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US baffled by reports on NK missile sites

A handout photo made available by DigitalGlobe on Wednesday of a commercial satellite image acquired on March 2 showing the Sohae (Tongchang-ri) Satellite Launching Station in North Pyongan Province, North Korea. EPA-YonhapN. Korea shows signs of rebuilding nuclear, missile facilitiesBy Lee Min-hyungVoices of skepticism and disappointment toward North Korea are growing stronger inside the United States following reports that it has started to rebuild its nuclear and missile facilities. The North's abrupt shift in relations with the U.S. came only a few days after the breakdown of the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.In recent days, a series of signs have been detected of the possible resumption of operations at North Korea's major missile and nuclear sites.On Thursday, the National Assembly Intelligence Committee quoted National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Suh Hoon as saying in a meeting Tuesday that the NIS had detected movement of transport vehicles at the Sanum-dong missile research facility in Pyongyang. The center is know

Mar 7, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
US baffled by reports on NK missile sites
  • To walk or not to walk
  • Moon to step up diplomacy for peace
  • Foreign Minister calls for continued dialogue with North Korea

Moon orders probe into Korean firm in Indonesia

Cheong Wa Dae vice spokeswoman Ko Min-jung speaks in a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday. YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in ordered a thorough probe of a Korean sewing firm based in Indonesia, Thursday, following Hankook Ilbo reports that it failed to pay wages to more than 3,000 employees.“Moon told senior presidential secretary for civil affairs Cho Kuk to fully cooperate with Indonesian police for a quick settlement of this case,” Cheong Wa Dae vice spokeswoman Ko Min-jung said in a press briefing.Moon also asked his aides to check if there were similar cases involving Korean firms in Southeast Asian countries.The sister paper of The Korea Times reported that the owner of SKB, a sewing firm based in Indonesia, disappeared in Korea without paying staff wages for months resulting in the workers suffering economic hardship.

Mar 7, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Moon orders probe into Korean firm in Indonesia

Moon to step up diplomacy for peace

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a local event at Cheong Wa Dae, Feb. 4, in this file photo. YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in has revamped his national security team to deal with the aftermath of the breakdown of the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi.Their primary role is to mediate between U.S. and North Korean officials and promote inter-Korean relations, Cheong Wa Dae officials said Thursday.In a recent reshuffle of the National Security Office (NSO), Moon kept NSO chief Chung Eui-yong, but replaced other officials.“The partial reshuffle was designed to improve communication with the U.S. and other countries surrounding the Korean Peninsula,” a presidential aide said, asking not to be named. Kim Hyun-jong, a prominent trade negotiator, was appointed as the second deputy chief of the NSO. Kim's appointment was viewed as a surprise given his lack of experience regarding North Korea-related issues. Kim, a former legal chief at Samsung Group and a trade lawyer, has served as Seoul's ambassador to the

Mar 7, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Moon to step up diplomacy for peace
  • US baffled by reports on NK missile sites

Beijing denies responsibility for fine dust

Vehicles move near the Han River in Seoul, Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019. AP-YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulChina downplayed Seoul's claim that Beijing is a major source of its recent fine dust pollution, despite the Korean foreign minister stressing there was a link with regard to the deteriorating air quality.“I wonder if the South Korean side has any clear basis that its smog is from China,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a media briefing, Wednesday, adding that fine dust readings had been higher in Seoul than in Beijing, recently. “All countries realize that the cause is highly complicated.”On Thursday, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha responded: “It is true that the worsening air quality in South Korea is attributable to a China-originated factor.” The remarks came on the sidelines of the minister's participation in a National Assembly meeting on North Korea issues.President Moon Jae-in proposed a joint project with China to use “artificial rain” to clean the air across the country, where dust levels have been reaching record high

Mar 7, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
Beijing denies responsibility for fine dust
  • 'Chinese economy mustn't be bought at expense of environment'
  • China, India dominate list of world's most polluted cities
  • Anti-dust shares surge amid worst fine dust pollution

Moon orders special probe into alleged employment fraud in Indonesia

Cheong Wa Dae vice spokeswoman Ko Min-jung speaks in a press briefing at Cheong Wa Dae, Thursday, about South Korean President Moon Jae-in's order for special probe into alleged employment fraud in Indonesia. YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in on Thursday made a special order to launch investigations into the alleged flight of a South Korean company from Indonesia that reportedly did not pay its workers, his office Cheong Wa Dae said."In relation to the case involving a delay in the payment of wages, President Moon Jae-in instructed law enforcement to actively cooperate with the investigation by the Indonesian authorities under the extradition treaty," Cheong Wa Dae vice spokeswoman Ko Min-jung told a press briefing.The order came after a report suggested the South Korean head and managers of a sewing factory in Indonesia may have fled the Southeast Asian country without paying due wages to their Indonesian workers.Under the president's instruction, the South Korean police will launch its own investigation as soon as it is handed related information from its Indonesian counterpart, Ko said.

