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N. Korea denies jamming GPS signals in S. Korea
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) — North Korea on Friday denied being responsible for the jamming of satellite navigation signals, which affected hundreds of commercial flights and ships in South Korea’s border area.
South Korea has accused North Korea o…
Lawmaker-elect: N. Korea suspected of involvement in China’s arrest of S. Korean activists
SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) — An activist-turned-lawmaker-elect said Friday he suspects North Korea is deeply involved in the arrest of South Korean activists held in China on charges thought to be related to their anti-Pyongyang campaign.
Four activ…
G-8 leaders to discuss N. Korea: Donilon
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Yonhap) — President Barack Obama plans to discuss North Korean when he hosts a key summit with his counterparts from seven major nations later this week, Obama’s top security aide said Thursday.
National Secur…
(2nd LD) U.S. House panel leader due in Seoul next week
By Lee Chi-dong, Kim Kwang-tae
WASHINGTON/ SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) — Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairwoman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, will visit South Korea next week, her first trip there in 11 years, according to a congressional s…
Davies set for regional tour on N. Korea: State Dept.
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Yonhap) — The U.S. point man on North Korea, Glyn Davies, will arrive in Seoul this weekend for discussions on dealing with the communist nation, the State Department announced Thursday.
He also plans to trave…
N. Korean health delegation leaves for Switzerland for WHO conference
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) — A North Korean public health delegation left for Switzerland Thursday to attend the general assembly of the World Health Organization, the North’s official news agency reported.
The delegation is led by Kim Myong-chol, …
Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold talks in Seoul next week
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) — South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level tripartite talks in Seoul early next week for consultations on North Korea following its failed launch of a long-range rocket last month, a Seoul official said T…
N. Korea builds benevolent image of leader Kim Jong-un
SEOUL, May 17 (Yonhap) — North Korea’s state media have apparently set out to build an image of the country’s new leader Kim Jong-un as caring as citizens show little sign of warming to the young ruler.
Numerous reports in the North Korean medi…
NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 210 (May 17, 2012)
*** CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW
SEOUL (Yonhap) — The following is a chronological review of major developments related to North Korea from May 10-16, 2012.
May
10 Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA…
NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 210 (May 17, 2012)
*** FOREIGN TIPS
Experts in Seoul Forecast Imminent Provocations by Kim Jong-un
SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is likely to keep tensions with South Korea high and continue provocations against the South to help consolidat…
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N. Korea denies jamming GPS of civilian aircraft
North Korea on Friday denied it had jammed the GPS systems of hundreds of civilian aircraft and ships in South Korea, accusing the South of using problems with navigation equipment to smear the North.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:48 am
Exclusive: U.N. probes possible NKorea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related deals between Pyongyang and Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday. "The DPRK (North Korea) continues actively to defy the measures in the (U.N. sanctions) resolutions," the panel said in the …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:30 am
Exclusive – U.N. probes possible North Korea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related deals between Pyongyang and Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:17 am
North Korea evading UN luxury goods ban to smoke, drink, drive: panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by North Korea of a U.N. ban on luxury goods sales to the reclusive state, according to a confidential draft U.N. report. Japan told a U.N. panel of experts that Pyongyang also imported thousands of computers and thousands of dollars …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:04 am
North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor-report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 satellite images, work halted in December at the reactor had now re-started, said the website (http://38north.org), run by the U.S.-Korea Institute …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:04 am
North Korea evading U.N. luxury goods ban to smoke, drink, drive – panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by North Korea of a U.N. ban on luxury goods sales to the reclusive state, according to a confidential draft U.N. report. Japan told a U.N. panel of experts that Pyongyang also imported thousands of computers and thousands of dollars …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:27 am
US, Japan, SKorea to discuss North Korea next week
The United States said it will join Japan and South Korea in three-way talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss developments in North Korea following its failed rocket launch.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:29 pm
South Korea to North Korea: Learn from Myanmar
On May 14, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited Myanmar, partly with the aim of using the formerly isolated country as an example to North Korea of how it might benefit from improved relations with Seoul and the international community.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 12:20 pm
N.Korea moving ahead on reactor: pictures
North Korea appears to be moving ahead with the building of a light-water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear weapons program, according to satellite images released Wednesday.
Posted on 16 May 2012 | 11:33 pm
Seeking logic in North Korea's mass spectacles
From across the city, they are summoned to pay reverence.
Posted on 15 May 2012 | 11:17 am
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The ‘illogic’ of China’s North Korea policy – Asia Times
BEIJING – Discussions in Beijing about North Korea are always frustrating. It’s not so much due to the sharp divergence in United States and Chinese thinking about how to deal with Pyongyang; the two sides differ on many issues. No, the real problem is the …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 7:36 am
N. Korea denies it jammed GPS of S. Korean civilian aircraft – PanARMENIAN Network
PanARMENIAN.Net – North Korea on Friday, May 18 denied it had jammed the GPS systems of hundreds of civilian aircraft and ships in South Korea, accusing the South of using problems with navigation equipment to smear the North. According to AFP, Pyongyang’s …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 6:53 am
North Korea Resumes Work on Nuclear Reactor – The Epoch Times
Satellite images show that North Korea has resumed working on its experimental light water reactor that could enable it to produce materials for nuclear weapons, the website 38North said Thursday. The images are dated April 30 and were analyzed by the …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 5:49 am
North Korea accused of seizing boats – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
BEIJING — Chinese fishing boat owners have accused the North Korean military of taking 29 Chinese fishermen on three boats captive and holding them for ransom. The seizing of the fishing boats has opened up a rare public rift between North Korea and its …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 4:59 am
Exclusive: U.N. probes possible NKorea arms trade with Syria, Myanmar – Democratic Underground.com
(Reuters) – A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related deals between Pyongyang and Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:39 am
Mystery Deepens Over Chinese Fishermen Held in N.Korea – Digital Chosunilbo
Bafflement is growing over the fate of 29 Chinese fishermen who are being held to ransom in North Korea. Reports now say they were fishing illegally in North Korean waters, but there are conflicting accounts whether they were seized by a military gunboat …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:24 am
North Korea evading UN luxury goods ban says panel – ONE News
Ten thousand rolls of tobacco, 12 bottles of Sake, and a handful of second-hand Mercedes-Benz cars are among the latest reported breaches by North Korea of a UN ban on luxury goods sales to the reclusive state, according to a confidential draft UN report.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:10 am
UN Suspects North Korea Of Military Shipments To Syria, Myanmar – International Business Times
(Reuters) — A U.N. panel of experts that monitors compliance with sanctions on North Korea is investigating reports of possible weapons-related shipments by the Communist state to Syria and Myanmar, the panel said in a confidential report seen …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:03 am
REFILE-North Korea resumes work on nuclear reactor-report – trust.org
SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) – North Korea has resumed construction work on an experimental light water reactor (ELWR) in a move that could extend its capacity to produce more material for nuclear weapons, website 38North reported on Thursday. Based on April 30 …
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:56 am
North Korea ‘resuming work’ on nuclear reactor – Daily Telegraph
North Korea recently declared that “the day is near at hand” when the light-water reactor, at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, will become operational. Analysts at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies said …
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 9:04 am
