Residents on a nearby island were evacuated to underground shelters PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 May, 2014, 6:38pm Associated Press in Seoul North and South Korean warships exchanged artillery fire yesterday in disputed waters off the western coast of the Korean… Read More ›
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North Korea conducts firing drills near a disputed sea border with South Korea / 100 rounds landed south of the border during that drill, prompting South Korea to fire hundreds of rounds
Ju-min Park and James Pearson, Thomson Reuters April 29, 2014 08:45 More than 100 rounds landed south of the border during that drill, prompting South Korea to fire hundreds of rounds back into the North’s waters. North Korea conducted live… Read More ›
South Korean military gains authority to launch pre-emptive strike against North when necessary
Updated: 2014-03-07 AM 9:17:55 (KST) What is eye catching about this year’s defense reform is that it includes plans to allow South Korea to pre-emptively strike North Korea if Pyongyang is about to attack. Previously Seoul’s response was limited to… Read More ›
Chinese jet in near miss with North Korean missile
Shenyang-bound flight missed shot by minutes, but could have been hit on rocket’s descent UPDATED : Wednesday, 05 March, 2014, 11:13pm Agencies in Seoul A China Southern Airlines airplane carrying 220 passengers passed through the trajectory of a North Korean… Read More ›
China scrambles military planes after US and Japan fly sorties into new zone
EEV: Read the Link to article at bottom – “japan-prime-target-chinas-new-air-zone-state-media” Tensions rise as US and Japan fly sorties and South Korea puts contested island in its own zone Kristine Kwok kristine.kwok@scmp.com PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 November, 2013, 10:26am UPDATED : Friday,… Read More ›
South Korea caught in crossfire amid air defence zone row / China’s air defence zone overlaps with some 3,000 square kilometres of South Korea’s
UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 November, 2013, 3:13pm Audrey Yoo audrey.yoo@scmp.com China’s air defence zone aimed at Tokyo puts South Korea in an awkward position South Korea is finding itself caught in the crossfire amid growing Sino-Japanese tensions after Beijing’s… Read More ›
DoD to Award Contracts Throughout Shutdown, But Won’t Announce Them
Oct. 1, 2013 – 03:45AM | By MARCUS WEISGERBER | US Defense Department lawyers are working ‘to see if there’s any margin here or widening in the interpretation of the law regarding exempt versus non-exempt civilians,’ said Defense Secretary Chuck… Read More ›
Kim Jong who? Meet the cabal that really runs North Korea
Geoffrey CainAugust 1, 2013 06:01 Add Geoffrey Cain to your circles Follow @geoffrey_cain Legend aside, the boy despot doesn’t do everything himself. Here’s the power pantheon he shares power with. The Workers’ Party of Korea includes the other power players… Read More ›
Airport landing system off when plane crashed in San Francisco
Sunday Jul 07, 2013 | Peter Henderson, Dan Levine for Reuters The San Francisco skyline is seen in the background as an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 plane lies off the runway after it crashed while landing at San Francisco International… Read More ›
Asiana Crash incoming airplane’s glide path was not working on Saturday
EEV: This is not likely the cause, but is worthy of investigation… Investigators seek cause of deadly plane crash San Francisco Credit: Reuters/Xu Da By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO | Sun Jul 7, 2013 11:02am EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S…. Read More ›
Report: N. Korea Deploys New Guns Along Border
Jun. 30, 2013 – 12:37PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | SEOUL — North Korea has deployed new rocket launchers along its border capable of hitting targets beyond Seoul, a report said Sunday. Artillery units from the North were spotted replacing… Read More ›
N. Korea fires 4th short-range missile in 2 days – Seoul
Published time: May 19, 2013 09:01 Edited time: May 19, 2013 11:36 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) (Reuters / KCNA) North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, a Seoul military official said, one day… Read More ›
Japan confirms report N. Korea fires 3 short-range missiles
© Flickr.com/doraemon/cc-by-nс-sa 3.0 Japan confirmed the report of the launches, saying its military had detected them too. The South’s military says it is maintaining high level of readiness amid the developments. The Korean Peninsula is emerging from the latest period… Read More ›
North Korea launches short-range missiles, South says
© Photo: «Vesti.Ru» South Korea’s Ministry of Defense has detected three launches of short-range guided missiles by North Korea, it said. Two launches were fired on Saturday morning and another one in the afternoon, reports Yonhap news agency. The missiles… Read More ›
North Korea on Wednesday barred a delegation of South Korean businessmen from delivering food and supplies to 200 of their staff inside the closed Kaesong joint industrial zone.
