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2009-07-04: Headlines

The New Nation: 'NKorea missiles aimed at provoking SKorea' 2009-07-04

North Korea's latest missile launches seemed aimed at provoking South Korea rather than the wider world, a Seoul official said as Washington insisted th ...

 

BBC News: From Ushers with love 2009-07-04

It began around 2000 when North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, decided he wanted a world class brewery for his country which was just coming round from ...

 

BBC News: Calm urged after N Korea launches 2009-07-04

Russia and China have issued a joint call for calm, hours after North Korea test-fired a series of missiles. Seven Scud-type ballistic missiles with a range ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Lee Myung Bak Group's War Moves Flayed 2009-07-04

The People for Achieving Peace and Reunification of south Korea held the 91st meeting for peace and disarmament outside the puppet Defence Ministry building ...

 

www.worldbulletin.net: Russia, China call for calm after N.Korea missiles 2009-07-04

Russia and China called for calm after North Korea stoked regional tensions by firing ballistic missiles. Russia and China called for calm on Saturday ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Lee Myung Bak Group's Fascist Crackdown on Pro ... 2009-07-04

A spokesman for the North Headquarters of the Pan-national Alliance for Korea's Reunification (Pomminryon) in a statement on July 3 termed the Lee Myung Bak ...

 

The Nation, Pakistan: US says NKorea should not 'aggravate tensions' 2009-07-04

The United States urged North Korea on Saturday not to "aggravate tensions" as it called Pyongyang's latest missile launches "not helpful.

 

Buffalo News: Celebrating independence 2009-07-04

As tyrant-repressed North Korea contemplates its own brand of skyrockets, Hondurans suffer through a “pajama coup” and other nations around the glo ...

 

ISRIA: Philippines - President - RP joins nokor missile launch condemnation 2009-07-04

Malacañang has joined the world in condemning North Korea for firing test missiles on the eve of the United States' Independence Day celebration.

 

The Irrawaddy News Magazine: UN Chief's Visit Fails to Bend Junta's Iron Will 2009-07-04

“This is not the end of diplomatic efforts to bring about changes in Burma,” said Chan Tun, a former Burmese ambassador to China and North Korea.

 

AMERICAblog: Saturday Morning Open Thread 2009-07-04

North Korea launched missiles tomorrow. Seven to be exact. Kim Jong-Il didn't count on Sarah Palin filling the weekend news hole and stealing all ...

 

The Irrawaddy News Magazine: N Korea Using Malaysian Bank for Burmese Weapons Deals: Yonhap 2009-07-04

North Korea sought payment through a bank in Malaysia for a suspected shipment of weapons to Burma being carried on a freighter tracked by ...

 

WBUR: Liberty Crown Reopens To Tourists 2009-07-04

... Holl Lute will administer the oath of allegiance to them and they will climb the statue's crown. North Korea Reportedly Fires 7 Missiles Off Coast — AP.

 

ArmsControlWonk.com: DPRK: Launch in One Month 2009-07-04

After returning from the Mid-East on Thursday, I had to catch up quickly on what was going on with North Korea's missile/rocket program.

 

Smash Hits: India, Japan agree to fast track work on freight, industrial corridors 2009-07-04

Both ministers shared the view that the nuclear and missile development by North Korea is a threat to the international community, and that there was a need ...

 

Financial Times: North Korea test-fires seven missiles 2009-07-04

SEOUL, July 4 - North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United State ...

 

Hindu: North Korea tests seven missiles on US Independence Day 2009-07-04

Seoul/Washington (PTI): In its second biggest salvo of ballistic weaponry in three years, North Korea today test-fired seven missiles, sending a message ...

 

9&10 News: NKorea missiles...Jackson memorial...Wimbledon sibling rivalry 2009-07-04

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an apparently symbolic gesture on the Fourth of July, North Korea has rocketed off seven ballistic missiles in violation of UN ...

 

????(???): N.Korea Launches Series of Missiles off its Eastern Coast 2009-07-04

Replicas of North Korea's Scud-B missile (center) and other South Korean missiles at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul on October 8, 2008.

