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North Korean senior military officials have pledged alliance to new leader Kim Jong-un as the country consolidates his position following the death of Kim Jong-il, state reports from South Korea. The National Intelligence Service of South Korea said that North Korea had put the military on alert and tightened police security in the major cities. [...]
(Read More)22nd Mar 11
Koreas agree volcanic risk research discussions
by Natasha Redman
The two Koreas have come to an agreement to discuss putting a joint research project in place to study volcanic activity on the highest mountain in North Korea. North Korea proposed the surveys, studies and academic for a on Mount Paektu last week: the South proposed that talks take place on 29 March. The last [...]
(Read More)11th Mar 11
South Korea in sex for secrets scandal
by Paul Russell
South Korea is carrying out an investigation into an alleged scandal involving visas and sex at its Shanghai consulate in China. Media reports claimed that several South Korean diplomats at the consulate did favours and passed on secrets for a Chinese woman who they were all having sex with. The alleged affair was uncovered following [...]
(Read More)1st Mar 11
North Korea denounces “psychological warfare” from Seoul
by Sally Davies
The North Korean government has threatened an armed response if its southern neighbor continues with the launch of propaganda leaflets. South Korea has been sending balloons loaded with leaflets through the heavily fortified border that separates itself from the North, in light of the recent pro-democracy protests in Egypt. North Korean news agencies reported Pyongyang’s [...]
(Read More)27th Feb 11
South Korea charges Somali pirates
by Sally Davies
South Korean prosecutors have charged five men from Somalia suspected of piracy with attempted murder. The offence is can be punishable with the death sentence or life in prison; lesser charges like maritime robbery have also been brought against the Somalis. The men were captured when special forces from South Korea stormed a cargo vessel [...]
(Read More)21st Feb 11
North Korea getting ready for nuclear test
by Adam Richards
According to a South Korean official, North Korea is preparing to conduct a third nuclear test. They say the North is building two new tunnels for a possible underground test. The tunnels are located at the north’s Punggye-ri facility in North Hamgyong province. The official told Yonhap news agency there was clear evidence to suggest [...]
(Read More)18th Feb 11
New Korean missile threat worries US
by Paul Russell
New satellite images allegedly show that North Korea has completed a new long-range missile launchpad. The images will increase anxieties in Washington concerning Pyongyang’s ballistic missile programme. The launchpad, North Korea’s second, is more sophisticated than the country’s first and very similar to a Chinese site, which, according to Tim Brown, an image analyst from [...]
(Read More)15th Feb 11
Record snowfall hits South Korea
by Paul Russell
The heaviest snowfall in over a century on the east coast of South Korea is causing chaos in the region. There have been hundreds of houses which have collapsed under the snow’s weight. It has been described by one newspaper as a snow bomb. The government of South Korea has deployed 12,000 soldiers in order [...]
(Read More)9th Feb 11
Talks between Koreas stalled
by Adam Richards
Talks involving officials from North and South Korea have been stopped. Seoul says no further discussion will be held until Pyongyang takes responsibility for attacking the South’s military. The low-level military discussion was intended to pave the way for further peace talks. The meeting is the first between the Koreas since the North shelled South [...]
(Read More)9th Feb 11
First talks since shelling held between North and South Korea
by Katie Naylor
The first talks since recent rivalry held between North and South Korea. The recent talks held between military officials were the first talks made between North and South Korea since the shellings last November on the South Korean island that took the lives of four. The talks, that were held at the village of Panmunjom [...]
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