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The Press Association: N Korea blamed for cyber attacks

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Press Association - Jul. 09 (News Report) - South Korea's main spy agency has said North Korea is believed to be behind the cyber attacks targeting government and other websites in the country and in the United States. North Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against America, is not known for its computing prowess, but experts said such attacks would be easy - and cheap - to mount by hiring outside help. The attacks began paralysing websites in the US over the July 4 Independence Day holiday weekend and in South Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday. And a South Korean computer security company said another wave of cyber attacks was now expected in South Korea. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told members of parliament's intelligence committee that Pyongyang or its sympathisers were believed to be behind the attacks, according to aides to two of the MPs.

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South Korea Sidelined in U.S. Journalist Drama in Pyongyang - NAM

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New America Media - Jun. 10 (News Report) - Despite a heavier-than-expected 12 year sentence handed down to two American journalists being held in North Korea, their eventual release remains a distinct possibility as such a move would carry multiple benefits for the Communist state. The price of that freedom, however, is what’s keeping everyone in the region on pins and needles.

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Reporters' families seek mercy, N.Korea makes threats

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

news.asiaone.com - Jun. 09 (News Report) - Relatives of two U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea called on the reclusive state to show compassion, while Pyongyang threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend itself.

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South Koreans mourn late president

Sat, 30 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Jiyeon Lee - May. 30 (News Report) - He was the people’s president. South Koreans flooded the streets of Seoul to see late president Roh Moo-hyun’s funeral on Friday, many taking time off from work or traveling hours to pay their final respects. Roh shocked the country by jumping to his death a week ago in the midst of a corruption investigation.

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Crisis Guide: The Korean Peninsula

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Council on Foreign Relations - May. 26 (Special Report) - The Korean crisis has drawn the region into ongoing multilateral discussions—Six-Party Talks—and tensions over how to handle the Kim Jong-Il regime. In 2003, the nations represented here began holding the Six-Party Talks with the goal of controlling North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. But abrupt policy shifts by the United States, disagreements among the six countries involved, and most of all North Korea's provocative conduct have made progress toward an agreement difficult to sustain.

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Koreas Heading Back to Cold War Era?

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Korea Times - By Kim Sue-young - May. 26 (News Analysis) - After a decade of reconciliation, the two Koreas appear to be heading back to the confrontational Cold War era, with inter-Korean tension escalating to a 10-year peak. South Korea decided Tuesday to join in a U.S.-led initiative to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), a move that came following North Korea's second nuclear test and a test-firing of three missiles Monday.

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North Korea Conducts Nuclear Weapons Test -- News from Antiwar.com

Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

AntiWar - May. 24 (Breaking News) - South Korea’s cabinet is holding an emergency meeting this morning after it detected an “artificial earthquake” in North Korea, a sign that the nation may have conducted a test explosion of an atomic weapon.

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North Korea launches missile

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Jiyeon Lee - Apr. 06 (News Report) - They are not quite indifferent to the news of what happens in the secretive state, but people have learned to live with the nature North Korea, having experienced several missile tests already and even a nuclear test conducted in the North a few years ago. The streets of Seoul remained calm.

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North Korea cranks up the rhetoric

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Jiyeon Lee - Mar. 12 (News Analysis) - “Noisy” is a good word to describe the Korean peninsula this week, as Pyongyang continued to cook up new ways to bother its longtime enemy to the south.

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