 

Xinhua: S Korean gov't expresses regrets on DPRK firing short-range missiles 2009-07-04

"The government has confirmed that North Korea fired four ballistic missiles from the Gitdaeryong site in Gangwon Province," the ministry said in ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Inorganic Waterproof Agent 2009-07-04

An inorganic waterproof agent developed at Pyongyang University of Mechanical Engineering is drawing interest of people. The inorganic waterproof powder ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Greetings to Belorussian President 2009-07-04

Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Friday sent a message of greetings to Aleksandr Grigoriyevich Lukashenko ...

 

KESQ: News Minute: July 4th defiance...Troops killed...Jackson memorial 2009-07-04

Entertainment News from AP AP - July 4, 2009 8:53 AM ET SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A senior official at South Korea's presidential office says the North ...

2009-07-03: Headlines

Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Fall on US, Europe Jobs Data, Seven & I Results 2009-07-03

July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a third day as a drop in profit at Seven & I Holdings Co., Japan's largest retailer ...

 

Asia Times Online: Pyongyang plans fourth of July fireworks 2009-07-03

The explosive strength of North Korea's nuclear test on May 25 has been estimated at four kilotons, or one-fifth the 20-kiloton dimensions of the atomic ...

 

Asia Times Online: Missing the point on Myanmar 2009-07-03

In North Korea for example everyone accepts the focus is on nuclear proliferation; but - here it's much more complicated, there are so many different issue ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: N. Korea test fires reported 2009-07-03

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea —- North Korea test fired two short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry ...

 

PR-Inside.com News: WORLD at 1000 GMT 2009-07-03

SEOUL, South Korea _ South Korea shrugs off North Korea's firing of short-range missiles, saying they were part of routine military exercises and warning ...

 

Baxter Bulletin: He just won't shut up 2009-07-03

His role more closely resembles North Korea's Kim Jong Il, who seemingly delights in tormenting his own people. Had Sanford's exploits come to light only ...

 

9&10 News: Memorial for Michael Jackson...Marines making progress in Afghanistan 2009-07-03

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is shrugging off North Korea's firing of four short-range missiles yesterday, saying they were part of routine ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Staff Members of Russian Embassy Visit Chollim ... 2009-07-03

Russian Ambassador to the DPRK Valery E. Sukhinin and staff members of the Russian embassy visited the Chollima Steel Complex on Thursday.

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Remembrance Meeting of Agricultural Workers Held 2009-07-03

A remembrance meeting of agricultural workers titled "The leader is still among our peasants" took place in Yonan County, South Hwanghae Province ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - "Complete Collection of Kim Il Sung's Works" Off Press 2009-07-03

The Workers' Party of Korea Publishing House brought out Vol. 81 of "Complete Collection of Kim Il Sung's Works", a library of the Juche idea ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Further Study and Dissemination of Juche Idea Urged 2009-07-03

An annual meeting of the Finnish National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea was held in Helsinki on June 22. Present at the meeting were personage ...

 

Auburn Citizen: IAEA chooses Japanese as new head 2009-07-03

North Korea left the nonproliferation fold to develop a nuclear weapons program on ElBaradei's watch and his agency later launched inconclusive probes ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Independence Day of Venezuela Marked 2009-07-03

A meeting was held at the Pyongyang International Cultural Centre on Thursday on the occasion of the independence day of Venezuela.

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Inter-Korean Working Contact for Revision ... 2009-07-03

A north-south working contact for the revision of the contracts on the Kaesong Industrial Zone (KIZ) was made on the spot on Thursday.

 

Korea Times: Plight of NK Women Defectors Deepening 2009-07-03

Last year, nearly 3000 North Koreans successfully entered South Korea after years of famine and other hardships. Their life here, ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Military Attaches Corps Here Visits Sinchon Museum 2009-07-03

The military attaches corps here visited the Sinchon Museum Thursday on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 month of anti-US joint struggle.

 

Radio Australia: Concern US unable to protect Hawaii against North Korean missiles 2009-07-03

News overnight says that North Korea has fired at least three short-range missile off its east coast into the sea of Japan. It's vowing to step up ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea - Hamhung Martyrs' Cemetery Completed 2009-07-03

The Hamhung Martyrs' Cemetery was built at the foot of a mountain in Phunggyong-ri, Hoesang District, Hamhung City, South Hamgyong Province.

 

PRESS TV: South Korea on alert after North launches missiles 2009-07-03

"We are keeping a close watch on North Korea as it may fire more missiles," said an official with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Associated Pre ...

