S.Korea shuts down joint factory park with DPRK

2016-02-10 16:29:02

South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-Pyo said Wednesday that Seoul decided to shut down a jointly run factory park with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

ROK, DPRK intensify propaganda broadcasts across border after launch: media

2016-02-10 14:39:03

Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have expanded their respective propaganda broadcasts across the border after Pyongyang's rocket launch on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing a military official.

Russia to launch regular mail train to China

2016-02-09 22:25:38

Russian Post, the national postal operator of the country, on Tuesday announced that it plans to launch a regular mail train between Moscow and Beijing as part of the efforts to develop Russia's mail delivery service.

US steps up military pressure on DPRK over satellite launch

2016-02-09 20:42:23

The United States has led a drive to exert military pressure on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to Pyongyang's satellite launch on Sunday, risking an escalation of regional tension.

S. Korea confirms DPRK satellite's successful launch into orbit

2016-02-09 10:26:51

South Korea's defense ministry said Tuesday that a satellite, launched two days earlier by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), had successfully flied into orbit.

Massive earthquake hits Papua New Guinea

2016-02-09 03:23:35

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck off the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville early on Tuesday morning.

Deploying THAAD to Korean Peninsula does more harm than good

2016-02-09 02:48:33

The already fragile situation in northeast Asia will only worsen if the United States and South Korea indeed deploy an advanced missile defense system to the Korean Peninsula in response to "provocative" moves by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Beijing warns against increasing tensions over DPRK's satellite

2016-02-08 13:15:43

Beijing has sent a series of urgent warnings through diplomatic channels in response to Pyongyang's Sunday satellite launch and reactions by Washington and Seoul, urging no more actions to flare up tension in the region.

China regrets over DPRK's satellite launch

2016-02-08 09:49:25

Beijing voices "regret" at the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's launch of a satellite with ballistic missile technology.

UN Security Council members seek more DPRK sanctions for missile launch

2016-02-08 07:46:33

Japan, South Korea and the United States on Sunday called for tougher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) following an emergency session of the UN Security Council in response to Pyongyang's launch of a missile that it said carried an earth observation satellite.

China 'deeply concerned' over discussion on THAAD missile system

2016-02-08 02:28:33

China is "deeply concerned" over the decision by the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) to launch an official negotiation on the deployment of an advanced US missile defense system, called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), on the Korean Peninsula.

China regrets over DPRK's satellite launch

2016-02-08 00:35:18

China expressed regrets on the launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of an earth observation satellite Sunday morning, calling for calm on the Korean Peninsula.