All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • Cyber-Terror
    S. Korea says N. Korea staged cyberattacks

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea has attempted to hack into the smartphones of key South Korean officials and launched cyberattacks against its rail operator, the country’s intelligence agency said Monday, in what may be another round of...

    • Posted March 7, 2016
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  • Park-Geun-hye
    Seoul to slap own sanctions on Pyongyang

    By Rachel Lee Seoul will this week announce a set of sanctions to be independently issued against North Korea, following the adoption of a tougher U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the recalcitrant country, officials said Sunday....

    • Posted March 7, 2016
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  • South Korean and U.S. marines depart a South Korean marine base in the eastern coastal city of Pohang to participate in a joint landing drill that started on March 7, 2016, as part of joint military exercises that will run through April 30. (Yonhap)
    North Korea again threatens nuke strikes on US, South Korea

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South...

    • Posted March 7, 2016
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  • North Koreans watch a news broadcast on a video screen outside Pyongyang Railway Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. Pyongyang has long claimed it has the right to develop nuclear weapons to defend itself against the U.S., an established nuclear power with whom it has been in a state of war for more than 65 years. But to build a credible nuclear threat, the North must explode new nuclear devices — including miniaturized ones — so its scientists can improve their designs and technology. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
    N. Korea warns of ‘stern’ responses against UN sanctions

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea warned Friday that it will take “stern” actions in response to the United Nations Security Council’s imposition of tougher sanctions over the North’s nuclear and missile programs. “We will mobilize various means...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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  • Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei urged all parties that are affected by the missile testings to remain calm. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    China urges restraint as N. Korea’s Kim orders standby for nuke strike

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — China called for calm and restraint on Friday after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered his military to be ready to use its atomic weapons at any time. The order by North Korean leader...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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  • A North Korean missile unit takes part in a military parade to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang in this picture taken April 25, 2007. North Korea fired several short-range missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Friday morning, Kyodo news agency said, quoting Japanese and U.S. Officials. (Yonhap)
    Branch by branch, a look at N. Korea’s massive military

    TOKYO (AP) — With tensions high and the United States and South Korea ready to hold their massive annual war games next week, which North Korea sees as a dress rehearsal for invasion, Pyongyang is warning it...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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  • People watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 3, 2016. North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast Thursday, Seoul officials said, just hours after the U.N. Security Council approved the toughest sanctions on Pyongyang in two decades for its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. The screen reads "Sanction on the North Korea." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    North Korea says its readying nukes

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his country’s nuclear weapons made ready for use at a moment’s notice, the official state news agency reported Friday. Kim also said his country will...

    • Posted March 3, 2016
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