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Seoul: North Korea fires missile and tries to jam GPS signals

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on April 1, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S., South Korean, and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent North Korea from advancing its […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2016, Associated Press, China, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Defense Ministry, GPS, North Korean, President Barack Obama, Science Ministry, Security Council, Seoul North Korea, South Korean, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15, japan

Htin Kyaw sworn in as Myanmar’s president

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Esther Htusan Associated Press Htin Kyaw, a trusted friend of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, took over as Myanmar’s president on March 30, taking a momentous step in the country’s long-drawn transition toward democracy after more than a half-century of direct and indirect military rule. But democracy in this impoverished Southeast Asian nation […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Associated Press, Aung San Suu Kyi, Defense Ministry, Home Ministry, Htin Kyaw, Myanmar, Myint Swe, National League, Southeast Asian, Treasury Department, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

Rival Koreas restart talks, pull back from brink — for now

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and on Sunday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily pushed aside vows of imminent war on the peninsula. The first round of marathon talks on Aug. 22 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Defense Ministry, Foster Klug, Hwang Pyong So, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kwan-jin, Kim Yang Gon, Korean People, Korean War, Min Kyung-wook, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Rival Koreas, South Korean, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, Workers Party

China foreign minister rejects hacking accusations

March 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister on Saturday, March 9 rejected accusations that the country’s military was behind massive hacking attacks on the United States and other foreign targets and called for more international cooperation in policing the Internet. Yang Jiechi is the highest-level Chinese official to comment on […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, China, Chinese, Communist Party, Defense Ministry, United Nations, United States, Vol 32 No 12 | March 16 - March 22, Yang Jiechi

U.S., China finish joint-exercises for disaster relief

December 8, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — The U.S. and Chinese militaries wrapped up a modest disaster-relief exercise on Friday, Nov. 30 hailed as a tentative trust-building step amid growing suspicions between the Asia-Pacific region’s largest armed forces.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Asia, Beijing, CHENGDU, Chinese, Defense Ministry, Denny Roy, East West Center, Liberation Army, Major General Stephen Lyons, North Korea, South China Sea, Taiwan, United States, Vol 31 No 50 | December 8 - December 14

Satellite imagery reveals North Korean missile activity

November 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Satellite imagery indicates North Korea has been testing rocket engines, a sign it continues to develop its long-range ballistic missiles, a U.S. academic institute said Monday, Nov. 12.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, Defense Ministry, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Joel Wit, Nick Hansen, North Korean, President Barack Obama, South Korea, State Department, United States, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23, technology

China begins aircraft carrier flight training

October 20, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING, CHINA (AP) — China has begun flight training on its first aircraft carrier, with photographs posted on websites Monday showing navy pilots practicing touch-and-go landing exercises.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Beijing, China, Chinese-produced Z-8, Defense Ministry, South China, Soviet Navy, Ukraine, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26

Chinese warships cross waters near Japanese territorial islands

October 18, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO, JAPAN (AP) — Japanese military officials said they were keeping a close eye on seven Chinese warships spotted in waters off a southern island Tuesday, Oct. 16. It was unclear whether the ship movements were related to a territorial dispute that has prompted both countries to show off […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Asia Pacific, Beijing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Defense Minister Morimoto, Defense Ministry, East China Sea, Hong Lei, Nearby Taiwan, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 43 | October 20 - October 26, japan

Koreas meet to discuss family reunions

October 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Red Cross officials from the two Koreas tried to narrow differences on Friday, Sept. 25. They discussed how they can restart a stalled program

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Defense Ministry, Diamond Mountain, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Unification Ministry, Vol 29 No 41 | October 9 - October 15, reunion

Report: North Korea to fire rocket April 4–5

March 26, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea will likely fire a suspected long-range missile capable of striking the western United States between April 4–5, a news report quoted a South Korean intelligence officer as saying on March 23.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Akitaka Saiki, Beijing, Chinese, Choson Sinbo, Defense Ministry, Monday March, North Korea, SEOUL, Security Council, South Korea Yonhap, South Korean, Tokyo, United States, Wu Dawei, technology

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