Koreas – North Korea Issues New Threat After Naval Clash (New York Times)
North Korea Issues New Threat After Naval Clash (New York Times)
SEOUL, South Korea North Korea threatened on Friday to take merciless military measures along a disputed maritime border with South Korea, escalating tensions as President Barack Obama began a weeklong trip to Asia.
South Korean Military on High Alert After Naval Clash (Voice of America)
South Korea’s military is on high alert for possible retaliatory moves after a North Korean patrol boat was set ablaze Tuesday during a clash between the two Koreas’ navies.
S. Korea hopes naval clash not leave negative impact on inter-Korean ties (People’s Daily)
South Korea on Wednesday said it hopes that an earlier inter-Korean naval skirmish would not leave any negative impact on the relations between Seoul and Pyongyang. The government will continue to make every preparation against any possible security problems so the people will not have to fear, but in principle, it does not want the inter-Korean relationship to deteriorate due to the incident …
No, Korea demands apology for sea fight (UPI)
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (UPI) — North Korea said Friday it wanted an apology from South Korea for firing at a patrol boat, setting it on fire.
Obama Offers North Korea Path to Security, Respect, Yonhap Says (Bloomberg)
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama urged North Korea to live up to its promise of abandoning its nuclear weapons program as a way of returning to the fold of the international community.
S Korea sets aside over $1 bln budget for inter-Korean cooperation in 2010 (People’s Daily)
South Korea’s Unification Ministry on Friday submitted a 1.18-trillion-won (about 1.02 billion U.S. dollars) worth 2010 inter-Korean cooperation budget plan to the National Assembly, which is designed to provide humanitarian aid to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and promote inter-Korean cooperation programs. Under the plan, the South Korean government will earmark 616 billion …
US calls on N.Korea to tone down ‘bellicose’ rhetoric (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States on Friday urged North Korea to abandon its “bellicose rhetoric” in the wake of a naval clash with South Korea just days before President Barack Obama’s ongoing trip to Asia.
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