Published on November 26, 2010 by Technology Slice
South Korea Changes Rules Of Engagement – The office of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said that ground forces would be “drastically” reinforced, including those on five frontline islands near the disputed Yellow Sea border. Spending to deal with the North’s “asymmetrical threats” would be a priority and a 2006 plan to cut the size [...]
Tags: Defence Minister, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Korea War, Lee Myung Bak, Mr Kim, North China, north korea, Paradigm Shift, Premier Wen Jiabao, President Lee, Provocations, Relevant Reports, Rules Of Engagement, Sea Border, Soft Response, South Korea, South Korean President, war games, Warship, Yellow Sea
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Published on July 13, 2010 by Technology Slice
North Korea Calls Off Ship Sinking Talks – North Korea’s military representatives asked for a delay “for administrative reasons,” the U.N. Command said in a statement. An official there said the North may have decided it was not ready for the talks. No new date has been set. A joint team of investigators involving military [...]
Tags: Administrative Reasons, Armistice, Cheonan, Civilian Experts, Korean War, Military Officers, Military Representatives, Military Team, New Date, north korea, Nuclear Talks, Political Gain, Regional Powers, Sailors, Seoul, Skepticism, South Korea, South Korean, Sunken Ship, Torpedo Attack
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Published on June 25, 2010 by Technology Slice
North Korea threatened Thursday to increase punishment for an American who was sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country, citing what it called a hostile U.S. policy toward it. Aijalon Mahli Gomes, from Boston, was sentenced in April to eight years of hard labor and fined $700,000 for entering the country illegally and [...]
Tags: American Citizen, Armed Conflict, Censure, Communist North Korea, Gomes, Hostile Act, Illegal Entry, north korea, Nuclear War, Political Rhetoric, Provocations, Sailors, Schlesinger, Security Council, Seoul, South Korea, South Korean, Spokeswoman, State Department, Warship
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Published on June 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
It took 55 minutes for Brazil to break the solid red wall of North Korea with a goal from full back Maicon, whose shot-cum-cross from the right deceived Myong Guk Ri at his near post. Elano fed the ball down the wing to Maicon, who advanced almost to the byline before driving the ball across [...]
Tags: Brazil, Brazilians, break, Byline, Consolation, Goalkeeper, heart, Ivory Coast, Julio Cesar, Maicon, north korea, Portugal, Rank Outsiders, Two Minutes, Yun Nam
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Published on June 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
South Korea Will Send Aid To Children In North Korea – South Korea approved two shipments of baby formula for North Korean infants on Wednesday despite rising tensions between the neighbors after Seoul accused the North of sinking one of its naval vessels. Under the new sanctions, humanitarian aid was also suspended, with the exception [...]
Tags: Admission Of Guilt, Antagonism, Armed Conflict, Baby Formula, Cheonan, Coffers, Humanitarian Aid, Korea South, Koreas, Lee Myung Bak, Naval Vessels, north korea, Political Gain, President Lee, Provocation, Pyongyang, Ship Sinking, South Korea, South Korean President, Unification Ministry
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