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North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
How many nuclear weapons does North Korea have?
Associated Press, Published on 18/08/2017
» WASHINGTON --The US intelligence agencies' assessments of the size of North Korea's nuclear arsenal have a wide gap between high and low estimates. Size matters and not knowing makes it harder for the United States to develop a policy for deterrence and defend itself and allies in the region.
China urges US, North Korea to 'hit the brakes' on threats
Associated Press, Published on 16/08/2017
» BEIJING -- China has urged the United States and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and work toward a peaceful resolution of their tense standoff created by Pyongyang's recent missile tests and threats to fire them toward Guam.
Trump, North Korea trade escalating threats of fire
Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» SEOUL -- In an exchange of threats, US President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of “fire and fury like the world has never seen” and the North's military claimed Wednesday it was examining plans for attacking Guam.
N.Korean missile tests spook neighbours, but 'what to do?'
Associated Press, Published on 03/08/2017
» YOKOSUKA, Japan -- North Korea's flurry of missile launches -- 20 of them just in the past year -- is a new and alarming fact of life for Japan and its other neighbours.
Fairy tales and nightmares at S.Korea’s border town
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» SEOUL -- A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several football stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarised border.
Hyundai keen to refurbish brand image
Business, Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» SEOUL/BEIJING: Bruised by anti-Korean sentiment in its biggest market and losing ground to local automakers, Hyundai Motor Co will open its first Chinese brand store, and may locally assemble its premium Genesis cars and accelerate the launch of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
MH17 families steel for legal fight on second anniversary
AFP, Published on 14/07/2016
» THE HAGUE - The families of the 298 people who died when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine are steeling themselves for a slew of bitter legal battles, on the eve of the tragedy's second anniversary.
Caught in the middle of a US-China arms wrestle
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 15/11/2015
» The US State Department has quietly approved the sale of 16 missiles — plus training — to Thailand in a proposed deal worth nearly US$27 million, or just shy of one billion baht.