All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • 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 after N. Korea’s miniature nuclear warheads claim

    BEIJING, May 21 (Yonhap) – China Thursday called for restraint and efforts to ease tensions after North Korea claimed it has made nuclear warheads small enough to mount on missiles. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei made...

    • Posted May 21, 2015
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    N. Korea claims it has miniaturized nuke weapons

    SEOUL, May 20 (Yonhap) — North Korea said Wednesday it has already made nuclear warheads small enough to fit on a missile, further escalating tensions sparked by its recent test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). In...

    • Posted May 20, 2015
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    S. Korea to give nearly $1 million to N. Korea to support handicapped

    SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea said Tuesday it has decided to provide about 1 billion won (US$917,850) to support the physically handicapped in North Korea, a move aimed at boosting inter-Korean cooperation. The Ministry of...

    • Posted May 19, 2015
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    N. Korean threats stifling Asian growth: President Park

    By Kang Seung-woo President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that North Korea’s nuclear threats and provocations are undermining stability in Asia and hindering its growth potential. “The Asian region has enormous growth potential, but as long as North...

    • Posted May 19, 2015
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  • Portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, right, glow on the facade of a building as dusk descends upon Pyongyang, North Korea, May 8, 2015. In Pyongyang, commercial advertisements are rarely seen in public, but portraits of the late leaders and propaganda slogans are a common sight on buildings and along the streets.
    Most S. Koreans support aid to N. Korea: UNICEF

    INCHEON, May 19 (Yonhap) — More than eight out of 10 South Koreans are supportive of their government’s aid to North Korea as children there face serious food shortages, a poll by the United Nations’ children agency...

    • Posted May 19, 2015
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  • U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference following meetings with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
    Kerry hints at possible THAAD deployment on Korean soil to deter N. Korea

    SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry vowed on Monday full preparedness with every possible means, including the controversial advanced missile defense system, to better deter and counter evolving threats. “Particularly in this...

    • Posted May 18, 2015
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    S. Korea to allow foreign activists to cross inter-Korean border

    SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) — South Korea said Friday it has decided to allow foreign activists to cross the heavily fortified inter-Korean border in late May, but it will advise them to use a western land route...

    • Posted May 15, 2015
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