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- Condemnation as North Korea launches missiles
Japan and South Korea have condemned North Korea for testing six missiles on Saturday. The missile launches are in direct violation of UN resolutions on the country's use of weapons.
- North Korea launches short-range missiles
North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative. The recent firings come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. North Korea conducted a nuclear test in May, fired test rockets and threatened U.S. and South Korean ships near its territorial waters.
- N Korea test-fires four missiles: SKorea
North Korea test-fired four ballistic missiles on Saturday, on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations, South Korean officials said, further fuelling regional tensions amid its nuclear standoff. Seoul's foreign ministry said all four of the weapons
- North Korea test-fires 3 more missiles, Seoul reports
Seoul -- North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast today, South Korea said, another in a series of launches since U.N. sanctions were imposed on the regime for its May nuclear test. Two missiles were fired between 8 and 8:30 a.m. local time,
- N. Korea Launches 5 Missiles
TOKYO, July 4 -- Defying the United States on Independence Day, North Korea fired five missiles on Saturday into the sea off its east coast. The test-firings came two days after North Korea, which is being squeezed by the U.S. government and other
- S. Korean man linked to death of actress deportednull
A former talent agency head linked to the death of actress Jang Ja Yeon was deported to South Korea from Narita airport near Tokyo. Kim Jong Seoung, 39, the former head of Jang's management agency, was arrested in Tokyo last week on suspicion of
- North Korea defies US with new missile launches
North Korea test-fired four missiles today, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the
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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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AFP - North Korea test-fired six missiles off its east coast on Saturday, South Korean officials said, in what appeared to be a calculated message of defiance timed for the US Independence Day holiday.
AFP - North Korea test-fired five ballistic missiles, South Korean officials said, in an apparent message of defiance to the United States on the eve of its Independence Day holiday.
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