 

ForexTV.com: Australia Criticizes N Korea Missile Tests 2009-07-03

(RTTNews) - The Australian government has warned North Korea its latest missile tests are further isolating it from the international community following ...

 

Shanghai Daily: Tense time:N. Korea launches4 missiles 2009-07-03

NORTH Korea test-fired four short-range missiles yesterday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following ...

2009-07-02: Headlines

International GYMNAST Magazine Online: Chinese Women Win University Games Title 2009-07-03

Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26 ...

 

The Associated Press: Chronology of North Korea's missile program 2009-07-03

Developments in North Korea's missile program: _ Aug. 31, 1998: North Korea fires suspected missile over Japan and into the Pacific Oce ...

 

NBC Augusta: Electric vehicle plant considering Ga. and SC 2009-07-03

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A South Korean company says Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and California are among sites it's considering for ...

 

Radio Australia: Foreign food aid donors stop funding North Korea 2009-07-03

Since North Korea's nuclear test in May, the World Food Programme says it has not received any new donations from the international community and ...

 

Reuters: North Korea may fire more missiles: report 2009-07-03

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea may test mid-range missiles or fire more short-range missiles to step up saber rattling that has raised regional ...

 

AsiaOne: Seoul shares seen down 2009-07-03

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Seoul shares are likely to open lower on Friday after falls overnight on Wall Street and bleak US job data, with news of North Korea' ...

 

Australia.TO: North Korean Missile Launch 'Not Unexpected,' Official Says 2009-07-03

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2009 - North Korea's launch of four short-range missiles yesterday didn't surprise Defense Department officials, a Pentagon spokesm ...

 

?????: Pyongyang fires four missiles into East Sea 2009-07-03

In an apparent protest against recent sanctions, North Korea fired four short-range missiles yesterday, the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul said.

 

Modesto Bee: Obama keeps door open for NKorean nuclear talks 2009-07-03

AP WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the United States is trying to "keep a door open" for North Korea to return to international nuclear ...

 

Straits Times: A near-death experience 2009-07-03

The luck of the draw ensured that the hosts avoided relatively tougher opponents in Japan and North Korea. It also pitted the two pre-tournament favourite ...

 

Reuters: Seoul shares trim loss; techs, defence issues gain 2009-07-03

* KOSPI falls 0.26 percent, but trims earlier 1.6 pct loss * Defence issues rally after North Korea missile news * Techs up on favourable product pricing ...

 

Wall Street Journal: Asian Shares Fall On US Data, Before Weekend; But Volume Low 2009-07-03

Markets in Seoul weren't that fussed by indications North Korea late Thursday test-fired a fourth short-range missile, following three other launche ...

 

Washington Times: S. Korea mobilizes maritime squads 2009-07-03

North Korea fired four short-range missiles into waters off the east coast Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported. "We have not got word from above yet," ...

 

LA Downtown News Online: Dining Like Dignitaries 2009-07-03

In 2007, Kim was one of eight South Korean chefs who accompanied then-President Roh Moo-Hyun to the Inter-Korea State Dinner in North Korea.

 

cleveland.com: North Korea test-fires 4 short-range missiles - The Plain Dealer 2009-07-03

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, according to South Korea's Defense ...

 

The Associated Press: NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US feared 2009-07-03

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast in a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile ...

 

United Press International: North Korea sanctions said to be working 2009-07-03

WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Sanctions against North Korea appear to be working, the White House said Thursday, the same day Pyongyang fired four short-range ...

 

Yonhap News: Seoul to increase defense R&D spending to counter NK threats 2009-07-03

The program, which was a revision of a 2005 defense reform plan, came after North Korea conducted its second nuclear test on May 25 following its first test ...

 

Financial Times: Tensions rise as N Korea tests three missiles 2009-07-03

By Song Jung-a in Seoul North Korea tested three short-range missiles yesterday, ratcheting up regional tensions already high after Pyongyang's atomic test ...

 

Globe and Mail: Japan fights to keep North Korea in the spotlight 2009-07-03

When North Korea detonates nuclear devices and tests long- and mid-range missiles, Japan sees it as more than just a theoretical danger.

 

Ninemsn: Buffett gives $A1.5 billion to charity 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

Ninemsn: Jackson memorial service set for Tuesday 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

Ninemsn: Vegetarian diet weakens bones: research 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

Phuketwan: MediaWATCH: Fall in Tourism Grows Worse 2009-07-03

By Phuketwan Reporters With Phuket as a potential destination this month for talks on nuclear North Korea, anxiety grows as the rogue state test fire ...

