North Korean Nuclear Program

[Analysis] Lee Myung-bak’s views adrift amid rapid changes in global arena

President is adhering to S. Korea-U.S. relationship as key, without acknowledging the rapid changes to come in U.S. foreign policy » President Lee Myung-bak speaks at a luncheon with Korean correspondents in Washington, D.C.,...

Missile Defense: Up in the Air

Among the questions raised by President-elect Barack Obama's victory, one has been largely overlooked by his critics and supporters: What fate awaits the international missile defense system Washington has been building over...

FACTBOX-Electric power in North and South Korea

Source: Reuters (For related story, click on [ID:nSEO273887]) Nov 16 (Reuters) - North Korea is bracing for a long, hard winter in the impoverished country, where power shortages lead to blackouts. Following are ...

U.S. and S. Korea may experience friction over their N. Korea policies, experts say

Addition of N. Korea experts to Obama transition team hints at possibility of direct contact between N. Korea and U.S., which could create conflict with S. Korea “It is increasingly likely that the administration of U.S....

The North Korean Conundrum

Excerpt: As Barack Obama assembles his foreign policy team, he appears to be drawing from two primary sources: the Clinton faithful and Republican renegades. These old dogs might be up for some new tricks, but one risk of...

Pyongyang says it never agreed to nuclear sampling

Seoul (AFP) Nov 12, 2008 - North Korea said Wednesday it had never agreed to let inspectors take samples from atomic plants as part of international attempts to check whether it is telling the truth about its nuclear activities.

ANALYSIS-North Korea jostles to get Obama to notice

Taciturn North Korea will dangle its nuclear threat to ensure a place on Barack Obama's agenda and the best the U.S. president-elect can hope is to contain Pyongyang's atomic ambitions, not end them, analysts said.

SKorea: Iran must win trust in nuclear program

Iran must restore international confidence in its nuclear program, South Korea said Thursday after the Middle Eastern nation tested a long-range missile. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki "emphasized the Iranian...

U.S. aid worker killed in tribal area

An American aid worker overseeing a high-profile U.S. development program for Pakistan's tribal area was gunned down Wednesday in the northwest... Islamabad, Pakistan An American aid worker overseeing a high-profile U.S....

North Korea to cut S Korea links

North Korea has announced that it will close the land border and cut non-military phone links with South Korea. North Korea's army has told the South "to strictly restrict and cut off all the overland passages" across the...

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