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South Korea ‘deploys warships to track North missiles’

YoopyaApr 5, 20130

South Korea has deployed two warships with missile-defence systems, reports say, a day after the North apparently moved a missile to its east coast. Military

U.S. to send missile defenses to Guam over North Korea threat

YoopyaApr 4, 20130

(Reuters) – The United States said it would soon send a missile defense system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military

North Korea blocks South workers from Kaesong zone

YoopyaApr 3, 20130

North Korea is blocking the entry of South Korean workers into a joint industrial zone, in a move seen as further escalating tensions. Workers were

North Korea to restart nuclear reactor in weapons bid

YoopyaApr 2, 20130

(Reuters) – North Korea announced plans on Tuesday to restart a mothballed nuclear reactor that has been closed since 2007, but emphasized it was seeking a deterrent

North Korea names Kim clan associate to premiership

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – North Korea named former premier Pak Pong-ju, a key confidant of the leadership dynasty who was sacked in 2007 for failing to implement economic reforms,

South Korea vows fast response to North; U.S. deploys stealth jets

YoopyaApr 1, 20130

(Reuters) – South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions

North Korea says enters “state of war” against South

YoopyaMar 30, 20130

(Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul

North Korea tensions: Russia’s Lavrov fears ‘spiral’

YoopyaMar 29, 2013June 26, 20240

Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang said it was placing its missile units on stand-by. Russian Foreign

Arms treaty blocked by Iran, North Korea and Syria

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

Iran, North Korea and Syria have blocked what would have been the first treaty to regulate the $70bn (£46bn) global trade in conventional arms. The

North Korea ‘readies rocket force’ after US stealth flights

YoopyaMar 29, 20130

North Korea says it has put missile units on stand-by to attack US targets in response to US stealth bomber flights over the Korean peninsula.