 

DigitalJournal.com: Will the US missile defense system work? 2009-07-03

The threat from North Korea has grown over the last year. The communist state has tested nuclear warheads and long-range missiles. Now North Korea ...

 

Ninemsn: Rights bill 'wouldn't change judge role' 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

Sydney Indymedia: The Shortwave Report 07/03/09 Listen Globally! 2009-07-03

China is working to reopen 6-party talks with North Korea, saying that it is the best way to denuclearize the peninsula. Venezuelan President Chavez says he ...

 

Ninemsn: BHP offloads Yabulu nickel factory 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

Ninemsn: Bus crash kills 23 near Lake Titicaca 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

Ninemsn: House gutted for $600000 cannabis crop 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

The Press Association: Nuclear watchdog select new head 2009-07-03

North Korea left the non-proliferation fold to develop a nuclear weapons program on Mr ElBaradei's watch, and his agency later launched inconclusive pro ...

 

mediabistro.com: FishPoolDC: Our Insider's Notes from Today's Press Briefing 2009-07-03

(But what do Michael Jackson and Mark Sanford have to do with North Korea?) Say Cheez-It!: Gibbs declined to enumerate why POTUS has delayed his departure ...

 

Demopolis Times: Knowledge is a powerful tool 2009-07-03

North Korea's nuclear aspirations are a good example. The revelation that such a volatile country possesses these capabilities is frightening.

 

Ninemsn: Man arrested after six-hour siege 2009-07-03

Australia protests missile launchesAustralia has urged North Korea to immediately desist from provocative acts after it fired three short-range missile ...

 

People's Daily Online: DPRK's missile launches "not helpful," says US 2009-07-03

"North Korea knows exactly what it has to ... They need to cut out these kinds of provocative actions and return to denuclearization talks," State ...

 

Big Hollywood: Obama and North Korea: Featuring Lil' KimJong 2009-07-03

I'm sure many leftists will assume me a racist because of this one. I shan't lie… I find Kim Jong Il's accent incredibly funny ...

 

Salon: The un-American way of life 2009-07-03

... what might be called the question of Communist hangover: How have self-described Communist regimes endured in Cuba, North Korea and (at least nominally)

2009-07-01: Headlines

Sydney Morning Herald: North Korea issues new warning to Japan 2009-07-01

North Korea issued a fresh warning on Wednesday to Japan to stay clear of some of the communist country's coastal areas when Pyongyang conducts military ...

 

??????: New Sanctions Over North Korea 2009-07-01

5, 2009, shows a missile firing drill from an undisclosed location in North Korea. WASHINGTON—The United States has imposed sanctions on companies involved ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea: Cases of Aerial Espionage against DPRK on Steady Increase 2009-07-01

The US imperialists and the south Korean puppets desperately perpetrated aerial espionage against the DPRK in June by mobilizing strategic and tactical ...

 

Bleacher Report: How The 2010 FIFA World Cup Is Shaping Up (Part 2 Of 4: July 2009) 2009-07-01

This is the first time North Korea has qualified for a World Cup since their effort to reach the Quarter Finals in 1966. Of course that achievement h ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea: Battle of Jiansanfeng 2009-07-01

More than seventy years have passed since the battle of Jiansanfeng in which the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA) shattered to the smithereens ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea: US Promise to Provide "Nuclear Umbrella" to S. Kore ... 2009-07-01

The US chief executive invited puppet traitor Lee Myung Bak of south Korea to visit Washington in mid-June and promised him to provide "extended deterrence" ...

 

Sin Chew Jit Poh: UN chief in Japan ahead of Myanmar visit 2009-07-01

On a three-day visit, Ban will meet Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone to discuss Suu Kyi's trial and North Korea's nuclear and missile thre ...

 

The Age: NKorea warns Japan against inspecting cargo ships 2009-07-01

North Korea has warned of military action against Japan if Tokyo stops its vessels for cargo inspections. Rodong Sinmun, official daily of the ruling ...

 

USA Today: Critic's Corner Wednesday 2009-07-01

•Stick with PBS for Wide Angle's Crossing Heaven's Border (10 ET/PT, times may vary), which tracks the little-covered plight of those who flee North Kore ...

