  • Members of the World Peace Freedom United, a conservative civic group, urge the government to continue action against the North during a press conference in Gwanghwamun, Seoul. (Yonhap)
    S. Korean public backs stern reaction to Pyongyang

    By Kim Se-jeong One day after the two Koreas traded fire across the demilitarized zone (DMZ), public sentiment was tough on the North, with many people insisting Seoul continue its loudspeaker propaganda campaign. They said the odds...

    • Posted August 21, 2015
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