by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 Mass evacuation and blackout drills are being conducted throughout North Korea amid heightened tensions, a report said. NK News reported on Oct. 28 that the drills have taken place in several cities and towns, particularly along the east coast, but not in the capital city, Pyongyang. Some observers say […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 Standing at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) just meters away from North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Oct. 27 said the United States seeks the “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea, but “not war.” “As Secretary of State Tillerson has made clear, our goal is not war but rather […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk TOKYO ― The overwhelming success of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the latest elections for members of the Japanese “Diet” ― the peculiar word for Japan’s parliament or national assembly ― portends hardening of tensions and priorities in Northeast Asia. Yes, Abe would dearly like to revise Japan’s post-war […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un sent a brief message of congratulations to Xi Jinping on Oct. 25 after the Chinese leader was elected as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the 19th party congress. The message “expressed the conviction that the relations […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 20, 2017 A North Korean military official apparently came to the conclusion from watching MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that U.S. President Donald Trump is “mentally ill.” The North Korean lieutenant colonel recounted to NBC News foreign correspondent Keir Simmons on Oct. 19 that military officials in Pyongyang watch “Morning Joe” specifically for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 9, 2017 South Korea is set to deploy graphite “blackout bombs” capable of crippling North Korea’s electrical power plants, a military official in Seoul said. The bombs are a part of a long-term South Korean defense plan that is being expedited under pressure from a mounting nuclear weapons threat from North […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 8, 2017 The United States has increased U-2 reconnaissance operations over the Korean peninsula after ominous warnings from North Korea watchers in several nations and a first-hand report from Pyongyang. Anton Morozov, a member of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee, revealed North Korea’s plans after he returned […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 1, 2017 The United States has “lines of communications to Pyongyang,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson disclosed on Sept. 30. “We’re not in a dark situation, a blackout,” Tillerson said during a trip to Beijing where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We can talk to them. We do talk […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2017 As Russia looks to take on a larger role in the North Korean nuclear standoff, the North’s official in charge of U.S. affairs traveled to Moscow on Sept. 25. Choe Son-Hui, director-general of the North American department at the North Korean Foreign Ministry planned to hold talks with Oleg […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2017 In what is believed to be a first for a North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un on Sept. 22 directly issued a statement to the international community, saying that U.S. President Donald Trump will “pay dearly” for his threats to destroy North Korea. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said neither of […]
