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Japan and South Korea Bar U.S. Wheat Imports

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Victoria Shannon - Jun. 01 (News) - Japan and South Korea suspended some imports of American wheat, and the EU urged its 27 nations to increase testing, after the U.S. government disclosed that a strain of genetically engineered wheat that was never approved for sale was found growing in an Oregon field.

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South Korea proposes Kaesong talks with North

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 25 (News Report) - Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk warned of "grave measures" if the North did not agree to the talks. Pyongyang blocked South Korean access to the site and pulled out its 53,000 workers earlier this month.

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North Korea May Have Nuclear Missile Capability, U.S. Agency Says

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Thom Shanker, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt - Apr. 12 (News Analysis) - A report by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm concluded North Korea has learned to make a nuclear weapon small enough to be carried by missile. Whether other agencies agree is unclear.

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North Korea issues fresh warning of war

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 11 (Special Report) - North Korea has warned that war could break out at any moment, as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula. South Korea had raised its alert level amid indications that the North is preparing for a missile test.

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South Korea raises alert with North to 'vital threat'

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 10 (Special Report) - 'Anytime now' North Korea is believed to have completed preparations for a missile launch after it moved two Musudan missiles to its east coast, In anticipation, the South Korea-US Combined Forces have raised their alert level to Watchcon 2, to increase surveillance monitoring, Yonhap quoted a senior military official as saying..

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'PROVOCATIVE' THREAT:North Korea Clears Military To Attack US With Nukes

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Fox News - Apr. 04 (News Report) - South Korea says North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast after an unnamed spokesman for the North Korean army warned the U.S. Wednesday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack using "smaller, lighter and d

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US moving ships, radar systems in response to N. Korean threat

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Fox News - Apr. 02 (News Report) - The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that it is positioning an array of military assets near the Korean Peninsula, as the White House stressed that the "entire national security team" is focused on the escalating threats out of Pyongyang -- with the latest being a pledge to restart a key nuclear reactor.

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HEATED RHETORIC: North Korea Enters 'State Of War' With South Korea

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Fox News - Mar. 30 (News) - SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Saturday it had entered "a state of war" with South Korea in its latest threat aimed at the United States and its ally after two American B-2 bombers flew a training mission in the region. "From this time on, the Nor

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What Korean Lunches Tell Us About the Welfare State

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:46:00 -0700

Time - By posted by Micheal Shuman - Aug. 28 (News Analysis) - There is an unusual political battle going on in South Korea right now, over, believe it or not, school lunches. The Seoul city council voted to implement a large-scale program to feed every primary and middle school student in the capital – all 850,000

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‘Crisis Status’ in South Korea After North Shells Island

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:18:01 -0700

New York Times - By Mark McDonald - Aug. 08 (News Report) - The South Korean military went to “crisis status” on Tuesday and threatened military strikes after the North fired dozens of shells at a South Korean island, killing two of the South’s soldiers and setting off an exchange of fire in one of the most serious clashes between the two sides in decades.

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South Korean Commandos Battle Somali Pirates In Rare Raid

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

NPR - Jan. 21 (News) - In a top-secret operation reportedly lasting five hours, South Korean special forces scrambled up a ladder onto a hijacked vessel in the Arabian Sea at dawn and saved all 21 crew members aboard the Samho Jewelry. Eight Somali pirates were killed and five were captured alive.

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N Korea prepared for 'holy war'

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Aljazeera - Dec. 23 (News Report) - In a show of military might, South Korea started a major land drill in the Pocheon region on Thursday morning, between Seoul and the heavily armed demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas.

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North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation if South attacks

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Dec. 23 (News Report) - North Korea threatened Thursday to launch a "sacred" nuclear war against South Korea if it attacks, as Seoul staged military exercises that have raised already high tensions on the peninsula. The remarks seemed aimed at revving patriotic spirit on the eve of the 19th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Il's appointment as the supreme military commander. Defense chief Kim Yong Chun said North Korea is "fully prepared to launch a sacred war" -- and would use its nuclear capabilities -- if attacked and warned the South against intruding even the smallest amount on its territory, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.

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U.N. council holds emergency meeting on Korea crisis

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - Dec. 19 (News) - The U.N. Security Council began an emergency meeting on Sunday in hopes of preventing the escalating crisis on the Korean peninsula from spiraling out of control.

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South Korea drill could cause 'chain reaction'

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Charley Keyes - Dec. 16 (News Report) - Washington (CNN) -- A top general at the Pentagon said the coming South Korean military exercise risks a reaction from North Korea that could escalate out of control.

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Fishermen missing in Antarctic as South Korea ship sinks

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Dec. 13 (News) - Seventeen fishermen are missing in icy waters following the sinking of a South Korean vessel in the Southern Ocean.

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U.S. Military Chief Criticizes China Over North Korea

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark McDonald - Dec. 08 (News) - The top American military officer lashed out at China on Wednesday for failing to intervene diplomatically with North Korea, as he met with his South Korean counterpart to discuss possible armed responses to future provocations from Pyongyang.

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South Korea Begins Naval Firing Drills

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Mark McDonald - Dec. 06 (News) - Brushing aside North Korean warnings of war, South Korea began live-fire artillery drills on Monday, less than two weeks after the North’s shelling of a South Korean island sharply escalated tensions between them.

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US renews demand on North Korea to change behaviour

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Dec. 06 (News Report) - Mrs Clinton said it was a pre-condition for the resumption of talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programme, which were halted in April 2009. She made the comments after a meeting with her South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Washington. It comes two weeks after North Korea's deadly attack on a South Korean island in answer to military drills by Seoul. 'Show of solidarity' "This trilateral meeting reaffirmed the steps that North Korea should take in order for six-party talks to produce results," Mrs Clinton said at a joint news conference after the Washington talks.

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U.S. and allies urge China to rein in North Korea

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Reuters - By Arshad Mohammed, Michael Martina - Dec. 06 (News Report) - President Barack Obama sent his top military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, to Seoul in a show of support for South Korea after the North's shelling of one of its islands killed four people on November 23, precipitating the latest crisis. In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with her Japanese and South Korean counterparts, saying all three shared grave concerns over "provocative attacks from North Korea" and putting the onus on China to take action.

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SKorea cancels new artillery drill on tense island

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Hyung-Jin Kim - Nov. 29 (News) - South Korea's military announced provocative new artillery drills on the front-line island shelled in a deadly North Korean attack, then immediately postponed them Monday in a sign of disarray hours after the president vowed to get tough on the North.

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China calls for emergency talks amid Korea crisis

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Nov. 28 (News Report) - China calls for emergency talks over North Korea's deadly shelling of a Southern island, as the South and US forces hold joint military exercises.

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N. Korea Accuses South of Using Civilian-Shields

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - Nov. 27 (News) - (AP) North Korea accused South Korea of using civilians as human shields around artillery positions on an island attacked by the North, seeking to justify a bombardment that killed four South Koreans and sent tensions soaring. The comments Saturday came

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North Korea says on 'brink of war' as US, South Korea prepare for military exercises

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Christian Science Monitor - By Tom A. Peter - Nov. 26 (News Report) - Officials in North Korea have warned that they are on the brink of war with the South, as the United States and South Korea prepare to conduct a joint training exercise in the Yellow Sea.

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SKorea's defense chief resigns over NKorea attack

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Associated Press - By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kwang-Tae Kim - Nov. 25 (News Report) - South Korea's defense minister resigned Thursday amid intense criticism two days after a North Korean artillery attack killed four people on a small island near the Koreas' disputed frontier.

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