(Hong Hae-in/Yonhap via AP). South Korean military announced Wednesday it has found hundreds of anti-South Korea leaflets n…
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“During his final State of the Union address, President Obama acknowledged that ‘our foreign policy must be focused on the threat from ISIL and al Qaeda, but it can’t stop there, ‘” Gardner said in a written statement Wednesday.
South Korea on Wednesday fired warning shots after an unidentified object from North Korea was seen flying close to the rivals’ border, the South’s military said. The shots didn’t hit the drone.
North Korean drone flights across the world’s most heavily armed border are rare, but have happened before. Recently, the country’s ‘shop abilities have gotten better, and if this analysis is correct, then North Korea’s next goal should be to improve its video manipulation.
The US House of Representatives voted almost unanimously late on Tuesday to pass legislation to broaden sanctions on the North’s nuclear programme.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (2nd right) provides field guidance at the February 11 Factory of the Ryongsung Joint Machinery Industries in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang May 7, 2015.
South Korea began propaganda broadcasts against the North near the two countries’ border on Friday.
Last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry said he had told his Chinese counterpart that China’s approach to North Korea had not succeeded.
Tensions remain high along the demilitarised zone after South Korea resumed propaganda broadcasts last week against North Korea in retaliation to the January 6 nuclear test by the Kim Jong Un regime.
In Pyongyang, Kim called for a bolstering of the country’s nuclear arsenal and the “detonation of more powerful H-bomb in the future”, according to state media.
Park vowed all-out diplomatic efforts to support a strong U.N. Security Council resolution, including new sanctions, “which could get changes in North Korea’s attitude”. Following these tests, the United Nations Security Council imposed various sanctions on Pyongyang.
Earlier, Ms Park urged China – Pyongyang’s only major ally – to take a tougher line with North Korea and back severe worldwide sanctions in response to the test, which she described an “unacceptable challenge” to global security. “A true partner offers a helping hand in hard times”. But there have been signs that Beijing is getting increasingly frustrated at the North’s repeated provocations.
The nuclear test has provided momentum for a rapprochement between South Korea and Japan, U.S. allies whose relations have become strained in recent years over disputes related to history.
Amid calls from South Korea for China to take strict actions against Pyongyang, another report by Yonhap said that a Chinese ambassador to North Korea, Li Jinjun, recommended a stronger relationship for China with North Korea while addressing Chinese students living in Pyongyang. His reported remarks sparked speculation in Seoul that China has no intention of joining in any harsh punishment on the North.
But North Korea has continued to tout the experiment as a victory for the state.
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In a show of strength on Sunday, a nuclear-capable US B-52 bomber – flanked by South Korean F-15 fighter jets and US F-16 planes – flew over Osan Air Base, about 70km south of the inter-Korean border.
