Category: Korea
China set to deepen N Korea ties as Yalu River bridge rises
Across the Yalu River dividing China and North Korea, towers that will support a sleek suspension bridge rise south of one that US bombers targeted during the Korean War to [...]
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Korea proposes $15.3b stimulus budget
The South Korean government proposed a 17.3 trillion won stimulus Tuesday to revive slowing growth in the country. The $15.3 billion effort would be the third-largest [...]
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Debt threat to China’s financial system
China’s banking system is more likely to undergo slow erosion than sudden collapse Thanks partly to a lack of transparency by the Chinese authorities and partly to [...]
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N Korea threatens South over ‘monstrous’ act
North Korea on Tuesday threatened the South with “sledge-hammer” military action over anti-Pyongyang protests in Seoul and rejected the idea of entering into a [...]
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N Korea says it won’t warn Korea before an attack
North Korea has upped the temperature on its neighbours, warning in a new threat that it would not give any advance notice before attacking South Korea. “Our [...]
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Insight: China’s freeway to N Korea: A road to nowhere
A new stretch of China’s G12 expressway arcs toward the northernmost tip of North Korea, connecting one of the world’s most vibrant economies to probably its most [...]
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N Korea rejects offer of talks on Kaesong complex
North Korea is marking the 101st anniversary of the birth of founding father Kim Il-sung as tensions continue over the country’s nuclear programme. Leader Kim Jong-un [...]
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N Korea crisis isn’t just business as usual
Separated by a river from the world’s most reclusive and repressive state, several South Korean families drove Sunday to the Odusan Unification Observatory to peek over [...]
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BBC tactics in covering N Korea is criticised
As tensions escalated between North Korea and the world late last month, a small group of students from the prestigious London School of Economics crossed the border into the [...]
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Defiant North Korea celebrates founder’s anniversary
North Korea celebrated the 101st anniversary of its founder’s birth on Monday with no signs of tension easing on the peninsula after it rejected talks with South Korea [...]
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N Korea keeps world guessing on birthday plans
All eyes are on North Korea on Monday to see if it marks the birthday of late founder Kim Il-Sung with an expected missile launch, despite tension-reducing noises from Seoul [...]
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Pentagon finds nuclear strides by N Korea
A new assessment by the Pentagon’s intelligence arm has concluded for the first time, with “moderate confidence,” that North Korea has learned how to make a [...]
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Kerry lands in Seoul amid Korean crisis
Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the United States is prepared to enter into talks with North Korea, but only if it is serious about negotiating the [...]
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N Korea reportedly warns Japan it would target Tokyo first
North Korea reportedly warned Japan that Tokyo would be the first target if Pyongyang decides to play its nuclear card. The warning reportedly is in response to Tokyo’s [...]
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N Korea may be able to deliver nuke, Pentagon intel says
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has assessed with “moderate confidence” that North Korea has the ability to deliver a nuclear weapon with a ballistic [...]
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