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Pentagon still scrutinizing N. Korea's SLBM test
The U.S. Defense Department said Monday it's still scrutinizing North Korea's latest test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile amid conflicting views about whether the launch was successful."We're still assessing the test," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said at a regular briefing. "I can't say from this podium at this point exactly how best to characterize it, other than they conducted a test that we feel as once again another provocative act by the North Koreans, one that does nothin
April 26, 2016
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Short-range in N. Korea's SLBM test doesn't signal failure: U.S. expert
North Korea's latest submarine missile test suggests the communist nation has shifted to developing a solid-fuel missile after repeated failures with a liquid-fuel engine, and the short flight distance in the latest test does not mean it's a failure, a U.S. expert said Monday.The North conducted the submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Saturday in the latest in a series of weapons tests aimed at defying international pressure over its nuclear and missile programs. The launch was seen as
April 26, 2016
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China urges N. Korea to fulfill U.N. resolutions over sub-launched missile test
China on Monday called on North Korea to abide by the U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban the North from conducting ballistic missile launches two days after Pyongyang claimed it successfully fired a ballistic missile from a submarine."The U.N. Security Council resolution has a provision on this issue," China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters. "We hope the relevant party can earnestly fulfill the resolution and avoid taking any actions that may escalate tension."N
April 25, 2016
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U.N. condemns N.K. SLBM launch
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned North Korea’s recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test, which experts say demonstrated some level of success.In a press statement, the council said the launch was “yet another serious violation” of the UNSC resolution which bans the communist country from any ballistic missile or nuclear programs. Pyongyang claimed Saturday’s SLBM to be a success, although the South Korean military downplayed it, citing that it flew only 30 kilometers. The mi
April 25, 2016
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N. Korea aims to build new 3,000-ton sub armed with 3 SLBMs: experts
North Korea may be in the process of developing a 3,000-ton submarine that can provide a stable platform to launch three submarine-launched ballistic missiles as the country is scurrying to enhance its nuclear delivery capability, military experts here said Monday.Local military observers said to meet such a goal, Pyongyang may move to test-fire SLBMs until it is confident in launching a missile that can fly as far as 2,000 kilometers, the experts also predicted.On Saturday, North Korea fired a
April 25, 2016
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N. Korea asks Chinese firm to pay advance wages for N. Koreans
North Korea has asked a Chinese company to pay cash in advance for North Korean workers in an apparent bid to raise the funds necessary for the upcoming congress of the ruling Workers' Party, a media report claimed Monday.A North Korean source in China contacted Daily NK, a Seoul-based news outlet specializing in North Korea, claiming that a fishery firm in Dandong has recently remitted six months worth of wages for its North Korean laborers in advance at the strong request of Pyongyang.Dandong
April 25, 2016
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N.K. calls for strong loyalty to leader on military anniversary
North Korea called on its military to show strong allegiance to leader Kim Jong-un as the country celebrated the 84th anniversary of the Korean People's Army creation on Monday.The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, said in its commentary that the country should establish the one-man leadership more firmly as it celebrates the key anniversary of its armed forces."There will be no enemy forces that can stand against the KPA, as our military is equipped with outstanding tactics and strikin
April 25, 2016
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Seoul on alert for Pyongyang‘s possible nuke test
South Korea is on high alert for a possible nuclear test by North Korea that could take place as early as Monday to mark the 84th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, the defense ministry said.South Korea has been bracing for North Korea's fifth nuclear test in the runup to major national events in the communist country, including the KPA anniversary and the all-important party congress expected to take place in early May."Our military is maintaining thorough preparations aga
April 25, 2016
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Pyongyang‘s offer to set preconditions for halting nuke tests absurd: Seoul
South Korea called on North Korea Monday to stop its "preposterous" claim that it is ready to halt its nuclear tests if Seoul and Washington suspend their annual joint military drills.North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong made the remarks in a recent interview with The Associated Press, also claiming that international sanctions against his country won't work.The North has long denounced the Seoul-Washington drills as a rehearsal for a northward invasion, a charge denied by the two allies.The
April 25, 2016
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Seoul calls UN condemnation ‘grave warning’ against Pyongyang provocation
South Korea on Monday called the condemnation by the U.N. Security Council of North Korea's test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile a "grave warning" against the communist state's unrelenting provocations. The UNSC issued a press statement on Sunday, denouncing Pyongyang for the test on Saturday. It stressed that the launch was yet another "serious" violation of UNSC resolutions banning any launch using ballistic missile technology."The members of the UNSC, including China and Russia, pro
April 25, 2016
