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U.N. approves tough new sanctions against N. Korea after Pyongyang vows to nuke U.S.
Associated PressThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday for tough new sanctions to punish North Korea for its latest nuclear test, and a furious Pyongyang threatened a nuclear strike against the United States. The sanctions drafted by North Korea's...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Seoul (South Korea), North Korea, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Susan Rice
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Obama promises swift reaction to N. Korean nuke test
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama reacted sharply to North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, promising swift international action to bring the rogue communist regime in line. The detonation came hours before the president's State of the Union address, where he was...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Lee Myung-bak, State of the Union Address, North Korea, China Earthquake (2010)
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North Korea fires short-range missiles off east coast
BEIJING — North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and...Tags: Seoul (South Korea), North Korea, Kim Jong Un, Missile Systems, Wars and Interventions
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Aide to Japan's leader pays unannounced visit to North Korea
BEIJING -- A senior aide to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived Tuesday in North Korea, but neither country gave a reason for the unannounced visit that followed weeks of high tension in the region over the North's nuclear and missile tests....
Tags: North Korea, News Agency, Shinzo Abe, Kim Jong Il, Politics
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North Korea denies it will use seized American as bargaining chip
BEIJING – North Korea on Sunday denied it would use a jailed Korean American as a political bargaining chip, saying it had no plans to invite a prominent American to Pyongyang to seek the release of Kenneth Bae. Bae, 44, of Lynwood, Wash., was...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, China, Punishment
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U.S. urges North Korea to grant amnesty and free Kenneth Bae
The United States urged North Korea on Thursday to grant amnesty and free an American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for alleged hostile acts against North Korea. Patrick Ventrell, acting deputy spokesman for the State Department, told...
Tags: North Korea, U.S. Department of State, Punishment, United Nations
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American sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details. BEIJING -- Adding to the strained relations with the U.S., North Korea said Thursday that an American citizen held since November has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile...Tags: U.S. Congress, China, U.S. Department of State, Trials, Punishment
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North Korea's former poet laureate to publish memoir in English
Rider Publishing, a Random House imprint, acquired world rights to "Crossing the Border," the memoirs of former North Korean State Poet Laureate Jang Jin-sung, the Guardian reports. In 2004, unable to reconcile his privileged position with the suffering...Tags: North Korea, Poetry, BBC, Kim Il Sung
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For South Korea, no respect, no Kaesong
It's time for South Korea to face facts: The Kaesong experiment has failed. The ideologically motivated joint business venture with North Korea known as the Kaesong industrial complex is not economically viable, nor has it achieved any of its political...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), North Korea, Lee Myung-bak, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Corea del Norte podría preparar un ensayo militar a gran escala
Corea del Norte podría preparar un ensayo militar a gran escala según desveló hoy una fuente del Gobierno surcoreano a la agencia Yonhap. "No hay forma de adivinar cuándo comenzará el ensayo, pero existe una posibilidad de que el Norte opte por lanzar... -
South Korea to pull workers from Kaesong complex in North Korea
SEOUL -- South Korea said Friday it would pull its remaining workers from an industrial complex run jointly with North Korea after Pyongyang refused an offer to begin talks. Located just north of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, the...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), North Korea, Emily Alpert, South Korea, Career and Workplace
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