North Korea

Global LNG outlook 2024-2028

Sluggish demand growth for liquefied natural gas (LNG), combined with a record increase in global export capacity through 2028, will likely thrust markets into an extended period of oversupply, according to the latest Global LNG Outlook from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). As major importing regions—including …

War on twitter

The Western media often uses words like “secretive” and “iron curtain” for North Korea. On August 12, Pyongyang tried to change that image. It created a Twitter account, @uriminzok, meaning “our people”. It has over 4,500 followers. The move follows the launch of a North Korean YouTube channel, JucheKorea, in …

Radiation detected near Korea border

Seoul, June 21: Abnormal radiation was detected near the inter-Korean border days after North Korea claimed last month to have achieved a nuclear technology breakthrough, South Korea

New tuberculosis lab hailed as breakthrough in health diplomacy

Researchers from Stanford University and a consortium of nonprofit organizations have been working side by side with colleagues from the North Korean Ministry of Public Health

13 types of biological weapons in N. Korea

The chemical weapons could be deliverable by artillery or missile to cause massive civilian casualties in South Korea North Korea is thought to have 13 types of viruses and germs which can be used in biological weapons, as well as up to 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, South Korea's defence …

Dam water the new arms in Korean war?

Deliberate Flooding By North Caused Havoc: Seoul Seoul: South Korea pressed North Korea on Monday to explain a deadly surge in a river that flows across their border from the North that killed three South Koreans and left three others missing. The level of the Imjin River suddenly doubled on …

North Korea Opens Dam Flow, Sweeping Away 6 in the South

North Korea unleashed walls of water from one or more of its dams on Sunday, sending a flash flood roaring through the heavily armed border with South Korea and sweeping away six South Koreans, officials in Seoul said. The six South Koreans, who are still missing, include an 8-year-old boy. …

No radioactive material on N. Korean ship

SUMIR KAUL The North Korean ship, which was detained by the Coast Guard after a chase in Andaman and Nicobar Island, had no traces of chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear material, two nuclear scientists said on Sunday in their final report. After critically examining the ship MV Mu San at …

U.S. Wants G8 To Pledge $15 Billion On Food Security

The United States wants a G8 summit this week to commit $15 billion over several years for agricultural development in poor countries to fight food insecurity, according to a draft declaration seen by Reuters. The declaration said Washington was ready to mobilize $3-4 billion and wanted other partners to match …

U.N. Council condemns N. Koreas nuclear test

United Nations/Seoul: The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday swiftly condemned North Korea

Defying the world (editorial)

Seoul: North Korea, defiant in the face of international condemnation of its latest nuclear test, fired two more short-range missiles off its east coast on Tuesday and accused the US of plotting against its government. In a move certain to compound tensions in the region, South Korea said it would …

Korea Issues Threat on Uranium

North Korea said Wednesday that it would start a uranium enrichment program, declaring for the first time that it intended to pursue a second project unless the United Nations lifted sanctions. Calling the United Nations Security Council

North Korea: Russian Pessimistic on Nuclear Talks

On a visit to North Korea, the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, on Thursday predicted a continued stalemate in international efforts to stop the North from restarting its nuclear weapons program.

As World Growls, China Sends Tigers To North Korea

China will send five tigers as "friendship envoys" to North Korea, a provincial government website said on Thursday, even as reclusive Pyongyang declared it would restart a nuclear plant and expelled UN inspectors. The three Siberian tigers from the northeast city of Dalian and two Bengal tigers from Sichuan in …

North Korea Says It Will Halt Talks and Restart Its Nuclear Program

North Korea, angered by a United Nations rebuke of its recent missile launching, declared on Tuesday that it would permanently pull out of nuclear disarmament talks and restart its nuclear program. It also expelled United Nations inspectors from the country. The moves, which came hours after the United Nations Security …

Angry with UN statement, N Korea says it will restart nuclear plant

North Korea vowed on Tuesday to restore nuclear facilities that it had been disabling and boycott international talks on its nuclear weapons program to protest against the UN Security Council

NKorea facing worst food crisis since 1990s: UN

Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis since the late 1990s and have put millions at risk, the United Nations' food agency said Wednesday. The food shortage threatens widespread malnutrition, the World Food Program said. "Millions of vulnerable North Koreans are at risk of slipping toward …

DOUBLE STANDARDS

www.radicalcartography.net/nuclear_full.png North Korea was at the receiving end of global condemnation after it announced that it carried out its first underground atomic weapons test in 2006. The US, Japan, China and Britain were the first to criticise and demanded action by the United Nations Security Council. Barring Japan, all these …

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