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north korea Archive
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North Korea contracts after trade cut-off
North Korea’s economy has been slowly shrinking after South Korea cut-off its trade in protest to the sinking of a warship. “The North is very likely to see its economy shrink this year,” said the report from South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI), without estimating a figure. A further shrinkage this year could spark [...] -
North Korea Warns UN against South’s Accusation
North Korea has sent a letter addressed to the UN Security Council, rejecting claims it sank a South Korean warship and warning the council not to debate the issue. Urging the council to facilitate Pyongyang’s own investigation into the incident, the letter comes as Seoul said it had finished installing loud speakers on its borders [...] -
Shangri-La Dialogue discusses deepening regional ties
The ministers at the Shangri la dialogue – held on 4-6 June 2010 – discussed the importance of deepening regional ties. Military ties between US and China, sinking of a South Korean corvette that killed 46 people, Five Power Defence Arrangement (FPDA), were the key issues on the second day of the Asian Security Summit. [...] -
China Neglects to Censure North Korea at Summit
The tragic sinking of the Cheonan dominated the recent tri-nation summit held in South Korea, a conference originally meant to discuss trade relations. Resisting pressure from South Korean and Japanese leaders during two days of talks, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China gave no indication that his government was ready to join in reproaching North [...] -
ASEAN and European Union express concern over Korea
The South East Asian nations and countries of the European Union, expressed ‘deep concern’ over the rising tensions in the Korean peninsula. Tensions in the Korean peninsula have been rising, due to the sinking of the South Korean corvette on March 26 and the investigation that ensued. Investigators have said that they have overwhelming evidence that [...] -
North Korea to Sever All Ties with South
In a protest against allegations that they torpedoed one of the South’s warships, North Korea will be severing all ties with South Korea. This drastic move includes expelling all of South Korean personnel from a jointly-run industrial factory north of the border, and prohibiting South Korean ships and planes from its territorial waters and airspace. [...] -
China and USA commence talks on trade and North Korea
The United States and China begin high-level talks in Beijing, today. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner begin their Strategic Economic dialogue with their counterparts in China. Topping the agenda of the talks will be Korean tensions after a multinational panel on Thursday blamed a North Korean submarine for torpedoing the [...] -
Relocation of Futenma airbase, Okinawa, Japan
Mr. Hatoyama has announced that the Futenma airbase would be moved elsewhere on the island of Okinawa. Although this decision has been commended by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, it may not go down well with the Okinawans. But, the tensions on the Korean Peninsula could ease the pressure on the Prime Minister. Japan has [...] -
South Korea Ends Warship Investigation, Formally Accuses the North
With strong US backing, South Korea officially wrapped up a painstaking investigation into a naval disaster widely suspected to be the work of North Korea. It is reported that South has found “decisive evidence” with a similar chemical make-up to elements found in a stray North Korean torpedo the South Koreans found seven years ago. Gathered [...] -
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at Border
Two North Korean vessels have violated a disputed border known as the Northern Limit Line on separate occasions within an hour, causing two warning shots to be fired from South Korean patrol ships. Both boats retreated after the warnings were broadcast with no injuries sustained. The North has never recognised the border, since it was [...] -
North Korea Reaffirms Commitment to Nuclear Disarmament
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il announced his commitment to nuclear disarmament a year after quitting talks on its atomic arsenal, during a secretive 5 day visit to China. North Korea conducted tests on 2 nuclear missiles last year, angering the US and its allies. It remains unclear whether North Korea plans to ameliorate conditions [...] -
South Korea Determined to Uncover Tragedy’s Cause
During an emotional televised speech on Monday, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak vowed a “resolute” response to the sinking of a warship at the Yellow Sea last month after North Korea broke weeks of silence to angrily deny involvement in the disaster. South Korea has not directly blamed the communist North for the sinking near their [...] -
North and South Korea exchange fire in disputed territory
Tensions rose in both North and South Korea as artillery shells were fired into the disputed sea border between the two nations reports the Yonhap news agency. The border, a scene of much bloodshed from naval conflicts in 1999 and 2002, has been a sensitive issue between the two nations since it was first drawn [...] -
After US visit, North Korea pledges “co-operation”
After the first official discussions between the US and North Korea since President Obama took office, the DPRK’s foreign ministry has released a statement saying that it will “co-operate” with the United States. US Special Envoy Stephen Bosworth had visited the country for 3 days. He met with several top officials, but did not meet leader [...] -
US envoy to visit Pyongyang on Asia-Russia tour
AFP reports that US envoy Stephen Bosworth will visit Pyongyang next week at the start of an Asia-Russia tour aimed at bringing North Korea back to nuclear disarmament negotiations, officials said Thursday. Mark Toner, a State Department spokesman, said Bosworth will arrive in the North Korean capital on Tuesday before traveling to Seoul on December 10, [...] -
Seoul not optimistic on US-North Korea talks
SEOUL: South Korea sees prospects for a US-North Korean meeting next month as “dark” because Pyongyang has yet to promise to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks, a news report said Sunday. Stephen Bosworth, US special representative for North Korean policy, is scheduled to visit the communist state on December 8 with an aim to persuading [...]
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