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• Seoul: Day 3 of NKorea tests of short-range weapon

  by North Korea on Monday had similar trajectories as four previous launches over the past two days, according to officials at Seoul's Defense Ministry and Joint Chiefs of Staff . Officials were analyzing whether the projectiles were missiles or rockets fired   Read more »

• Obama, S. Korea to show united front on N. Korea

  has withdrawn its 53,000 workers from an industrial park on its territory run by South Korean companies. After Pyongyang rejected Seoul 's offer of talks, the South last week withdrew its last staff from the facility, closing the last remaining symbol of inter-Korean   Read more »

• Cyr: North Korea's behavior reminiscent of Cold War

  North Korea's threats underscore the importance of this technology.Other news overshadows but does not remove this threat. On April 26, Seoul announced 175 workers at the idle Kaesong industrial park in North Korea will be withdrawn. Pyongyang terminated cooperation   Read more »

Around the web

• S Korea increases Iranian oil imports

  reported citing the latest official data on Wednesday. Earlier in January, statistics by Korea Customs Service indicated that Seoul bought 793,361 metric tons, or 188,000 bpd, of crude oil from Iran in December 2012 which showed a 24-percent rise compared 5 m ago from Press TV Read more »

• North Korean leader sends special envoy to China

  exports and imports in 2011, according to the most recent figures available from Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in Seoul, South Korea, which collects North Korean trade data. China and North Korea are jointly developing two special economic zones: 7:51 AM from WTOP News Read more »

• N Korea appoints hawkish military chief

  12:02 Seoul - North Korea has appointed as its new military chief a hawkish general, widely believed to have directed the 2010 shelling of a South Korean border island, state media confirmed on Wednesday. In a brief dispatch, the Korean Central News Agency 6:02 AM from News24 Read more »

• World’s fastest loo` can hit 55mph

  Korea's military on Tuesday threatened the South with imminent "sledge-hammer" retaliation unless Seoul apologised for anti-Pyongyang protestors burning effigies of its revered leaders.South Korea called the North's ultimatum "regrettable" and vowed a tough 5:32 AM from IndiaVision Read more »

• 245 South Koreans have paper companies

  May 22 — A total of 245 South Koreans were confirmed to have established paper companies in safe havens in a bid to avoid tax payment, an independent South Korean media said Wednesday. The Newstapa announced that it found 245 South Koreans set up paper companies 3:25 AM from Business Balla Read more »