 

Channel News Asia: Asian Youth Games: South Korea through to football semis ... 2009-07-01

North Korea will face Laos tomorrow requiring a win — and for South Korea to do them a favour and beat Saudi Arabia — to pip the Middle Eastern giants to ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea: Anniversary of DPRK-Laos Diplomatic Ties Marked 2009-07-01

A meeting and a reception were arranged in Vientiane on June 24 to mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK ...

 

??????: North Korea resumes business talks with Seoul 2009-07-01

SEOUL -- North and South Korea plan to resume talks Thursday on inter-Korean cooperation as international sanctions mount against North Kore ...

 

????(???): US Targets More Firms for N.Korea Sanctions 2009-07-01

The United States on Tuesday added two more companies to its lists of firms facing sanctions for allegedly aiding North Korea's nuclear and missile program ...

 

WA today: US-tracked N Korea ship 'changes course' 2009-07-01

A diplomatic source told the Korea Herald the ship was "near our waters," which could suggest sanctions were having an effect on North Korea.

 

????(???): Nuclear Reprocessing Should Be an Economic Question 2009-07-01

Now the issue has re-emerged after North Korea's second nuclear test. But reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear armament are separate issues.

 

Wall Street Journal: How to Stop North Korea's Weapons Proliferation 2009-07-01

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874, unanimously passed on June 12, broadened the concept of illicit cargoes as far as North Korea is concerned.

 

Washington Post: US-POLITICS Summary 2009-07-01

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had cracked down on companies involved in North Korea's suspected missile proliferation and ...

 

Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription): St. Lucie County At the Library: North Korea, China at odds ... 2009-07-01

This time, the international crisis pits North Korea against China. Only mcgarvey's negotiation skills and his big guns stop a nuclear war.

 

The Spoof (satire): North Korea Takes Aim at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch 2009-07-01

HOLLYWOOD: It has been brought to our attention that North Korea may be preparing to move it's missle carrying ship to the southern coast of California.

 

Xinhua: US beefs up sanctions against DPRK 2009-06-30

"North Korea uses front companies like Hong Kong Electronics and a range of other deceptive practices to obscure the true nature of its financial dealing ...

 

Ynetnews: South Korea: North trying to enrich uranium 2009-06-30

North Korea appears to be enriching uranium, potentially giving the state that tested a plutonium-based nuclear device in May another path for making atomic ...

 

NASDAQ: UN's Ban Says North Korea Shouldn't Worsen 'Serious Situation' 2009-06-30

TOKYO (AFP)--UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged North Korea to refrain from "further measures which may deteriorate the already very seriou ...

 

Bloomberg: Aso Calls for Pressure on North Korea, Criticizes DPJ 2009-06-30

“By coordinating closely with the US, South Korea, China and Russia, we need to apply strong pressure against North Korea.” Separately, UN Secretary-General ...

 

KGO-AM: The Human Side of North Korea 2009-06-30

Aaron talks with KGO's Ed and Jen about the plight of people who defect from North Korea and flee to the south. He focuses on the unfamiliar human story ...

 

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Arms control, N. Korea on lawmakers' agenda 2009-06-30

US lawmakers and their Russian counterparts have met to discuss arms control, North Korea and other international issues, setting the stage for President ...

 

Reuters: US targets North Korea's Namchongang Trading Corp 2009-06-30

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Tuesday took to steps to freeze any US assets held by North Korea's Namchongang Trading Corp. and ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

Toronto Star: Will economic crisis slow the new arms race? 2009-06-29

North Korea's missile testing continues to incite fear despite minute spending compared to the others. As the arms race quietly gets heated, the financial ...

 

The Space Review: North Korea's missiles: how will they use their ultimate asset 2009-06-29

As famine as well as economic and political disintegration continue to have their effects on the Pyongyang regime, evidence grows th ...

 

DigitalJournal.com: Air Force test fires missile, North Korea criticizes 2009-06-29

This weekend, North Korea criticized the US for missile defense program. The missile was fired into the Pacific Ocean and hit its target, according to Lt.

 

????(???): N.Korea's Arms Export Routes Getting Harder to Track 2009-06-29

North Korea has sought various legal and illegal ways to dodge the tightening net of the US-led Proliferation Security Initiative for the past few year ...

