Published time: April 02, 2013 04:16 Edited time: April 02, 2013 06:30 AFP Photo / China Photo China has started mobilizing military forces around the Korean peninsula in response to rising tensions that follow recent threats by North Korea to… Read More ›
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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 ›
Russia warns tensions are ‘slipping out of control’ as North Korea ‘readies rockets to attack United States targets’
Kim Jong-un responded to use of the B-2 bombers by the United States by saying his rocket forces were ready ‘to settle accounts with the US’ Rob Williams Friday, 29 March 2013 Russia has warned that tensions between North Korea,… Read More ›
U.S. Army Learns Hard Lessons in N. Korea-like War Game
Mar. 26, 2013 – 12:44PM | By PAUL McLEARY | WASHINGTON — It took 56 days for the U.S. to flow two divisions’ worth of soldiers into the failed nuclear-armed state of “North Brownland” and as many as 90,000 troops… Read More ›
North Korea rockets and artillery ‘target’ US bases
Pyongyang puts military in ‘combat mode’ saying it is now targeting US bases in Guam, Hawaii and American mainland Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk,Tuesday 26 March 2013 13.55 EDT North Korea has reportedly trained its rockets and long-range artillery on… Read More ›
South Korean spy steals Russian missiles
Photo: RIA Novosti The achievements of the Republic of Korea in the field of rockets and space are largely based on Russian technologies, including stolen ones. This conclusion is evident from sensational confessions of a South Korean businessman to the… Read More ›
South Korea Cyber Attack was launched from a Chinese IP Address
South Korea Cyber Attack, Wiper malware and Chinese IP Address Posted by: Mohit Kumar onThursday, March 21, 2013 Yesterday we reported about a massive Cyber attack on South Korea that was responsible for shutting down networks of South Korean banks and… Read More ›
South Korea on alert for cyber-attacks after major network goes down
Computer systems of banks and broadcasters are interrupted, with fingers immediately pointed at North Korea Tania Branigan in Beijing ◦guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 March 2013 06.00 EDT South Korea is investigating a suspected cyber-attack that paralysed systems at major media and… 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. Korea ‘likely’ to launch attack on South this year
14 Mar 2013 LONDON (AFP) North Korea is likely to launch a provocative attack on South Korea this year, a top analyst said Thursday at the launch of his think tank’s annual report on the world’s military capabilities. The International Institute for… Read More ›
Report: Surge in N. Korea Air Force Sorties
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL — North Korean jet fighters have flown an “unprecedented” number of sorties in recent days in apparent response to a joint South Korean-U.S. military exercise, a report said Wednesday. The number of sorties by… Read More ›
North Korea threatens to ‘wipe out’ border island
Priyanka Boghani and Geoffrey CainMarch 12, 2013 09:56 SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has threatened to “wipe out” a small South Korean island in the latest escalation of rhetoric on the Korean peninsula. Speaking during a visit to border… 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 ›
N. Korea threatens to scrap armistice accord
AFP Tuesday, Mar 05, 2013 SEOUL – North Korea threatened Tuesday to scrap the armistice which ended the Korean War in 1953, citing US moves to impose sanctions for its nuclear test and tensions over South Korean-US exercises. The threat… Read More ›
North Korea warns top American commander in South Korea of ‘miserable destruction’ ahead of war drills
North Korea’s Pak Rim Su sent a rare direct message to U.S. general U.S. military preparing for routine joint drills with South Korea Message warned of ‘miserable destruction’ if ‘reckless’ drills go ahead Strong words come after North conducted nuclear… 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 may stage two more nuclear tests this year, source says
Fourth test would be much larger than third, staged this week, and there could also be another rocket launch Reuters in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Friday 15 February 2013 09.37 EST North Korean soldiers and civilians in Pyongyang celebrate the success… Read More ›
North Korea carries out third atomic test
AP Tuesday, 12 February 2013 North Korea said today it had tested a “miniaturised” nuclear device, defying the United Nations’ orders to stop building atomic weapons. The underground explosion could take North Korea a big step closer to its… Read More ›
Seoul ready for preemptive strike on N. Korea if it attacks – military commander
Feb 6, 2013 16:19 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” South Korea’s top military commander Gen. Jung Seung-jo has hinted at a possible “preemptive strike” against North Korea if Pyongyang shows signs of preparing to attack the South… Read More ›
North Korea release video showing US city in flames
‘9/11 style’ clip posted on YouTube by rogue state shows ‘the nest of wickedness’ ablaze LAST UPDATED AT 15:33 ON Tue 5 Feb 2013 NORTH KOREA has posted a YouTube video showing a sleeping youth dreaming of an unidentified American… Read More ›
North Korea threatens to go beyond nuclear testing
Feb 5, 2013 17:29 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” North Korea has threatened to go beyond carrying out its promised third nuclear test, KCNA state news agency reported. “The DPRK (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, or North… Read More ›
