DPRK launches 3 short-range missiles

North Korea News.Net - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's defense ministry. It is reported that the defense ministry detected two missiles launched in the morning and the last one was in the afternoon. The defense ministry said the launching might ...

Japan confirms DPRK launched missile

North Korea News.Net - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Japanese government confirmed the DPRK's missile launches on Saturday, saying none of the missiles have landed in Japan's territorial waters, Kyodo news agency reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency earlier reported that the DPRK launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, citing the country's defense ministry. It is reported ...

North Korea wins first title in 36 years as China seals womens singles champion

Global Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed DPR Korea's first title on Saturday at the World Table Tennis Championships from the mixed doubles while China sealed the women's singles champion by booking all four semifinal berths.Tears streamed down the face of Kim Jong; Kim Hyok Bong fought to hold his emotions in check as the national anthem played and the flag of the DPR Korea was raised in ...

North Korean pair wins historic mixed doubles title at table tennis worlds

Global Times - Saturday 18th May, 2013

DPR Korea's Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Saturday.This is the first individual title at the world championships that was won by a non-Chinese player or pair since it was last held in Paris 10 years ago. China has cleanswept all titles since.The two Kims defeated Lee Sangsu and Park Yongsook of South Korea in the ...

Abes advisor Iijima returns briefs his DPRK trip

SINA - Saturday 18th May, 2013

Isao Iijima, an advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, returned Tokyo Saturday and briefed Cabinet Chief Secretary Yoshihide Suga on his unannounced visit to Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), reported local media. Iijima said he had "frank talks" with senior DPRK officials, including Kim Yong Nam, chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's ...

North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles Into Sea

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

(CNN) — North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast Saturday; South Korea’s semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap reported. The missiles were fired in a ...

Eric Schmidt Kim Jong Un Could Turn On North Koreas Internet if He Wanted

The Atlantic - Saturday 18th May, 2013

A group of people bow at the base of the giant bronze statue of the state founder and Great Leader Kim-Il Sung in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on February 26, 2008. (Reuters) As you might expect, North Korea's "Internet" mirrors North Korea itself: Sad, secluded, and limited to just a handful of propagandistic sites. There's ...

Tensions put aside as N.Korea beat South for table tennis gold

West Australian - Saturday 18th May, 2013

PARIS (AFP) - North Korea saw off a spirited comeback by South Korea to claim the mixed doubles title in a politically-charged final at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Saturday.But despite the ongoing tensions between the two nations, heightened by North Korea's nuclear test in February and further strained by reports of the North launching three short-range missiles into ...

Pyongyang fires short-range missiles in apparent drill South Korea ministry

The China Post - Saturday 18th May, 2013

SEOUL -- North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defense ministry ...

N. Korea launches short-range missiles

CNN Asia - Saturday 18th May, 2013

NEW: Report: The missiles were fired away from South Korean waters North Korea fired three short-range missiles, South Korean Defense Ministry is quoted as saying They were fired into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, Yonhap reports Tensions in the region have eased since a peak last ...

Seoul says North Korea fired 3 missiles into its waters

General Sources - Saturday 18th May, 2013

South Koreans watch TV news showing a footage of North Korean missiles on a military parade, at a Seoul train station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday. (THE ASSOCIATED ...

North Korea fires three short-range missiles. Why

Christian Science Monitor - Saturday 18th May, 2013

The firing of three short-range missiles Saturday by North Korea could be to improve their accuracy. Or it could be atmospherics as a period of tentative diplomacy ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...

North Korea

CNN - Saturday 18th May, 2013

>Are you from South or North Korea? Send us your experiences.(CNN) -- North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap ...