Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2007 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- South Korea to send $40 mln construction aid to flood-hit North RIA Novosti 24 Aug 2007 -- South Korea will send 37.4 billion won (US$39.6 million) in construction materials and equipment to help North Korea recover from flood devastation, Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said Friday.
- S. Korea Promises Flood-Hit North $40 Million in Building Materials VOA 24 Aug 2007 -- South Korea has announced another aid package for North Korea following reports of serious flood damage there
- South Korea to provide emergency aid for flood-hit North RIA Novosti 23 Aug 2007 -- South Korea will start shipping food and medical supplies to Pyongyang Thursday as part of a $7.5-million humanitarian aid package following devastating flooding in North Korea, Seoul's Yonhap news agency said.
- S. Korea, U.S. launch military drill despite N.Korean protests RIA Novosti 20 Aug 2007 -- South Korea and the United States began Monday an annual simulation-based joint military exercise to rehearse repulsing a hypothetical North Korean attack, Seoul's Yonhap news agency reported.
- Report on Postponement of Pyongyang Visit by President Roh Moo Hyun KCNA 20 Aug 2007 -- The north side sent a telephone message Saturday to the south side in connection with the postponement of the Pyongyang visit by President Roh Moo Hyun slated to take place late in August due to the flood which hit areas of the north side recently, causing huge damage.
- U.S. Imperialists and S. Korean Army Busy with Preparations for Joint War Exercises KCNA 20 Aug 2007 -- The United States and the south Korean authorities are busy with preparations for the "Ulji Focus Lens" joint war exercises, the drills for war of aggression against the DPRK, to be staged in south Korea from August 20 to 31 in the wake of their recent announcement of the plan for the exercises, according to a military source.
- Second Korean summit could be postponed over flooding RIA Novosti 18 Aug 2007 -- North Korean authorities have suggested postponing a high-level summit with South Korea, scheduled for August 28-30 in Pyongyang, to October 2-4 due to devastating floods in the north, the South Korean presidential press service said Saturday.
- North, South Korea Postpone Rare Summit, Citing Flood Damage VOA 18 Aug 2007 -- North and South Korea have postponed a summit planned for later this month
- Seoul to provide $7.5 million in flood relief to North Korea RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2007 -- Seoul will provide $7.5 million in flood relief to North Korea, the unification minister said Friday.
- South Korea, US Announce Flood Aid For North Korea VOA 17 Aug 2007 -- South Korea has announced a multi-million dollar aid package for North Korea, where hundreds of thousands of people are suffering because of floods
- South Korea Considers Sending Aid to Flood-Hit North Korea VOA 16 Aug 2007 -- South Korea says it is considering sending humanitarian aid to North Korea after days of heavy flooding destroyed crops and displaced as many as 300,000 people.
- Inter-Korean Contacts Made for Implementation of North-South Agreement KCNA 16 Aug 2007 -- A preliminary contact and inter-sector working contacts were made in Kaesong Tuesday to discuss working procedural matters for the implementation of the north-south agreement.
- S. Korean president calls for peace treaty with North - agency RIA Novosti 15 Aug 2007 -- South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Wednesday that a permanent peace treaty between the two Koreas would boost economic development on the Korean peninsula, the Yonhap news agency reported.
- Common economic zone may be tabled for Korean summit - agency RIA Novosti 14 Aug 2007 -- Creating a unified economic zone could be on the agenda for negotiations during a groundbreaking North-South Korean summit on August 28-30, taking place seven years after the last such meeting, Seoul's Yonhap agency said.
- S. Korean President to Travel by Land to North Korea Summit VOA 14 Aug 2007 -- South Korean officials say President Roh Moo-hyun will travel by land to North Korea for a rare meeting with leader Kim Jong Il later this month.
- North, South Korea to hold preparatory talks Tuesday for summit RIA Novosti 13 Aug 2007 -- Delegations from North and South Korea will meet Tuesday to discuss the agenda of the second-ever summit to be held between the countries' leaders August 28-30, Seoul's Yonhap agency said.
- North, South Korean Officials to Plan Summit Tuesday VOA 13 Aug 2007 -- South Korean officials say North Korea has agreed to hold talks Tuesday in preparation for the countries' second summit in more than 50 years.
- Pyongyang Still Safer Bet For North Korea's Leader in Second Summit With South VOA 10 Aug 2007 -- Leaders from North and South Korea plan to meet this month in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, despite hints at a summit seven years ago that the next one would take place in Seoul.
- Russia to boost cooperation with North, South Korea RIA Novosti 09 Aug 2007 -- Russia has proposed setting up trilateral ministerial commissions in various areas of cooperation with North and South Korea, a technology regulator said Thursday.
- South Korea Says Summit With North May Speed Up Nuclear Weapons Diplomacy VOA 09 Aug 2007 -- South Korea's top official in charge of North Korea policy says a planned summit will boost multinational efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs
- North, South Korea Announce Upcoming Summit Plans VOA 08 Aug 2007 -- South Korea have surprised much of the world by announcing their leaders will meet later this month
- North-South Agreement on Visit of President Roh Moo Hyun to Pyongyang Released KCNA 08 Aug 2007 -- The following north-south agreement on the visit of President Roh Moo Hyun to Pyongyang was released:
- Second North-South Korean summit to take place Aug. 28-30 RIA Novosti 08 Aug 2007 -- North and South Korea will hold their second ever summit in Pyongyang on August 28-30, Seoul's presidential administration and the North's official news agency reported Wednesday.
- Ban Ki-moon welcomes forthcoming inter-Korean summit UN News Centre 08 Aug 2007 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the forthcoming summit meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas as way to advance progress already made in international negotiations to rid the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of all its nuclear weapon facilities and materials in return for energy and other aid.
- Two Koreas exchange gunfire in border incident - agency RIA Novosti 06 Aug 2007 -- North and South Korea were involved Monday in a brief exchange of border gunfire a day before the start of a new round of working-level talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament, a South Korean news agency said.
- 2 Koreas Exchange Shots Across Demilitarized Zone VOA 06 Aug 2007 -- International military authorities are investigating a brief exchange of gunfire fired across the tense border dividing North and South Korea
- North Korean Workers Get a Raise - From South Korea VOA 06 Aug 2007 -- South Korean authorities have agreed to raise wages at a North-South joint venture in North Korea for the first time since the experimental zone was opened three years ago
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