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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: South Korea, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Policy
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South Korean president fires spokesman for 'inappropriate act'
SEOUL -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye has dismissed a spokesman over an “inappropriate act” during a state visit to the United States this week, her office said Friday. Another press aide did not specify what spokesman Yoon Chang-jung...
Tags: Trials, Seoul (South Korea)
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Obama, South Korean leader offer united front
WASHINGTON – President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye presented a united front in their warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying they would not bend to confrontational behavior and welcomed international pressure on the North’...
Tags: South Korea, Barack Obama, Russia, Elizabeth II, Korean War (1950-1953)
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North Korea looms over Obama's meeting with South Korean president
WASHINGTON -- The North Korean security threat will be at the top of the agenda Tuesday when President Obama meets with the new South Korean president in the Oval Office. It marks the first visit of Park Geun-hye since her election this winter and comes...
Tags: Barack Obama, White House, North Korea
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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: South Korea, Employees, Pyongyang (North Korea), Career and Workplace, Blackmail and Extortion
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Kerry visits China to urge action on North Korea
BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry arrived in Beijing on Saturday in hopes of turning the Chinese government's obvious frustration with North Korea's nuclear program into decisive action. Kerry's debut trip to East Asia as secretary...
Tags: South Korea, Xi Jinping, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry
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In Seoul, Kerry stresses 'possibilities of peace' for Koreas
BEIJING -- Secretary of State John F. Kerry hinted at the possibility of dialogue with North Korea on the first leg of a sprint through East Asia that has been shadowed by threats from Pyongyang. At a Friday news conference in Seoul with South Korean...
Tags: South Korea, G8, Unrest, Conflicts and War, John Kerry, George W. Bush
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North Korean motives, strategy remain mysteries
Contrary to the adage, what we don’t know about North Korea could hurt us. It’s not known whether the intermediate-range Musudan missiles poised for imminent firing could reach U.S. bases on Guam or Japan, though at least the latter is...
Tags: South Korea, G8, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kim Il Sung, U.S. Congress
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U.S. can thwart North Korea, admiral tells senators
WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific reassured Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military could intercept any missile launched by North Korea and aimed at America's territory or its East Asian allies. Adm. Samuel Locklear's...
Tags: South Korea, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate
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China signals North Korea to stop throwing the 'world into chaos'
BEIJING -- In a sign of China’s exasperation with its rogue ally, North Korea, newly installed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday condemned nations that throw the “world into chaos.” Without mentioning North Korea by name, Xi...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Xi Jinping, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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North Korea could stumble from bluster to war
Beneath a map depicting the battle plan for “Target Mainland U.S.,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown in state propaganda photos being briefed by his generals on preparations for attacks on Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast....
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), South Korea, Columbia University, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Media Industry
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U.S. moves missile-tracking radar platform closer to North Korea
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is moving a sea-based radar platform closer to North Korea to track possible missile launches, a Pentagon official said Monday, in the latest step meant to deter the North and reassure South Korea and Japan that the U.S....
Tags: South Korea, Japan, Petroleum Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Missile Systems
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