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1. News - Asia - DEFENCE

   US commander in South Korea cancels Washington trip over tensions

   Posted Apr 08th 2013, 10:46am by AFP

   ... News Asia US-North Korea North Korea General James Thurman Agence France-Presse in Tokyo The US commander in South Korea, General James Thurman, has cancelled a scheduled trip to Washington this week due to tensions with North Korea, a spokeswoman said on Sunday. Thurman had been due to testify before three congressional committees, where he was expected to discuss the US ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1209800/us-commander-south-korea-cancels-washington-trip-over-tensions
2. News - Asia - NORTH KOREA

   North Korea threatens US bases in Okinawa, Guam as 'within range'

   Posted Mar 21st 2013, 10:25am by AFP

   ... News Asia US-North Korea Okinawa US Navy base Guam KCNA B-52 North Korea nuclear test Agence France-Presse in Seoul The North Korean army on Thursday threatened a possible strike against US military bases in Japan, in response to the use of nuclear-armed US B-52 bombers in joint military drills with South Korea. The threat came a day after Pyongyang condemned the B-52 flights ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1196110/north-korea-threatens-us-bases-okinawa-guam-within-target
3. News - Asia - KOREAN PENINSULA

   UN sets up commission of inquiry into rights abuses by North Korea

   Posted Mar 22nd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia US-North Korea Okinawa US Navy base Guam KCNA B-52 North Korea nuclear test Agence France-Presse in Seoul Latest blast of rhetoric prompted by US use of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers and submarines in joint drills with S Korea The UN yesterday set up a commission of inquiry into human-rights violations in North Korea, saying some "may amount to crimes against ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1196558/un-sets-commission-inquiry-rights-abuses-north-korea
4. News - World - NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

   Obama vows to get tough on North Korea after nuclear test

   Posted Feb 13th 2013, 12:27pm by AFP

   ... News World North Korea nuclear test Barack Obama State of the Union US-North Korea Agence France-Presse in Washington US President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday to take “firm action” with US allies against North Korea after Pyongyang’s third nuclear test. China, North Korea’s trade and financial lifeline, signed up to a UN Security Council declaration accusing the communist ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1149311/obama-vows-get-tough-north-korea
5. News - Asia - KOREAN PENINSULA

   North Korea to put US citizen on trial

   Posted Apr 27th 2013, 02:53pm by AFP

   ... News Asia North Korea Pae Jun-ho Korean Peninsula US-North Korean relations Agence France-Presse in Seoul Activist suspects that tour operator is facing charges for taking photos of starving children North Korea says it will put a US citizen on trial for trying to overthrow the communist regime, in the face of soaring tension between Pyongyang and the West. The North's ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1224601/north-korea-says-put-us-citizen-trial
6. News - Asia - SOUTH KOREA

   South Korea, US naval drill begins under Pyongyang nuclear test cloud

   Posted Feb 04th 2013, 11:11am by AFP

   ... News Asia Korean relations South Korea-US North Korea Kim Jong-un Seoul Naval drills East Sea Sea of Japan Agence France-Presse in Seoul South Korea and the United States launched a joint naval exercise involving a US nuclear submarine on Monday, as tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea. A defence ministry spokesman confirmed ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1143017/south-korea-us-naval-drill-begins-under-pyongyang-nuclear-test-cloud
7. Comment - Letters

   Letters to the Editor, April 14, 2013

   Posted Apr 14th 2013, 12:00am by LETTERS

   ... multinationals pushing the agenda? Do those wheeler-dealers fear the rise of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) into economic fullness because they note what the more democratic South ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1213937/letters-editor-april-14-2013
8. News - Asia - NORTH KOREA

   North Korea-China border crossing 'shut to tourists'

   Posted Apr 10th 2013, 10:17am by AFP

   ... Wednesday. “It was absolutely North Korea’s [decision] because the travel bureau told us ‘North Korea is now no longer allowing tour groups to be taken in’,” the woman said. An AFP photographer ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1211319/north-korea-china-border-crossing-shut-tourists
9. News - Asia - KOREA

   US calls for North Korea amnesty for sentenced American

   Posted May 03rd 2013, 12:17pm by Associated Press in Washington

   ... News Asia Korea Kenneth Bae Associated Press in Washington The US called on Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years’ hard ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1229066/us-calls-north-korea-amnesty-sentenced-american
10. News - Asia - NORTH KOREA

    North Korea moves medium-range missile to east coast

    Posted Apr 04th 2013, 08:28pm by AFP

    ... News Asia North Korea nuclear test Military of North Korea North Korea – United States Relations Agence France-Presse in Seoul North Korea, incensed at fresh UN sanctions and South Korea-US military drills, said it had received final approval for military action against the US North Korea has moved a medium-range missile to its east coast, South Korea said on Thursday ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1207111/north-korea-moves-missile-east-coast

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