Beijing is set to make an 'urgent' announcement on Sunday afternoon in the wake of US-south Korea military drills in the Yellow Sea. The Chinese government had earlier warned both countries that the military activity in the region could escalate tensions.
In a rather amusing fashion, Republican Sarah Palin fired back at her critics for highlighting her latest 'North Korea ally' gaffe. In her thanksgiving message to the nation on facebook, she listed out verbal slips of U.S. President Barack Obama.
North Korea's fire power and military might foil South's attempts to tame the communist regime, by all odds.
Stocks tumbled in a holiday-shortened session on worries over threats of war by North Korea and pervasive fears that the euro zone sovereign debt crisis may spread to Spain and Portugal. Apparently, traders saw little solace in what appears to be shaping up as a strong Black Friday on the retail front.
South Korean police have booked 22 people on charges of spreading rumors over the cyber space, some of them reportedly claiming that the 'South first attacked North'. The country's National Security Law prohibits praising or sympathizing with the communist North. Meanwhile, an amateur footage claiming to be that of the North's attack on Yeonpyeong Island is doing rounds on the video streaming sites like YouTube.
Seoul on Friday named Kim Kwan-jin, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), as the new defense minister for South Korea. The 61-year-old former Army general replaced Kim Tae-young after the latter resigned in the wake of Tuesday' North Korea attack that killed two South Korean soldiers and two civilians.
As the fresh artillery attack by North Korea on the South tears apart the already divided Korean peninsula, travel agents fear this would have adverse effects on tourism in South Korea.
Authorities in Seoul are verifying the reports of sounds of artillery fire heard around Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea. It is yet to be determined where the firing originated from.
Two days after the North Korean artillery attack, heads began rolling down in the government of South Korea and the first one was Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, who resigned on Thursday taking responsibility for the country's timid response.
South Korea's defense minister Kim Tae-young resigned late on Thursday as criticism mounted over the government's response to the North Korean shelling on a dispute island which killed four people.
Within days after she announced her intention to run for the President, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, is caught up with yet another gaffe. This time, referring to North Korea as an ally of the United States.
Within days after she announced her intention to run for the President, Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska is caught up with yet another gaffe. This time, referring to North Korea as an ally of the United States.
Authorities in Seoul inspecting the debris on Yeonpyaong Island after the North Korea attack suspect that thermobaric weapons were used. The bombs are aimed at increasing the number of casualties and causing severe structural damage at the same time.
A day after North Korea's artillery attack on the South Korean island, the U.S. decided to send the aircraft carrier George Washington and a number of accompanying ships into the region for joint exercises besides sounding China, the sole ally of Pyongyang, to restrain Pyongyang from further attacks.
South Korea's won that dropped to an 11-week low against the greenback following Tuesday's North Korean attack sharply rebounded on Wednesday, registering a 3.3 percent rally from the day's opening level.
The US dollar slipped in Asian trade on Wednesday, moving off multi-week highs against euro, pound, Aussie and New Zealand dollar, after rising sharply in the previous session which saw an unexpected Korean crisis providing the greenback with safe-haven interests.
North Korea's attack on South Korean island on Wednesday is aimed at pressurizing Seoul to resume stalled nuclear talks.
The United Stated said Tuesday it was in close and continuing talks with South Korea after a North Korean artillery attack killed two South Korean marines.
China reiterated its stance on climate change ahead of UN climate summit in Cancun next week, promising effective measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years.
US stocks declined in early trade on Tuesday as a fresh exchange of fire between North Korea and South Korea overshadowed better-than-expected reading on economic activity.
Futures on major U.S. stock indices remained lower on Tuesday despite better-than-expected reading on economic activity as a fresh exchange of fire between North Korea and South Korea weighed on the sentiment.
North Korea said that it was South Korea which fired first and they had to fire in retaliation. The South Korean enemy, despite our repeated warnings, committed reckless military provocations of firing artillery shells into our maritime territory near Yeonpyeong island beginning 1pm (1500 AEDT), the AFP quoted a statement from the North's military supreme command.
