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South Korea said on Friday (January 8) it was not yet considering shutting down the Kaesong industrial complex run jointly with North Korea, located north of the rivals’ border, after the North’s latest nuclear test this week. “We’re not at the stage that we can say whether we will close (the Kaesong Industrial Complex) or pull out (people),” said South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman, Jeong Joon-hee, at a news briefing. The Unification Ministry also said […]
The Philippines condemned North Korea’s reported act of hydrogen bomb testing, with the Department of Foreign Affairs saying that North Korea’s action violates the United Nations Security Council resolution which obliged the North Korea to put a stop on all kinds of nuclear test. The DFA added that North Korea’s actions may destabilize the peace within the region. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
South Koreans expressed concerns on Wednesday (January 6) after North Korea’s nuclear test. North Korea’s state TV on Wednesday announced the reclusive country had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device. One Seoul resident said he was worried about North Korea’s claim that it had used a hydrogen bomb for its fourth nuclear test. “I hear this is the first time it has ever used a hydrogen bomb for its nuclear test […]
South Korean President Park Geun-hye headed a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Wednesday (January 6) in Seoul, after North Korea said it had successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device. “So now, our government has to take decisive measures against any additional provocations by North Korea and work with the international community to make sure the isolated country pays the price for its latest nuclear test,” Park said during the meeting. “This nuclear test is […]
Jolts caused by the hydrogen bomb test of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Wednesday morning were strongly felt in northeast China areas that border the DPRK. The quakes cracked the playground at a high school in Yanji City of northeast China’s Jilin Province. Residents and students in relevant areas were evacuated after the quakes were felt. Monitoring cameras placed at expressway sections in Jilin also recorded quakes caused by the hydrogen bomb test. The […]
South Korea said on Wednesday (January 6) it would take all possible measures, including possible United Nations sanctions, to ensure Pyongyang pays the price after its fourth nuclear test. “Our government strongly condemns North Korea ignoring repeated warnings from us and the international community and pushing ahead with the fourth nuclear test, which clearly violated the U.N. resolutions,” Cho Tae-yong, a senior security official at the South Korean presidential office said. “We will take all […]
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry held an emergency meeting on Wednesday (January 6) in Seoul, after North Korea announced it had conducted a fourth nuclear test. South Korea’s First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lim Sung-nam, presided over the meeting and strongly condemned North Korea. “As we all know, North Korea’s provocation is a complete violation of Security Council resolutions and a serious challenge to world peace and security,” he said. “South Korean foreign ministry will […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday (January 6) that Japan “cannot tolerate” North Korea’s latest nuclear test, and that firm action would be taken at the international level. “North Korea’s nuclear test is a serious threat to our nation’s security and absolutely cannot be tolerated. We strongly denounce it,” he told parliament. North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday morning, which would mark […]
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Wednesday (January 6) that seismic waves emanating from North Korea looked similar to those detected after Pyongyang’s previous nuclear tests. “Looking at the results, and of course I’m talking about the seismic data, I don’t think there’s a big difference between the past three shakes,” JMA’s Yohei Hasegawa said during a news conference. North Korea’s state TV on Wednesday announced the reclusive country had successfully conducted a test of […]
Japan is to convene a security council meeting following an apparent North Korean earthquake earlier on Wednesday (January 6) its suspects was a nuclear test. “According to the Meteorological Agency this earthquake is not a naturally occurring earthquake. The Japanese government, based on past examples, we believe there is a possibility that this is a nuclear test by North Korea. We have therefore convened the relevant ministries to a gather for an emergency strategy meeting […]
South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat near the rivals’ disputed maritime border, where sailors on both sides have been killed in past exchanges of fire, the two sides said on Sunday (October 25). A North Korean spokesman said the South fired at its vessel conducting “routine” operation, calling it a “serious provocation,” and warned such action could spark military confrontation and refuel tensions on the Korean peninsula. “On Saturday, […]
Nearly 400 South Koreans crossed the heavily armed border into North Korea on Tuesday (October 20) to be reunited with family members separated for more than six decades since the 1950-53 Korean War, in an outpouring of emotions and tears. The two Koreas, which are divided and remain in a technical state of war, agreed to hold the family reunions for the first time since February last year after negotiating the end of a standoff […]