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Kim Jong-un elected delegate to party congress representing three provinces
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been unanimously elected as a delegate representing three provinces for the upcoming party congress, the country's state-run media reported Monday.The reclusive regime's ruling Workers' Party of Korea is set to convene its first congress in more than 30 years. The congress expected to be held in early May is North Korea's highest-level political guidance body.Kim's latest election as a delegate to the party congress came at the party conferences of Ryanggang,
April 25, 2016
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U.S. redesignates N. Korea as ‘country of particular concern’ for religious freedom violations
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has redesignated North Korea as a "country of particular concern" for suppressing religious freedom, government records showed Sunday.North Korea was one of the 10 countries designated as CPCs under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The other nine countries were Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.Kerry made the designations in a government notice issued Wednesday."For the Democratic People's
April 25, 2016
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N. Korean FM wraps up trip to New York
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong left New York on Sunday, wrapping up a five-day trip that focused on highlighting what Pyongyang calls "U.S. hostile policy" so as to make the case for the communist nation's nuclear development.Ri took an Emirates flight to Dubai from John F. Kennedy International Airport.His trip to New York drew keen media attention as it marked Ri's first since tensions spiked following the North's fourth nuclear test in January, its long-range rocket launch in Februa
April 25, 2016
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Obama dismisses N. Korea‘s offer to halt nuclear tests in exchange for military exercise suspension
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday rejected North Korea's offer to halt nuclear tests if the United States suspends joint military exercises with South Korea, saying he doesn't take the proposal seriously and will continue to take steps to defend the Asian ally.Pyongyang's Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong made the proposal in a media interview on Saturday, renewing the North's long-running claims that the country was compelled to develop nuclear weapons to cope with what it calls U.S. nuclear thre
April 25, 2016
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U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's submarine missile test
The U.N. Security Council on Sunday condemned North Korea's submarine-launched ballistic missile test, saying such a move contributes to Pyongyang's capabilities to deliver nuclear weapons."The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the council said in a press statement.The launch is "yet another serious violation" of U.N. Council resolutions," it said."The members of the Security Coun
April 25, 2016
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N.K. SLBM launch represents open provocation that requires appropriate response: govt
South Korea strongly condemned North Korea for its test of another submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Sunday, vowing to take "necessary steps" including those at the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) in tandem with the international community.The North's state media claimed that it successfully conducted an SLBM launch in the East Sea with its leader Kim Jong-un observing the test. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the test might have been a failure given that it only traveled 30 kilomet
April 24, 2016
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Test indicates improved N.K. SLBM tech
North Korea on Sunday claimed it had successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, after which the South Korean military said Pyongyang has made “considerable progress” in developing the advanced weapon system, which could be deployed within the next three to four years. The Seoul government condemned the SLBM launch, and called it a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution.”The (South Korean) government has warned multiple times that North Korea will face a more
April 24, 2016
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It is not time to talk about dialogue with N. Korea: unification minister
South Korea's unification minister said Sunday now is not the time to talk about dialogue with North Korea, stressing the need to keep the pressure and sanctions on the North over its nuclear and missile provocations.Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said that more extensive pressure should be put on North Korea to make the reclusive nation change its course toward denuclearization."For our goal of peaceful unification, now is the time to maintain sanctions and pressure if we want to move towar
April 24, 2016
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N. Korea deploys 300 new MLRS along front line: sources
North Korea has deployed some 300 new multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) along its front line with South Korea, which can hit Seoul and surrounding areas, military sources said Sunday.Local sources, citing intelligence findings, said Pyongyang has placed the 122 millimeter rocket launchers north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas. These weapons systems have an estimated range of some 40 kilometers that can place large areas in and around the capital city within stri
April 24, 2016
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N. Korea will strive to break up int'l sanction regime: observer
North Korea will strive to drive a wedge in the international sanction regime as sweeping punitive measures start to bite, requiring South Korea and its allies to actively counter such strategies, a Pyongyang observer said Sunday."The North is likely to implement an 'oblique strategy' that can get China to bolt from carrying out sanctions by fueling Sino-U.S. friction and cause internal discord within South Korea, as well as the Seoul-Washington alliance," said Chung Sung-yoon, deputy director o
April 24, 2016