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N. Korea Fighter Pilot Killed in an Apparent Defection

Plane went down in Chinese corn field

(Newser) - This much seems clear: A North Korean fighter jet crashed into a corn field in China. (See the Wall Street Journal for photos.) Beyond that lies a ton of speculation, but the wires generally agree on this storyline: It was a lone pilot who tried to defect from Kim...

China Beats Japan to Become 2nd-Largest Economy

Second-quarter output surpasses Asian rival

(Newser) - In an unprecedented feat for a still-developing country, China has become the world's second-largest economy after edging ahead of Japan. Second-quarter GDP figures show China's output at $1.339 trillion, well ahead of Japan's $1.288 trillion. Because China is already in the habit of outperforming Japan in the later...

S. Korea to North: Time for Reunification?

Seoul broaches the idea of reunification tax

(Newser) - Given North Korea's penchant of late for threatening nuclear destruction and seizing fishing boats, the South had a strange message today: Let's get together. In a speech marking the Koreas' liberation from Japan, President Lee Myung-bak today called for a special tax that would pave the way for Seoul to...

North Seizes S. Korean Fishing Boat

Tensions high over sunken destroyer, war games

(Newser) - North Korean authorities seized a South Korean fishing boat and its crew today in waters off the divided peninsula's eastern coast, the South's coast guard said, with tensions already high over the sinking of a southern navy ship. Four South Korean and three Chinese fishermen were questioned for an alleged...

Korean Teacher Explains How to Swear in America

It's to better understand us

(Newser) - Jason Kottke has posted a seemingly legit video on his Kottke.org site with the only introduction possible: "You wouldn't think a Korean man teaching his class how to swear in English would be so funny." He also praises the instructor's mannerisms and ability to channel "Goodfellas-era...

As N. Korea Seethes, US Leads War Games

'We also have nuclear weapons,' claims Pyongyang editorial

(Newser) - The nuclear-powered USS George Washington led an armada of warships in exercises off the Korean peninsula today, in a show of solidarity with the South that North Korea warned could have "nuclear deterrence." The military drills, code-named "Invincible Spirit," are to run through Wednesday with about...

N. Korea to US, South Korea: We'll Nuke You

Backs up yesterday's threats over war games

(Newser) - North Korea is following up on yesterday's threat of a "physical response" to US-South Korean military drills, today promising "powerful nuclear deterrence" and a "retaliatory sacred war" in the face of what it calls an "unpardonable" provocation. North Korea routinely threatens war when South Korea and...

N. Korea Warns of 'Physical Response' to US Drills

Exercises will be seen as 'hostile'

(Newser) - North Korea has threatened a "physical response" if the US and South Korea go ahead with planned naval exercises this weekend. Such action would be regarded as "another expression of hostile policy," said North Korean spokesman Ri Tong Il, who warned that "there will be physical...

South Korea Border Robots Ready to Kill

With shrinking population, S. Korea manufactures soldiers

(Newser) - Two killer robots are patrolling the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea—and they belong to the South. The robots, produced at a cost of $330,000, are equipped with surveillance, tracking, firing, and voice recognition capabilities. South Korea is using them as a test run for a...

Surprisingly Spry Fidel Appears on Cuban TV

Former leader looks healthy, blasts US

(Newser) - Fidel Castro is back, and looking pretty spry for an 83-year-old. A relaxed, healthy-looking Castro appeared for an extended hour and 15-minute conversation on Cuba’s Mesa Redonda (“Round Table”) nightly talk show yesterday. He spent much of the time reading essays by other people, or having his...

N. Korea: Imprisoned American Tried to Kill Himself

Bostonian is serving 8-year sentence

(Newser) - North Korea said today an American imprisoned for illegally entering the reclusive country has tried to kill himself. Aijalon Mahli Gomes of Boston attempted suicide and is being treated at a hospital, said the country's official news agency, adding that the attempt was "driven by his strong guilty conscience"...

DJ Tweets Suicide Note
 DJ Tweets Suicide Note 
Jun 17, 2010 5:34 AM CDT

DJ Tweets Suicide Note

South Korean says farewell in under 140 characters

(Newser) - A South Korean DJ said his final farewell to the world in 140 characters or less. The family of the 27-year-old man reported him missing after he left a suicide note on Twitter, reading: "I'm going to commit suicide. To all of you, even those who shared the slightest...

US May Deploy Aircraft Carrier to Korean Waters

Pentagon mulls sending USS George Washington

(Newser) - The US is considering deploying one of the world's biggest warships to the waters off the Korean peninsula where the sinking of a South Korean warship has raised tensions with the North. The nuclear-powered USS George Washington would be deployed separately from upcoming joint US-South Korean exercises, defense officials say....

US to Give South Korea's Navy a Boost

Joint training exercises planned

(Newser) - South Korea is about to get a little help from a friend: In response to the ease with which North Korea sank a South Korean warship, the US plans to help the South shore up its naval defenses, say American officials. The South has spent billions on defense in recent...

S. Korea Stages Show of Force

North scraps naval agreement, warns that ships will be attacked

(Newser) - South Korea staged a massive military exercise off its west coast today in defiance of warnings from the North that such drills could trigger war. Ten warships fired artillery and dropped anti-submarine bombs in waters near where South Korea's Cheonan warship was sank by what an investigation concluded was a...

Clinton: World Must Act on N. Korea Aggression

Sinking of S. Korean warship 'unacceptable'

(Newser) - North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship is an "unacceptable provocation" that the international community has a duty to respond to, Hillary Clinton said after crisis talks in Seoul today. The secretary of state arrived in South Korea this morning after discussions on the worsening situation with officials...

North Korea Severs Ties With South

Irate over 'smear campaign' in battleship's sinking

(Newser) - North Korea says it will sever all ties and communication with Seoul as punishment for what it calls a "smear campaign" over the sinking of a South Korean warship. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency quoted the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea as saying late today...

S. Korea Blocks Trade With N. Korea

US backs South's new more aggressive stance

(Newser) - Tensions on the Korean peninsula were ratcheted up today when South Korea suspended trade with the North, closing its waters to North Korean ships. Showing a newly aggressive stance, President Lee Myung-bak also called on Pyongyang to apologize for the torpedo attack that sank a South Korean warship in March,...

Kim Jong-Il Ordered Attack on S. Korean Ship: Intel Sources

North Korean leader plays tough to assert authority, boost succession of his son

(Newser) - Kim Jong-Il not only knew about the North Korean torpedo assault that sank a South Korean warship in March, US intelligence sources tell the New York Times , but the ailing strongman actually ordered it to boost the succession prospects of his youngest son, Kim Jong-un. Both the US and South...

S. Korea to Haul N. Korea to UN Over Ship's Sinking

Pyongyang remains defiant; report an 'enormous fabrication'

(Newser) - South Korea will take Pyongyang to the UN Security Council as part of its response to the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on a North Korean torpedo attack, officials said today. An international team said last week that a North Korean submarine fired a torpedo on March 26,...

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