Hot News

North Korea"s "Christmas gift" could be a new anti-US hard-line policy, source says @ 2019-12-24T12: Back Hot News
Keyword:North Korea
Concept:
THE LEADERS OF JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA ARE SET TO HOLD THEIR FIRST FORMAL MEETING IN 15 MONTHS, A BID BY THE U.S. ALLIES TO EASE A LONGSTANDING HISTORICAL DISPUTE THAT HAS HURT TRADE AND HINDERED COOPERATION ON DEALING WITH NORTH KOREA.
IN 2017, TRUMP EXCHANGED NICKNAMES AND THREATS OF NUCLEAR WAR WITH KIM. AT ONE POINT, TRUMP THREATENED TO 「TOTALLY DESTROY」 NORTH KOREA. REPORTS SUGGESTED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WAS CONSIDERING A PREEMPTIVE MILITARY ATTACK ON NORTH KOREA — A SO-CALLED 「BLOODY NOSE」 STRIKE — IN WHAT SOME DESCRIBED AS AN ATTEMPT TO DETER NORTH KOREA FROM FURTHER PROVOCATIONS.
ALMOST 70 YEARS AGO, A US MERCHANT MARINE SHIP PICKED UP MORE THAN 14,000 REFUGEES IN A SINGLE TRIP FROM A NORTH KOREAN PORT. THIS IS THE STORY OF THAT JOURNEY, AND SOME OF THOSE ON BOARD.
NORAD IN RECENT YEARS HAS BEEN TRACKING NORTH KOREAN LONG-RANGE MISSILE TESTS. PYONGYANG WARNED WASHINGTON EARLIER THIS MONTH OF A POSSIBLE “CHRISTMAS GIFT”. THAT CAME AFTER NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN GAVE THE UNITED STATES UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO PROPOSE NEW CONCESSIONS IN TALKS OVER HIS COUNTRY’S NUCLEAR ARSENAL AND REDUCING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO LONG-TIME ADVERSARIES.
A BRITISH STUDENT HAS DESCRIBED HOW HE WAS RECRUITED TO A CULT DEVOTED TO THE NORTH KOREAN REGIME AGED 14 AND KICKED OUT AFTER A DISPUTE WITH ITS LEADER.
FILE - NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN, CENTER, VISITS THE MARCH 16 FACTORY AT AN UNDISCLOSED PLACE IN THIS UNDATED PICTURE RELEASED FROM NORTH KOREA'S OFFICIAL KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY (KCNA) ON NOV. 4, 2017.
ALTHOUGH THE SOUTH』S CONSTITUTION CLAIMS NORTH KOREA AS PART OF ITS TERRITORY, BOTH ​SIDES IN REALITY HAVE ALSO RECOGNIZE​D​ EACH OTHER』S TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY. THEY JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE SAME TIME, AND HAVE HELD SUMMIT MEETINGS AND SIGNED AGREEMENTS TO BOLSTER ECONOMIC AND OTHER FORMS OF COOPERATION. IN THE PAST DECADE, SOUTH KOREA HAS RETURNED 185 NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN ADRIFT IN ITS WATERS​ WHO WANTED TO RETURN HOME. IN THE SAME PERIOD, NORTH KOREA SENT HOME 16 SOUTH KOREANS WHO ENTERED THE NORTH ILLEGALLY.
"THE NORTH KOREAN AUTHORITIES ARE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE WAY NORTH KOREA IS REPRESENTED AND USUALLY DO NOT GRANT ACCESS TO AREAS OR FACILITIES THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE ILL-EQUIPPED AND IN VERY BAD CONDITION. WE RELY ON RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE ARRIVING FROM NORTH KOREA AND RESETTLING IN SOUTH KOREA," TEODORA GYUPCHANOVAAN, A NKDB RESEARCHER, TOLD DW.
IN MARCH 2010, THE SOUTH KOREAN WARSHIP THE CHEONAN SANK NEAR YEONPYEONG, KILLING ALL 46 ON BOARD AND SHOCKING SOUTH KOREA. AN OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE WARSHIP HAD BEEN SUNK BY A NORTH KOREAN TORPEDO ATTACK, SOMETHING THE NORTH HAS ALWAYS DENIED.
