North Korea ready to fire more missiles: report

Oct. 9, 2008

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has deployed more than 10 missiles on its west coast for what appears to be an imminent launch, a South Korean newspaper said on Thursday, two days after the North fired two short-range missiles into the Yellow Sea.

North Korea restricts border crossings

KAESONG, North Korea, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- North Korea has moved to severely curtail the number of South Koreans it allows into the country for joint industrial and tourism projects, officials said.

Seoul prepares for border restrictions

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- South Korean officials said they were preparing Sunday for a planned cutback in border crossings and economic contacts with their North Korean neighbors.

N. Korea says Japanese crackdown political

SEOUL, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- North Korea accused Japan Saturday of engaging in an "unpardonable politically motivated crackdown" on groups that support it.

S. Koreans leaving Kaesong facility

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- South Koreans working at an industrial facility jointly run by North Korea are returning home as relations between the neighbors worsen, officials say.

N. Korea rebuffs border talks offer

SEOUL, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- North Korea has rebuffed an offer by South Korea to talk about its decision to suspend almost all cross-border crossings and projects, Seoul officials say.

South Korea considers undersea pipeline

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- South Korea may opt for an undersea pipeline to receive Russian natural gas if North Korea refuses an overland route, says the state-run gas company's head.

N. Korea outlines border closing

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- North Korean officials Monday detailed plans to close its border with South Korea as a protest of the South's plans to tie investment to nuclear disarmament.

S. Korea welcomes Obama-N. Korea meeting

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says he would welcome a meeting between U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and North Korea once Obama takes office.

N. Korea warned against border closing

SEOUL, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- South Korea Thursday warned North Korea against carrying out its threat to close the inter-Korean land border.

N. Korea vows to close Korea border

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- North Korea Wednesday threatened to close its overland border with South Korea Dec. 1 after accusing the South of not abiding by inter-Korean agreements.

North Korea issues warning to Japan

SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- A North Korean newspaper warns Japan not to increase sanctions for the government's failure to finish an investigation of abductions that occurred 30 years ago.

Photo of Kim looks doctored

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A photograph of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, released to show that he is in good health, shows signs of doctoring, The Times of London reported.

Film renews health talk of N. Korea's Kim

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Video of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's oldest son in Paris apparently meeting with a top brain surgeon has reignited concerns about the leader's health.

Seoul hopes for economic gains with North

BEIRUT, China, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak says Asian and European leaders should help him entice North Korea into demilitarizing through economic cooperation.

Russia, S. Korea in nuclear talks

MOSCOW, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Russian and South Korean leaders at the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament met Thursday in Moscow to coordinate negotiations.