http://www.mail.com/locations/12326-north-korea.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12326-north-korea.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-years-credible-missiles.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — They don't call it rocket science for nothing. North Korea's first successful launch of a three-stage, long-range rocket has outraged world leaders who consider it similar to a missile capable of attacking the United States, Europe and other far-away targets. But experts say Pyongyang is years away from even having a shot at deve... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1763144-nkorea-years-credible-missiles.html 2012-12-13T12:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It is not too early to predict one sure winner of South Korea's presidential election next week: North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak's hardline approach to Pyongyang is going away, no matter who replaces him. The question is: Just how soft will Seoul go? Not even Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket Wednesday has... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763102-nkorea-policy-seoul-to-soften-despite-rocket.html 2012-12-13T04:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760524-us-hesitant-condemning-north-korean-launch.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is drawing no "red line" for North Korea after a successful long-range rocket test, tempering the public condemnation to avoid raising tensions or possibly rewarding the reclusive communist nation with too much time in the global spotlight. The U.S. has told the world that it won't tolerate Iran's acquisition of ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760524-us-hesitant-condemning-north-korean-launch.html 2012-12-13T01:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response." Whether that response includes new sanctions against the North, which the United States and its European allies are seeking, depends first and foremost on China, the North's closest all... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-13T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems. But Pyongyang provides precious few details about its program's inner workings, leaving outside analysts to squeeze details from satellite photos and comparisons with other countries' missiles. Here's a look... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html 2012-12-12T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760562-nkorea-rocket-gift-to-leaders-warning-to-world.html Why would North Korea launch a rocket into space now? The act invites additional sanctions for a country where the U.N. says millions are going hungry, and the bitter cold had only increased the risk of the launch becoming the latest of several embarrassing failures. Some of Pyongyang's reasons are calendar-related: It's been 100 years since the birth of ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760562-nkorea-rocket-gift-to-leaders-warning-to-world.html 2012-12-12T09:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760330-china-displeased-nkoreas-rocket-launch.html BEIJING (AP) — China is expressing its unhappiness that Pyongyang tested a long-range rocket despite deep concerns over the launch among its neighbors. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters Wednesday: "We express regret at (North Korea's) launch in spite of the extensive concerns of the international community." Hong says China "believes U.N.... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760330-china-displeased-nkoreas-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-12T06:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760136-us-expert-nkorea-rocket-launches-satellite.html TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — An American space expert said North Korea has succeeded in launching a satellite into space. Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said late Tuesday from Cambridge, Massachusetts, that the three-stage Unha-3 rocket launched early Wednesday morning delivered the satellite into orbit and constituted "a pe... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760136-us-expert-nkorea-rocket-launches-satellite.html 2012-12-12T03:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759506-nkorea-springs-surprise-with-rocket-launch.html WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket caught the world by surprise after the secretive regime in Pyongyang claimed technical issues had caused a delay. It drew immediate condemnation from the U.S. North Korea declared the launch of a rocket and satellite a success early Wednesday local time. Three hours later, the U.S. m... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1759506-nkorea-springs-surprise-with-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-12T03:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1757646-asia-stocks-gain-unfazed-nkorea-rocket-launch.html BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as a German business confidence survey alleviated concerns that Europe's largest economy might fall into recession. Investors brushed off North Korea's latest test launch of a long-range rocket. The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment defied expectations by rising to plus 6.9 points, from minus 15.7 in Nov... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1757646-asia-stocks-gain-unfazed-nkorea-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-12T02:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until Dec. 29 because of technical problems. It's North Korea's second attempt this year, and the fifth since 1998, to launch a rocket that the United Nations, Washington, Seoul and others call a cover ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-10T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. An unidentified spokesman for the North's Korean Committee of Space Technology told state media that scientists found a "technical deficiency in the first-stage control engine module of ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html 2012-12-10T12:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day after announcing it may delay the controversial liftoff. Pyongyang had made a surprise announcement earlier this month that it would launch a rocket mounted with a satellite one morni... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html 2012-12-10T04:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747362-us-situation-dangerous-ahead-nkorea-launch.html TOKYO (AP) — The commander of American troops in Japan said Thursday that the situation ahead of North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket this month is "very dangerous." Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella said U.S. troops in Japan are closely monitoring activity in North Korea as it prepares for the launch. He said the United States sees the launch a... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1747362-us-situation-dangerous-ahead-nkorea-launch.html 2012-12-06T08:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1746874-us-allies-seek-un-action-nkorea-fires-rocket.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and key Asian allies have agreed to seek U.N. Security Council action if North Korea launches a long-range rocket this month, the State Department said Wednesday. Pyongyang plans the launch between Dec. 10 and 22 in defiance of a U.N. ban. Washington sees such launches as veiled tests of missiles designed to strike the United St... