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south korea Archive
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South Korea fails second rocket launch attempt
On June 10, South Korea’s space rocket, the KLSV-1, exploded 137.19 seconds after blastoff from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, said the Minister of Education, Science and Technology Ahn Byong-man. The space rocket, carrying an observation satellite designed to study global warming and climate change, exploded at [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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. [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
South Korea to double aid to Africa by 2012
SEOUL: South Korea on Tuesday agreed to double its development aid to Africa in the next three years to help the continent fight poverty and grow sustainably, Seoul officials said. South Korea’s overseas development assistance to Africa will increase two-fold by 2012 from last year’s US$107 million, they said. The accord was announced when South Korea and [...]
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