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South Korean Boat Sinks–3 Dead, 3 Missing

South Korean Boat Sinks–3 Dead, 3 Missing

Wednesday morning, a South Korean fishing vessel sank in the New Zealand waters; killing three and leaving three more missing. Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the 1,599-ton Oyang 70 fishing boat to sink 400 miles east of Dunedin City in the span of ten minutes. There were a total of 51 [...]

Trained North Korean assassin now a pastor

Trained North Korean assassin now a pastor

What history marked as a trained assassin from North Korea is now living life in South Korea as a protestant minister. 30 years ago, Kim Shin Jo and 30 other trained assassins managed to slip through the border into the woods and within a couple hundred meters from the president’s residence at that time.  They [...]

North Korea threatens to use nuclear weapons

North Korea threatens to use nuclear weapons

If the United States and South Korea go ahead with scheduled naval maneuvers beginning Sunday in the Sea of Japan, North Korea has threatened to use what it calls “nuclear deterrence” against the two nations. North Korea’s army and people will start a “retaliatory sacred war” if the maneuvers are carried out, said the nation’s [...]

World Cup 2010: Uruguay VS South Korea Live Stream

World Cup 2010: Uruguay VS South Korea Live Stream

World Cup 2010 Live Stream | Uruguay VS South Korea Live Stream – Uruguay and South Korea will fight for 2010 World Cup semi-finals at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium June 26, 2010 10 AM ET. Uruguay excelled in the first round, holding of France 0-0 in the opening match and defeating South Africa and [...]

China rebuffs Obama admin request to pressure N.Korea

China rebuffs Obama admin request to pressure N.Korea

While North and South Korea are in dispute, the Obama administration turns to China for help in diplomatic talks to prevent a military skirmish. This move underlines the United State’s increasing dependence on one of the world’s communist country. The Obama has been pressing for a UN sanctions resolution with the help of China against [...]

North Korea cuts ties with South

North Korea cuts ties with South

Marking the widest rift between the Koreas in two decades and raising pressing questions over the next moves by the regime in Pyongyang and its main ally China, North Korea said Tuesday it will “totally freeze” relations with South Korea and pull out of a nonaggression pact with Seoul. North Korea, in a late-evening announcement, [...]

South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts

South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts

Amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula over the sinking of a South Korean patrol boat on March 26 that left 46 sailors dead, South Korea has reportedly resumed propaganda broadcasts into North Korea. The resumption of cross-border broadcasts after a break of six years came as Seoul warned it would no longer tolerate provocations [...]

North Korea denies sinking South Korean ship (video)

North Korea denies sinking South Korean ship (video)

On Thursday, North Korea denied that it fired a torpedo that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors. South Korean military officials on Thursday announced the results of an official investigation into the sinking of the Cheonan, prompting North Korea to accuse them of fabricating evidence. In a statement, North Korea’s national [...]

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