 

Mind Your Own Damn Business Politics: Inspect the North Korean ship bound for Myanmar, or destroy it 2009-06-29

North Korea has sent a ship to Myanmar (Burma), a nation ruled by one of the few governments more tyrannical than North Korea (though recent statements ...

 

???: S. Korea's new defense plans stimulates speculation regarding ... 2009-06-29

Lieutenant General Kim Ki Soo of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that due to North Korea's second nuclear test and missile launch, Seoul will be reevaluating ...

 

????(???): Can the US Bring China on Side Over N.Korea? 2009-06-29

Washington is trying hard to persuade China to step up sanctions against North Korea under UN Security Council Resolution 1874 and join talks of five ...

 

????(???): US Sets Up N.Korea Sanctions Taskforce 2009-06-29

The US is stepping up pressure on North Korea by launching a taskforce to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1874. The interagency taskforce ...

 

Korea Times: Looking for Clue 2009-06-29

Following North Korea's second nuclear test, clouds are gathering over the peninsula, threatening to shut out any rays of hope for an early breakthrough.

 

????(???): N.Korea 'Recycles Old Picture of Kim Jong-il' 2009-06-29

North Korea released a group photo of Kim accompanied by Kim Yong-chun, minister of the People's Armed Forces, and Kim Jong-gak, first vice-director of ...

 

Ynetnews: N. Korea criticizes US missile defense for Hawaii 2009-06-29

North Korea criticized the US on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime ...

 

Korea Times: China and North Korea 2009-06-29

Since the imposing of United Nations sanctions against North Korea after its second nuclear test on May 25, everyone has been looking ...

 

Ynetnews: Report: S. Korea getting US missiles to boost defenses 2009-06-28

South Korea is acquiring 40 US-made missiles for an Aegis destroyer this month to boost its defenses amid reports North Korea may soon test-fire missile ...

 

Wall Street Journal: South Korea, Japan Want North Korea to Return to Talks 2009-06-28

AP TOKYO -- The leaders of South Korea and Japan pledged Sunday to work together to bring North Korea back to the table for negotiations aimed at persuading ...

 

The Age: N Korea vows to shoot down spy planes 2009-06-28

North Korea has threatened to shoot down any Japanese planes that enter its airspace, accusing Tokyo of spying near one of its missile launch sites.

 

PR.com (press release): Hispanics Deem North Korea a Threat to US Security According ... 2009-06-28

Santa Monica, CA, June 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- A nationwide poll at SusOpiniones.com found that US Hispanics deem North Korea a threat to our security.

 

Bangkok Post: Bangkok Post : Burma, North Korea in an unholy military alliance 2009-06-28

Recent reports suggest Gen Thura Shwe Mann, the regime's No 3 man, made a secret visit to North Korea in November 2008, no doubt with a shopping list ...

 

?????: North's economic growth tops South's in 2008 2009-06-28

The only country that seems to have dodged the world financial crisis was North Korea, based on a report that Pyeongyang's economy grew by 3.8 percent ...

 

?????: [Viewpoint] Entering the final days 2009-06-28

The relationship between North Korea and the rest of the world appears to be worsening. With prisoners taken, missiles launched and sharp words exchanged ...

 

Sydney Morning Herald: N.Korea vows to bolster nuclear deterrence against US 2009-06-28

North Korea threatened on Sunday to bolster its nuclear deterrence against the United States, as the leaders of key US allies South Korea and Jap ...

 

?????: South Korea, Japan stand firm on nuclear threat 2009-06-28

South Korea and Japan agreed yesterday that they will never accept North Korea as a nuclear power, and reaffirmed their willingness to take coordinated ...

 

TransWorldNews (press release): Japan and South Korea Call for UN Sanctions to be Applied 2009-06-28

Aso and Myung-bak met in Tokyo to discuss the issue of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and the UN Security Council's response which placed tighter ...

 

?????: US scholar frowns on South*s policies on North 2009-06-28

US scholar Stephan Haggard paints a negative picture of South Korea*s past and present policies on North Korea, saying he believes a mixture of engagement ...

 

Financial Times: John Dizard: North Korea, the submerging market bet 2009-06-28

“The Korean people still bear a deep grudge against the crimes of the US imperialists, the provoker and criminal [sic] of the Korean War ...

