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Local Koreans speak out about tensions between North, South Korea
WSBT-TVNervous and scared are how one man describes the feelings of people he knows in South Korea. Tensions between North and South Korea are nothing new. With threats of nuclear war, many Koreans living in our area are growing more and more concerned...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, Japan, Kim Jong Un, South Korea
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Ind.'s Korean community wary about Koreas tensions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Korean community is closely monitoring the actions of North Korea's young leader amid escalating threats by the communist nation. North Korea's military has warned it's been authorized to attack the U.S. using nuclear...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Kim Jong Un
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Analysis: Why Google NKorea visit irks US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet freedom engaging with one of the most intensely censored countries. But the Obama...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, United Nations, CBS Corp., Politics, Kim Jong Un
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No change in North Korea, expert says
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterDespite the death of longtime dictator Kim Jong Il, don't expect the North Korean people to flood into their nation's squares demanding democracy for their impoverished and long-isolated nation, according to University of Notre Dame professor George...Tags: China, Kim Jong Il, United Nations, George Lopez , Kim Jong Un
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Explosions, Defense Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Senate
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European banks stop sending money to North Korea - aid groups
Reuters* NGOs say European banks won't send money to North Korea * Main problem was Bank of China move to shut account of North's Foreign Trade Bank * Bank of China was key intermediary for fund transfers * Aid groups say worried donors will withdraw...Tags: Beijing (China), Politics, International Organizations, Banking, Finance
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European banks stop sending money to North Korea: aid groups
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into...Tags: Beijing (China), Politics, International Organizations, Banking, Finance
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Dollar muscles up on Bernanke comments; Aussie under pressure
ReutersTOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar bounded up to a three-year high against a basket of major currencies in Asia on Thursday, squeezed higher after Treasury yields jumped on the prospect that the Federal Reserve might scale back its stimulus program...Tags: Japan, Economic Indicator, BNP Paribas, Buyback, Insurance
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Is Obama Richard Nixon?
Despite what you may hear from some of his more fevered critics, President Barack Obama's recent scandal-quakes don't appear to fall anywhere near the level of Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. But by another Nixonian yardstick, trying to muzzle on press...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Pentagon Papers Release (2011), The New York Times, Politics, Al-Qaeda
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North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing
ReutersSEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with...Tags: Shinzo Abe, China, Japan, United Nations, News Agency
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North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid - group
Reuters* Sanctions imposed over nuclear programme * Agencies to seek help from EU By Emma Batha LONDON, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with...Tags: Thomson Corporation, China, Robin Williams, UNICEF, European Union
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sends envoy to China
PYONGYANG, North Korea — After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Xi Jinping, China, Japan, Beijing (China)
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