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- North Korea may have shot mid-range missile (Reuters)
5:38 pm North Korea defies U.S. and fires six missiles July 4, 2009, 6:05 pm N.Korea fires seventh missile: S.Korea July 4, 2009, 7:40 pm SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on
- 3:02pmChina urges calm after North Korea strikes
CHINA has urged calm after North Korea test-fired seven missiles off its east coast in an act of defiance apparently timed for the US Independence Day holiday. 'China ... hopes that all sides will maintain calm and restraint, and jointly safeguard peace
- North Korea may have shot mid-range missile
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea holds talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday. North
- Iraq not on 'bottom shelf': Biden
(AFP)
 AFP - Vice President Joe Biden vowed that the United States will not put Iraq on the "bottom shelf," even as the US military ramps up operations in Afghanistan and crises rumble on in North Korea, Iran and Pakistan.
- N. Korea Fires Missiles Into the Sea of Japan
TOKYO, July 4 -- Taunting the United States on its birthday, North Korea fired seven missiles into the Sea of Japan early Saturday in a provocative move that some experts said might have been intended to discourage deployment of new missile defenses
- North Korea moves against a tiny pocket of capitalism
Officials had allowed a robust trade along the border with China, centered on the city of Chongjin. But now they are rolling back reforms and preaching self-sufficiency; residents fear starvation. In the markets of Kilju, a city of 100,000 near North
- North Korea test-fires 7 missiles, Seoul says
No North Korea fired seven short-range missiles in less than seven hours today, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said today. The recent firings come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. The missiles were apparently Scud-type, estimated to have
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After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north. The Korean War (1950-53) had US and other UN forces intervene to defend South Korea from North Korean attacks supported by the Chinese. An armistice was signed in 1953 splitting the peninsula at the 38th parallel known as the DMZ. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to 13 times the level of North Korea. In 1997, the nation suffered a severe financial crisis from which it continues to make a solid recovery. South Korea has also maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes. In June 2000, a historic first south-north summit took place between the south's President KIM Dae-jung and the north's leader KIM Chong-il. In December 2000, President KIM Dae-jung won the Noble Peace Prize for his lifeling committment to democracy and human rights in Asia. He is the first Korean to win a Nobel Prize.
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AP - North Korea's weekend missile launches show the communist country is improving its capability and accuracy and are a cause for concern, officials said Sunday.
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