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"Boy Who Cried Wolf": Anger In Seoul Over False N Korea Rocket Alert
An emergency evacuation alert sent in error across Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch triggered widespread panic on Wednesday, crashing internet services and raising fears the government could not be trusted to handle a real crisis.
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North Korea Again Tests 'Super-Large' Rocket Launcher: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a fresh test of a "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Wednesday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.
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Russia Urges North Korea To Draw 'Right Conclusions' From UN Sanctions
Russia expressed hope today that North Korea would "draw the right conclusions" and resume talks after the United Nations adopted the toughest sanctions to date on Pyongyang over its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch.
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UN Adopts Toughest-Ever North Korea Sanctions
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted on Wednesday the toughest sanctions ever imposed on North Korea in response to its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch.
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US, Backed By China, Proposes Tough North Korea Sanctions At UN
The United States presented a draft Security Council resolution on Thursday it negotiated with China that would dramatically tighten existing restrictions on North Korea after its January 6 nuclear test and create the toughest UN sanctions regime in over two decades.
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Rocket Launch Shows North Korea Does Not Want Peace: South Korean President
North Korea's rocket launch earlier this month shows the isolated country does not want peace, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said today.
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South Korea President Vows More Action On North Korea After Rocket Launch
South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged today further "strong" measures against North Korea, after suspending operations at a jointly run industrial park as punishment for the North's recent long-range rocket launch and nuclear test.
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China Says UN Action Needed To Make North Korea "Pay Price" For Behaviour
China will back a wide-ranging UN Security Council resolution to make North Korea "pay the necessary price" for its recent rocket launch, its foreign minister told Reuters on Friday, but said its goal was to get Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.
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Seoul, US To Open Talks On Missile Defense Aimed At North Korea
Looking to take a harder line after North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch, Seoul and Washington will begin talks as early as next week on deploying a sophisticated US missile defense system in South Korea, officials said on Friday.
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North Korea Says South's Pulling Out Of Industrial Zone 'Declaration Of War'
North Korea said it was kicking out all South Koreans from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone on Thursday, calling the South's move to suspend operations, in retaliation for Sunday's rocket launch by the North, a "declaration of war".
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North Korea Says To Freeze Assets Of South Korean Firms At Kaesong
North Korea said on Thursday it was expelling all South Korean workers from the Kaesong industrial zone and freezing the assets of companies operating there, calling the South's decision to suspend operations at the zone a "declaration of war."
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US, South Korea, Japan Boost Data-Sharing In Response To North Korea Threat
The top military officers from the United States, South Korea and Japan said they agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to step up information-sharing and coordination of security efforts in light of increasing North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
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To Punish Kim Jong Un, South Korea Shuts Down Industrial Zone In North
South Korea abruptly shut down an industrial complex located just over the border in North Korea on Wednesday, cutting off a major source of income for the regime in Pyongyang as punishment for its "extremely provocative" nuclear and rocket tests.
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North Korea Rocket More Powerful Than Old One: Seoul
The rocket North Korea launched this week appeared to be more powerful than one fired in 2012, with an increased range of 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) which puts most of the US within reach, a South Korean defence ministry official said today.
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India Voices Deep Concern Over Rocket Launch By North Korea
India today expressed "deep concern" over the rocket launch by North Korea and called upon that country to refrain from such actions which adversely affect peace and stability in the region.
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"Boy Who Cried Wolf": Anger In Seoul Over False N Korea Rocket Alert
An emergency evacuation alert sent in error across Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch triggered widespread panic on Wednesday, crashing internet services and raising fears the government could not be trusted to handle a real crisis.
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North Korea Again Tests 'Super-Large' Rocket Launcher: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a fresh test of a "super-large multiple rocket launcher" system, state media said Wednesday -- the latest in a series of provocations by Pyongyang.
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Russia Urges North Korea To Draw 'Right Conclusions' From UN Sanctions
Russia expressed hope today that North Korea would "draw the right conclusions" and resume talks after the United Nations adopted the toughest sanctions to date on Pyongyang over its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch.
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UN Adopts Toughest-Ever North Korea Sanctions
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted on Wednesday the toughest sanctions ever imposed on North Korea in response to its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch.
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US, Backed By China, Proposes Tough North Korea Sanctions At UN
The United States presented a draft Security Council resolution on Thursday it negotiated with China that would dramatically tighten existing restrictions on North Korea after its January 6 nuclear test and create the toughest UN sanctions regime in over two decades.
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Rocket Launch Shows North Korea Does Not Want Peace: South Korean President
North Korea's rocket launch earlier this month shows the isolated country does not want peace, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said today.
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South Korea President Vows More Action On North Korea After Rocket Launch
South Korean President Park Geun-hye pledged today further "strong" measures against North Korea, after suspending operations at a jointly run industrial park as punishment for the North's recent long-range rocket launch and nuclear test.
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China Says UN Action Needed To Make North Korea "Pay Price" For Behaviour
China will back a wide-ranging UN Security Council resolution to make North Korea "pay the necessary price" for its recent rocket launch, its foreign minister told Reuters on Friday, but said its goal was to get Pyongyang back to the negotiating table.
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Seoul, US To Open Talks On Missile Defense Aimed At North Korea
Looking to take a harder line after North Korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch, Seoul and Washington will begin talks as early as next week on deploying a sophisticated US missile defense system in South Korea, officials said on Friday.
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North Korea Says South's Pulling Out Of Industrial Zone 'Declaration Of War'
North Korea said it was kicking out all South Koreans from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone on Thursday, calling the South's move to suspend operations, in retaliation for Sunday's rocket launch by the North, a "declaration of war".
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North Korea Says To Freeze Assets Of South Korean Firms At Kaesong
North Korea said on Thursday it was expelling all South Korean workers from the Kaesong industrial zone and freezing the assets of companies operating there, calling the South's decision to suspend operations at the zone a "declaration of war."
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US, South Korea, Japan Boost Data-Sharing In Response To North Korea Threat
The top military officers from the United States, South Korea and Japan said they agreed at a meeting on Wednesday to step up information-sharing and coordination of security efforts in light of increasing North Korean nuclear and missile threats.
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To Punish Kim Jong Un, South Korea Shuts Down Industrial Zone In North
South Korea abruptly shut down an industrial complex located just over the border in North Korea on Wednesday, cutting off a major source of income for the regime in Pyongyang as punishment for its "extremely provocative" nuclear and rocket tests.
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North Korea Rocket More Powerful Than Old One: Seoul
The rocket North Korea launched this week appeared to be more powerful than one fired in 2012, with an increased range of 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) which puts most of the US within reach, a South Korean defence ministry official said today.
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India Voices Deep Concern Over Rocket Launch By North Korea
India today expressed "deep concern" over the rocket launch by North Korea and called upon that country to refrain from such actions which adversely affect peace and stability in the region.