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1746874-us-allies-seek-un-action-nkorea-fires-rocket.html 2012-12-06T00:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1742286-clinton-urges-wider-pressure-north-korea.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expressing deep concern about North Korean plans to carry out a long-range rocket launch this month. Clinton told foreign ministers from NATO and Russia to publicly demand that North Korea stand down. The tests are banned by the U.N. Security Council. And Washington sees the launches as veiled t... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1742286-clinton-urges-wider-pressure-north-korea.html 2012-12-04T15:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739508-skorea-to-reroute-flights-nkorean-rocket-path.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Monday that it plans to reroute passenger flights over the Yellow Sea to avoid possible collisions with debris from a long-range rocket that North Korea plans to launch this month. The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said it made the decision after learning that North Korea had informed China and... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1739508-skorea-to-reroute-flights-nkorean-rocket-path.html 2012-12-03T19:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile and nuclear programs. The North's announcement Saturday that it would launch the rocket between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22 came as President Barack Obama prepares for his second term and a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 10:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1736098-north-korea-gears-up-to-launch-long-range-rocket.html 2012-12-02T10:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1732222-nkorea-preps-rocket-launch-that-would-irk-china.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Satellite photos indicate North Korea has moved two sections of a long-range rocket in preparation for a launch that would alarm both its adversaries and lone ally China. But North Korea has yet to announce its plans, leaving some uncertainty whether and when it will proceed with a launch that would be sure to draw international condemna... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1732222-nkorea-preps-rocket-launch-that-would-irk-china.html 2012-11-30T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731888-senator-writes-myanmar-leader-seized-cargo.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator is asking Myanmar's president for answers over the reported seizure of a ship's cargo bound for Myanmar with potential nuclear uses. Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported North Korea tried to ship materials suitable for uranium enrichment or missile development to Myanmar via China. It said Japanese authorities se... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1731888-senator-writes-myanmar-leader-seized-cargo.html 2012-11-29T21:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730638-sources-north-korea-replaces-defense-minister.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has replaced its defense minister with a hardline military commander believed responsible for deadly attacks on South Korea in 2010, diplomats in Pyongyang said Thursday. It is the latest in a series of high-profile appointments leader Kim Jong Un has made since he took power nearly a year ago. Diplomats in Pyongyang ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1730638-sources-north-korea-replaces-defense-minister.html 2012-11-29T09:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730642-nkorea-speculation-overshadows-skorean-rocket.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Thursday scrapped an attempt to fire its first satellite into orbit from its own soil amid speculation that North Korea was preparing to fire its own long-range rocket. Scientists in South Korea cited technical problems with the rocket's flight control system. It's the second time in a month that Seoul has been for... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1730642-nkorea-speculation-overshadows-skorean-rocket.html 2012-11-29T07:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727798-north-korea-joke-slips-chinas-great-firewall.html BEIJING (AP) — How did a spoof article about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un being the sexiest man alive end up as a real news item in China? Turns out it was a case of telephone, or Chinese whispers, in the digital age. Hong Kong media picked up the piece by U.S. satirical website The Onion a week ago while explaining to readers in Chinese that it was ... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1727798-north-korea-joke-slips-chinas-great-firewall.html 2012-11-29T01:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725878-chinas-party-paper-falls-onion-joke-kim.html BEIJING (AP) — The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" — apparently unaware it is satire. The People's Daily ran a 55-page photo spread on its website Tuesday in a tribute to the round-faced leader, under the headline "North Korea's top lea... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1725878-chinas-party-paper-falls-onion-joke-kim.html 2012-11-28T02:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715854-myanmar-its-ready-to-sign-nuclear-agreement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Little noticed in the warm glow of President Barack Obama's landmark visit to Myanmar was a significant concession that could shed light on whether that nation's powerful military pursued a clandestine nuclear weapons program, possibly with North Korea's help. Myanmar announced it would sign an international agreement that would require ... Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1715854-myanmar-its-ready-to-sign-nuclear-agreement.html 2012-11-21T06:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712934-asia-sees-obamas-pivot-to-pacific.html TOKYO (AP) — A lot has happened in Asia while the United States was off fighting its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of it can be summed up in one word — China. Fueled by China's amazing growth and the promise of its huge and expanding consumer market, the Asia-Pacific region is now, as experts like to say, the global economy's center of gravity. Sorry, Europe. ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1712934-asia-sees-obamas-pivot-to-pacific.html 2012-11-20T23:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1714796-review-dizzyingly-implausible-red-dawn.html The army invading the United States in "Red Dawn," an ill-advised remake of the campy 1984 original, was changed in post-production from Chinese to North Korean. With a few snips here, a few re-dubs there, the filmmakers re-edited and re-shot, fearful of offending China and its increasingly important movie-going market. But why stop there? Can't we blithe... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1714796-review-dizzyingly-implausible-red-dawn.html 2012-11-20T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1703076-obama-aides-myanmar-visit-victory-lap.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials cautioned Thursday that President Barack Obama's historic trip to Myanmar, a onetime U.S. adversary, should not be viewed as a "victory celebration." Obama aides, seeking to assuage critics who say such a visit to the former pariah state is premature, said urgent action was still needed in Myanmar, most notably free... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1703076-obama-aides-myanmar-visit-victory-lap.html 2012-11-15T22:10:00Z