TALKS BETWEEN NORTH KOREA UNITED STATES STARTED THE YEAR WITH MUCH PROMISE, BUT THINGS TOOK A ROCKY TURN IN 2019. CNN"S WILL RIPLEY LOOKS BACK.
A RECENT REPORT DETAILS NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN MEDIA CONTENT. THE WASHINGTON-BASED COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA RELEASED THE REPORT LAST WEEK.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS, BIEGUN HELD NUMEROUS MEETINGS IN CHINA, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA ABOUT THE STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DPRK — BUT WAS UNABLE TO MEET WITH THE NORTH KOREANS THEMSELVES.
AFTER THREE YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION WORK, THE LABORER, MR. RI, WAS RETURNING WITH $600, AFTER HIS PAY WAS DOCKED FOR MISSED WORK DUE TO AN INJURY. HE SAID HE WOULD MISS HIS LIFE IN RUSSIA, WHERE HE ENJOYED WATCHING THE SOUTH KOREAN NEWS ON HIS MOBILE PHONE—UNTIL HIS NORTH KOREAN HANDLERS CONFISCATED IT THREE MONTHS AGO TO DETER DEFECTIONS.
BOLTON SAID THE U.S. COULD BE DOING MORE TO TIGHTEN SANCTIONS CHOKING NORTH KOREA’S ECONOMY, WHICH WOULD FORCE THE HAND OF LEADER KIM JONG UN. “THE IDEA THAT WE ARE SOMEHOW EXERTING MAXIMUM PRESSURE ON NORTH KOREA IS JUST UNFORTUNATELY NOT TRUE,” HE TOLD AXIOS.
THE ESTIMATE FOR THE NUMBER OF NORTH KOREANS WORKING IN CHINA HAS BEEN AS HIGH AS 50,000 TO 80,000, WITH THE VAST MAJORITY WORKING IN FACTORIES IN THE COUNTRY』S NORTHEAST ALONG THE LONG BORDER WITH NORTH KOREA. CHINA HOSTS THE MOST NORTH KOREAN WORKERS.
A REPLICA OF A NORTH KOREAN MISSILE AND SOUTH KOREAN SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES STANDS AT THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA. NORTH KOREA FIRED UNIDENTIFIED SHORT-RANGE PROJECTILES DURING A TEST IN AUGUST, A MOVE THAT DISPLEASED U.S. NEGOTIATORS. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES HIDE CAPTION
THE UPTICK IN WEAPONS TESTING COMES AMID INCREASING FRICTION BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND ITS MAIN ADVERSARIES, SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES. NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND PYONGYANG HAVE BEEN AT AN IMPASSE FOR WEEKS, AND NORTH KOREA RECENTLY STATED IT IS NO LONGER INTERESTED IN HOLDING TALKS WITH THE US.
A NEW SATELLITE IMAGE OF A FACTORY WHERE NORTH KOREA MAKES MILITARY EQUIPMENT USED TO LAUNCH LONG-RANGE MISSILES SHOWS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STRUCTURE. THERE IS RENEWED CONCERN THAT NORTH KOREA COULD LAUNCH A ROCKET OR MISSILE AS IT SEEKS CONCESSIONS DURING STALLED NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE U.S.
US OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT NORTH KOREA MAY BE LOOKING TO TEST AN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE - WHICH WOULD DESTROY TRUMP"S ARGUMENT THAT HE HAS SUCCEEDED IN REDUCING RISKS FROM NORTH KOREA.

 

88iv | Home |  Login
Mobile | Full
Forum rule | About Us | Contact Info | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statment | Disclaimer
Copyright (C) 2025
Suntek Computer Systems Limited.
All rights reserved