Mar 7, 2019
Moon orders special probe into alleged employment fraud in Indonesia

All eyes on Kim Jong-un's next step

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at Pyongyang station as Kim returned home on Tuesday after traveling a day and a half by train from Vietnam, where his high-stakes nuclear summit with President Donald Trump ended without any agreement, in Pyongyang. / AP-YonhapBy Lee Min-hyungConcerns are rising that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may go back to his hardline and provocative stance against Washington in the wake of the breakdown of his second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.Last week, the two unpredictable leaders held the two-day-long summit in Vietnam's capital Hanoi amid hopes for them to find a breakthrough in their stalled talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.But with Trump and Kim signing no deal there, their recent momentum for dialogue has hit a snag. Ranking North Korean officials for the regime's summit delegation, its Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho and Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, held a surprise press conference in Hanoi to place the blame on the U.S. for the failure of the summit.“As of now, a realistic and beneficial choice for Trump

Mar 6, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
All eyes on Kim Jong-un's next step
  • US may ramp up sanctions: Bolton
  • 'I would be disappointed if Pyongyang is rebuilding missile site': Trump

Two citizens awarded for saving lives

By Lee Min-hyungPark Myung-jae and Shin Bong-chulPark Myung-jae and Shin Bong-chul, two citizens based in the nation's southern city of Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province, have been awarded for rescuing the lives of their neighbors trapped inside a burning building.Early last month, Park witnessed an explosion near his home. He followed the smoke to the scene of the accident without hesitation. It was then that he realized that his neighbors were trapped there in a burning building.He climbed on top of a car parked in front of the building, allowing people to stand on his shoulders and climb out of the building.Shin, who passed by the fire scene, also joined hands with Park to rescue people there. They saved six people inside the building and another citizen who lost consciousness on the stairs after suffering severe burns.Their act of righteousness did not stop there, even after firefighters arrived at the scene. Both of them continued to help firemen set up a ladder there, enabling them to carry out their rescue activities in a stable manner.To honor their voluntary and praiseworthy

Mar 6, 2019By Lee Min-hyung
Two citizens awarded for saving lives

'Spy chief may visit North Korea soon to revive nuke talks'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves at Pyongyang Station, Tuesday, after traveling a day-and-a-half by train from Vietnam, where his high-stakes nuclear summit with President Donald Trump ended without any agreement. AP-YonhapBy Kim Yoo-chulPresident Moon Jae-in is considering sending National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon to North Korea as a special envoy to discuss another summit with its leader Kim Jong-un, a presidential aide said Wednesday.This is to find a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations between North Korea and the United States amid questions about the future of their denuclearization talks following the failed Hanoi summit.“Suh may travel to Pyongyang as soon as possible to arrange another summit between the leaders of the two Koreas. Details of Suh's trip to the North Korean capital have yet to be fixed,” the aide said on condition of anonymity.Suh has played a significant role in realizing three previous inter-Korean summits under the Moon administration.The source said it remains to be seen whether the spy chief will deliver a handwritten messa

Mar 6, 2019By Kim Yoo-chul
'Spy chief may visit North Korea soon to revive nuke talks'
  • Pompeo: 'North Korea, not Kim Jong-un, responsible for Warmbier's death'
  • PHOTOS North Korea rebuilding long-range rocket site: spy agency
  • North Korea food production 'lowest for a decade': UN
  • 'I would be disappointed if Pyongyang is rebuilding missile site': Trump

Moon vows joint action with China to tackle dust

Seen is the Gwanghwamun area being blanketed by fine dust, Seoul, Tuesday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Park Ji-wonPresident Moon Jae-in will seek measures with the Chinese government to tackle fine dust pollution here, a Cheong Wa Dae spokesman said Wednesday.Moon ordered the government to “discuss with the Chinese government to come up with contingencies to minimize the impact of the fine dust,” according to presidential spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom, Wednesday. Moon said the two countries need to discuss joint dust-reducing measures, creating artificial rain over waters between the two countries and launching a fine dust forecast system. Citing China's claim that fine dust from Korea drifts into Shanghai, Moon said, “making artificial rain over the Yellow Sea would help the Chinese side as well.”Noh Young-min, presidential chief of staff who served as ambassador to China until recently, said “Beijing is bigger than the combined size of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, but creates a massive artificial rain from dawn to night in the city.”The mea

Mar 6, 2019By Park Ji-won
Moon vows joint action with China to tackle dust
  • Citizens irked by poor anti-dust measures
  • 'Chinese economy mustn't be bought at expense of environment'
  • China linked with fine dust in South Korea: minister

US may ramp up sanctions: Bolton

National security adviser John Bolton straightens his tie before an interview at the White House in Washington, Tuesday. / AP-YonhapBy Park Ji-wonTrump's national security adviser John Bolton has told the U.S. media that Washington may ramp up sanctions against North Korea unless it scraps its nuclear program, amid reports that the country has started rebuilding its missile facilities.“If they're not willing to do it, then I think President Trump has been very clear. They're not going to get relief from the crushing economic sanctions that have been imposed on them and we'll look at ramping those sanctions up in fact,” Bolton said, according to Fox Business Network.His remarks came after the breakdown of Trump's second summit with the North's leader Kim Jong-un last week in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two failed to reach an agreement on denuclearizing the North after failing to narrow differences between the two leaders. The North has been asking for sanctions relief in exchange for dismantling its Yongbyon nuclear facility while the U.S. asked it to take even further measures.So

Mar 6, 2019By Park Ji-won
US may ramp up sanctions: Bolton
  • All eyes on Kim Jong-un's next step
  • 'I would be disappointed if Pyongyang is rebuilding missile site': Trump
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