N. Korea bars South delegation from joint zone South Korean trucks arrive from North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex. AFP Wednesday, Apr 17, 2013 SEOUL – North Korea on Wednesday barred a delegation of South Korean businessmen from delivering food and… Read More ›
Allied forces on high alert amid NK missile threats ( Moved to Watchcon LVL 2 )
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 11-04-2013 Seoul officials say Pyongyang is ready for multiple missile launches; Washington calls threat ‘unhelpful South Korea and the US stepped up their intelligence and surveillance activities on Wednesday amid growing signs… Read More ›
S Korean government source: N Korea allegedly preparing fourth underground nuclear test
Photo: EPA North Korea could perform a fourth underground nuclear weapons test at Punggye-ri, the site of its previous test. Pyongyang appeared to be making preparations for the test, according to a South Korean government source speaking to the country’s… Read More ›
North Korea readies missile launch as fears of a covert cyberwar grow
As Pyongyang moves ballistic weapons to the coast, it may also be planning to disable computer networks in the US Justin McCurry in Seoul The Observer, Saturday 6 April 2013 17.18 EDT A South Korean soldier patrols at the crossing… Read More ›
NKorea delays SKorea entry to Kaesong industrial park – May Carry out Shutdown
Update: https://engineeringevil.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=11007&action=edit&message=1 03 Apr 2013 SEOUL (AFP) North Korea on Wednesday delayed the entry of South Koreans to a joint industrial complex in a rare move amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula, the South’s Unification Ministry said. “North Korea has… Read More ›
Hacking group Anonymous_Korea takes down N.Korea’s official websites
© Collage “The Voice of Russia” Hacking group Anonymous_Korea claimed they have taken down five of North Korea’s official websites, including the country’s official web portal and the foreign relations committee’s site. The hacktivist group Anonymous_Korea published a list of… Read More ›
N.Korea says to enter “state of war” against South Korea – KCNA
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:21 GMT Reuters SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea in a continuing escalation of tough rhetoric against Seoul and Washington after… Read More ›
N. Korea Says Nukes Are Not A Bargaining Chip For Aid
Mar. 17, 2013 – 12:58PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | SEOUL — North Korea said Sunday it would never trade its nuclear weapons program for aid and stressed its “unshakeable” stance to retain the deterrent, following a third atomic test… Read More ›
N. Korean defense ministry confirms end of armistice
North Korea’s armed forces ministry confirmed Wednesday that it has canceled a 60-year-old armistice ending the Korean War. “The armistice agreement is no longer valid and [North Korea] is not restrained by the North-South declaration on non-aggression,” AFP quoted a… Read More ›
N Korea cuts hotline with Seoul
N Korea scraps peace pacts, cuts hotline with Seoul Mar. 08, 2013 – 01:27PM JST ( 17 ) North Korean soldiers attend a rally in Pyongyang, on March 7, 2013AFP SEOUL — North Korea responded to new U.N. sanctions on… Read More ›
N. Korea voids non-aggression pacts with South
08 Mar 2013 SEOUL (AFP) North Korea announced Friday it was voiding non-aggression pacts with South Korea and severing a hotline with Seoul, hours after the UN Security Council adopted tough new sanctions on Pyongyang. North Korea “abrogates all agreements… Read More ›
South Korea calls for development of nuclear weapons
US ambassador responds that it would be a “huge mistake.” A South Korean protester sprays on a North Korean national flag during a rally a day after North Korea announced they conducted a third nuclear test on Feb. 13,… Read More ›
North Korea seen preparing for rocket launch
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 16-02-2013 Seoul, Washington, Tokyo speed up talk on anti-Pyongyang sanctions North Korea appeared to be preparing for another long-range rocket launch at its northeastern Musudan-ri… Read More ›
N.Korea capable of building ICBM, says Seoul
Song Sang-ho The Korea Herald Publication Date : 22-01-2013 Debris also shows parts from four European countries North Korea has secured technologies to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles and key components with ranges of around 10,000… Read More ›
N. Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report
AFP Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 SEOUL – A North Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week, a news report said Saturday. “We’ve heard a… Read More ›
S.Korea says forged nuclear certificates from unnamed parties
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 02:31 GMT Source: reuters SEOUL, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Most of the forged safety certificates submitted by eight firms under investigation for falsifying documents for equipment used in two South Korean nuclear reactors, purported… Read More ›
Huge $3.1 billion payday at Facebook makes Sheryl Sandberg one of the richest women in the world, but will employees stay at the company?
Facebook’s operator Sheryl Sandberg earned $7.4 million last week after receiving $401 million in company stock Tech blogs are wondering if employees will begin leaving the company after a huge $3.1 billion payday Facebook’s stock closed on Monday at $21.16 … Read More ›
Common plastics chemicals linked to ADHD symptoms
2009 study posted filing Contact: Jayne Dawkins ja.dawkins@elsevier.com 215-239-3674 Elsevier Are phthalates really safe for children? Philadelphia, PA, 19 November 2009 – Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies… Read More ›
Creatine aids women rapidly with major depression
Muscle-building supplement vastly improves reponse time, quality of recovery (SALT LAKE CITY)—Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight—the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine. In a new proof-of-concept study, researchers from three South Korean universities… Read More ›
Phthalate, environmental chemical is linked to higher rates of childhood obesity
Obese children show greater exposure than nonobese children to a phthalate, a chemical used to soften plastics in some children’s toys and many household products, according to a new study, which found that the obesity risk increases according to the… Read More ›
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