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U.S., South Korea, vow to maintain North Korea deterrent
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea agree on maintaining a deterrent posture towards North Korea and on not rewarding that provocative behavior from Pyongyang, President Barack Obama said. "President Park and myself very...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Park Geun-hye
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China closes down North Korean bank account
BEIJING -- China’s largest state-owned bank has closed the account of a North Korean bank accused of funding the North's weapons programs in an apparent sign of Beijing’s growing frustration with its ally. The Bank of China announced Tuesday...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Weaponry, Beijing (China), Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Trade
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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: Washington, DC, Kim Jong Un, U.S. Congress, White House, South Korea
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N.Korea has gained nothing from recent threats, Obama says
Reuters* Obama, Park stress unity in face of N.Korea threats * Park not sure what's behind recent quiet from Pyongyang * Bilateral trade pact has boosted exports - Obama By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States and South Korea vowed...Tags: Peace Corps, Washington, DC, George W. Bush, Industrial Production, Trade Dispute
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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: White House, Barack Obama, Park Geun-hye, CBS Corp.
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Bank of China closes bank account of key North Korean bank
ReutersBEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - Bank of China Ltd has shut the account of a major North Korean bank which was sanctioned by the United States in March after Washington accused it of helping finance Pyongyang's banned nuclear weapons programme. The Foreign...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Trade, Pyongyang (North Korea), China
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Bank of China closes account of key North Korean bank
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Bank of China Ltd has shut the account of North Korea's main foreign exchange bank, which was hit with U.S. sanctions in March after Washington accused it of helping finance Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. The state-run Foreign...Tags: Beijing (China), International Trade, South Korea, Finance, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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North Korea missiles moved away from launch site -U.S. officials
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - North Korea has taken two Musudan missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from their position on the country's east coast, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, after weeks of concern that Pyongyang was poised for... -
US calls for shutting down Iran, North Korea arms networks
Reuters* U.S. arms control official takes aim at Iran, North Korea * Accuses both of trying to obtain high-tech materials * Says Iran supplying bullets that kill most Syrian civilians By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, May 3 (Reuters) - The United States said on...Tags: Weaponry, Tehran (Iran), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iran, Treaties
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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: Punishment, United Nations, Pyongyang (North Korea), U.S. Department of State
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Global Voices: Pleas for Korean peace 60 years after fighting ended
A conference to promote peace between communist and capitalist adversaries might sound like an antiquated notion in the post-Cold War era. But in this 60th anniversary year of the signing of the Korean War armistice, which suspended the fighting but...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Human Interest, University of Chicago, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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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: Kim Il Sung, BBC, Poetry, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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