2009-06-28: Headlines

Ventura County Star: Cyr: Learning vital anti-missile lessons from Cold War 2009-06-28

Rocket rattling by North Korea, including its intent to launch a long-range missile around July 4, has resulted in defensive ...

 

PR.com (press release): Hispanics Deem North Korea a Threat to US Security According ... 2009-06-28

Santa Monica, CA, June 28, 2009 --(PR.com)-- A nationwide poll at SusOpiniones.com found that US Hispanics deem North Korea a threat to our security.

 

Korea Herald: Seoul to acquire new missiles for destroyer 2009-06-28

The reports of the deployment come as the nation is bracing for a possible military conflict with North Korea, which has threatened such action as ...

 

The Age: N Korea vows to shoot down spy planes 2009-06-28

North Korea has threatened to shoot down any Japanese planes that enter its airspace, accusing Tokyo of spying near one of its missile launch sites.

 

Washington Post: Uranium gives NKorea second way to make bombs 2009-06-28

Following nearly seven years of adamant denials, North Korea announced it can enrich uranium - a simpler method of building nuclear weapons th ...

 

Taipei Times: Benefits of China's 'peaceful rise' 2009-06-28

What will this change mean in practice in the world's hotspots like North Korea, Pakistan and Central Asia? Before the global financial crisis h ...

 

guardian.co.uk: UN ambassador: US closely monitoring nkorean ship 2009-06-28

AP foreign, Sunday June 28 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) — The US ambassador to the United Nations says the US is keeping close tabs on a suspected North Kore ...

 

The Age: Japan, SKorea summit to focus on NKorea 2009-06-28

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has arrived in Japan for talks with Prime Minister Taro Aso, as simmering tensions over North Korea's nuclear ...

 

?????: South Korea, Japan stand firm on nuclear threat 2009-06-28

South Korea and Japan agreed yesterday that they will never accept North Korea as a nuclear power, and reaffirmed their willingness to take coordinated ...

 

Chicago Daily Herald: Take hard line with China, North Korea 2009-06-28

Does the administration really want to curb North Korea's dangerous posturing, reckless behavior, bellicosity, and intransigence that could bring us to ...

 

?????: [Viewpoint] Entering the final days 2009-06-28

The relationship between North Korea and the rest of the world appears to be worsening. With prisoners taken, missiles launched and sharp words exchanged ...

 

?????: North's economic growth tops South's in 2008 2009-06-28

The only country that seems to have dodged the world financial crisis was North Korea, based on a report that Pyeongyang's economy grew by 3.8 percent ...

 

Detroit Free Press: A ConCon should be on Michigan's to-do list 2009-06-28

... about radical wackos seizing control of a so-called ConCon (constitutional convention) and turning Michigan into the North Korea of North America.

 

Sydney Morning Herald: N.Korea vows to bolster nuclear deterrence against US 2009-06-28

North Korea threatened on Sunday to bolster its nuclear deterrence against the United States, as the leaders of key US allies South Korea and Jap ...

 

Yonhap News: S. Korea to acquire new missiles for Aegis destroyer 2009-06-28

It has been used to detect long-range ballistic missiles fired by North Korea that were 1000 km away. The destroyer is currently the largest surface comb ...

 

ISRIA: North Korea: Lee Myung Bak's Reckless Nuclear War Moves Slammed 2009-06-27

Traitor Lee Myung Bak of south Korea, when he met the US president during his recent junket to the US, asked for specifying the US "provision of nuclear ...

 

AllGov: Can North Korea Really Strike Hawaii? 2009-06-27

North Korea has more than a thousand missiles in its military arsenal, but none of them can travel the distance required to strike Hawaii.

 

El Paso Times: Letters: Rush Limbaugh as scary as North Korea's leader 2009-06-27

Nothing or nobody in this world today is more scary than Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea. His total disregard for the rest of the world is scary.

 

Bloomberg: Japan, South Korea to Cooperate on Economic Crisis, North Korea 2009-06-27

June 27 (Bloomberg) -- Japan and South Korea agreed to cooperate on overcoming the global financial crisis and in urging North Korea ...

 

Chicago Tribune: Japan and South Korea agree to work more closely together ... 2009-06-27

At a dinner the previous evening, the two ministers also shared their "deep concern" about North Korea's most recent nuclear test on May 25, according ...

 

The Associated Press: Today in History - June 27 2009-06-27

One year ago: North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program, the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor at Yongbyon.

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