North Korea says plans nuclear test aimed at US
AFP Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 SEOUL – North Korea said Thursday it planned to carry out a third nuclear test and more rocket launches aimed at its “arch-enemy” the United States in response to tightened UN sanctions, but offered no… Read More ›
N.Korea says will boost nuclear deterrent after UN rebuke
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:22 GMT Reuters * North Korea space agency will now be blacklisted * Council warns North against new nuclear test * China says sanctions alone don’t work, more diplomacy needed * Pyongyang continues work on… 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 ›
Washington warns N. Korea against ‘provocative steps
Cheng Guangjin China Daily Publication Date : 17-01-2013 The United States is pushing for tough sanctions against North Korea amid reports that the country is possibly preparing for a third nuclear test The United States is pushing for tough sanctions… 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 ›
Korean Cyber espionage attack Targets Russia
Ask an expert on cyber espionage and he for sure he will speak of China, the most active and advanced country in this sector, this time a clamorous campaign apparently originated from Korea has been discovered. . Security company FireEye… Read More ›
For North Korea, next step is a nuclear test
Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:09 GMT Reuters By David Chance SEOUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) – North Korea rattled the world on Wednesday by putting a satellite into orbit using the kind of technology that appears to demonstrate it can develop… Read More ›
Record 81% of Japanese feel no friendship toward China, government survey shows
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 Jiji More than 80 percent of Japanese harbor no sense of friendship toward China, an annual survey by the Cabinet Office revealed Saturday. Some 80.6 percent of respondents said they have no friendly feelings toward the… Read More ›
Rise of the Machines: Autonomous killer robots ‘could be developed in 20 years’
Militaries around the world ‘very excited’ about replacing soldiers with robots that can act independently U.S. leads the way with automated weapons systems, but drones still need remote control operator authorisation to open fire Human Rights Watch calls for worldwide… Read More ›
Jill Kelley ‘asked for $80m fee to broker an energy deal claiming her connections to General Petraeus and “honorary consul” title’
By Paul Thompson In Tampa, Florida PUBLISHED:10:49 EST, 15 November 2012| UPDATED:14:50 EST, 15 November 2012 Looking for a cut: Jill Kelley said that she wanted two per cent of a multi-billion dollar deal Socialite Jill Kelley tried to cash… Read More ›
China cancels out on tourism talks
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 Kyodo An annual ministerial meeting on tourism between Japan, China and South Korea scheduled for late November has been postponed indefinitely amid the Senkaku territorial dispute, officials said. Japan was to host this year’s version… 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 ›
S. Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors for substandard parts ( unapproved parts )
The Korea Herald/Asia News Network Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012 SOUTH KOREA – The government shut down unit 5 and unit 6 of the nuclear power plant in Yeonggwang County, South Jeolla Province, on Monday, after finding a number of “substandard”… Read More ›
The Big Bang Theory of Education
Authoritarian countries don’t seem to be doing well at the knowledge business. That’s probably no accident. BY CHRISTIAN CARYL |OCTOBER 11, 2012 China just doesn’t manufacture more stuff than the rest of us — it’s also about to dominate the… Read More ›
Powerful magnets that cause cancer cells to ‘self-destruct’ could offer targeted treatment for tumours
By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED:06:40 EST, 8 October 2012| UPDATED:10:02 EST, 8 October 2012 Magnets that cause tumours to ‘self-destruct’ could be a revolutionary new weapon in the fight against cancer. Scientists in South Korea have developed the method, which uses… Read More ›
US urges calm in China-Japan and Japan-Korea islands disputes, but won’t serve as mediator
Article by: BRADLEY KLAPPER , Associated Press Updated: September 28, 2012 – 1:38 PM NEW YORK – The Obama administration on Friday pressed U.S. allies Japan and South Korea to continue their cooperation on North Korea and other key issues,… Read More ›
Cell scientist pushes to clone extinct mammoth
2012-09-24 19:56 A South Korean private bioengineering laboratory led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said Monday it is stepping up efforts to make progress in cloning an extinct woolly mammoth. To that end, the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation… Read More ›
Japanese invention could end tooth decay
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 16, 2012 18:29 EDT Topics: Shigeki Hontsu ♦ tooth decay ♦ tooth enamel Scientists in Japan have created a microscopically thin film that can coat individual teeth to prevent decay or to make them appear… Read More ›
Samsung accused of exploiting younger workers in China
Workers barred from sitting during shifts and some suffer physical and verbal abuse, alleges China Labor Watch Charles Arthur and agencies guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 5 September 2012 11.04 EDT A Samsung production line in South Korea. The electronics company is… 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 ›
Engineering Evil 