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- Ban welcomes latest steps to improve inter-Korean relations UN News Centre 29 Aug 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the latest steps to improve inter-Korean relations, including an agreement to resume cross-border reunions next month for hundreds of families separated since the Korean War.
- North Korea Releases 4 Detained South Korean Fishermen VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- North Korea has freed four South Korean fishermen after one month in detention. It is the latest goodwill gesture from the reclusive state in recent weeks. From Seoul, Jason Strother has more.
August 2009 - South Korea Special Weapons News
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- More than 170 Cases of Aerial Espionage Perpetrated against DPRK KCNA 31 Aug 2009 -- US and South Korean forces perpetrated more than 170 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in August.
- North Korea Releases 4 Detained South Korean Fishermen VOA 29 Aug 2009 -- North Korea has freed four South Korean fishermen after one month in detention. It is the latest goodwill gesture from the reclusive state in recent weeks. From Seoul, Jason Strother has more.
- Inter-Korean Red Cross Talks Held KCNA 29 Aug 2009 -- The north-south Red Cross talks took place at Mt. Kumgang resort from August 26 to 28.
- North, South Korea Reach Agreement on Family Reunions VOA 28 Aug 2009 -- Red Cross envoys from North and South Korea agree to hold reunions for separated families
- N.Korea promises to release S.Korean fishermen on Saturday RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2009 -- In the latest move to rebuild ties with Seoul, North Korea has announced that it will free on Saturday four South Korean fishermen detained last month in its territorial waters.
- North, South Korea agree to hold reunion of separated families RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2009 -- Delegations from North and South Korea agreed at talks on Friday to hold reunions in late September of families separated by the Korean War more than half a century ago.
- South Korea Presses North for More Reunions VOA 27 Aug 2009 -- South Korea is urging North Korea to allow reunions of families that have been separated for half a century to be held on a regular basis.
- Technical glitch caused S.Korean satellite orbit failure RIA Novosti 26 Aug 2009 -- A problem with a payload fairing system prevented the first South Korean indigenous satellite from entering its designated orbit after Tuesday's launch, Yonhap news agency quoted officials as saying.
- Envoys from Two Koreas Meet to Discuss Family Reunions VOA 26 Aug 2009 -- Delegations from South and North Korea are meeting to discuss the resumption of family reunions. Thousands of families remain separated by the political division of the Korean peninsula.
- South Korea Fails to Put Satellite In Orbit VOA 25 Aug 2009 -- South Korea has launched a rocket that was intended to place a satellite into space. However, the satellite has failed to go into orbit.
- S.Korea's first self-launched satellite fails to reach set orbit RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2009 -- The first satellite launched by South Korea failed to reach its designated orbit pattern on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency has reported.
- Special Envoy Group of DPRK Meets Lee Myung Bak KCNA 23 Aug 2009 -- The special envoy group which visited Seoul to mourn the death of ex-President Kim Dae Jung upon the authorization of Kim Jong Il, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met President of south Korea Lee Myung Bak on Sunday.
- Kim's Funeral Opens Door to High Level Thaw Between North, South Korea VOA 23 Aug 2009 -- On the day South Korea formally bid farewell to its former president, the country's current president held a groundbreaking meeting with a team of high-level North Korean envoys visiting to pay respects.
- North Korean Delegation Requests Meeting with South Korean President VOA 22 Aug 2009 -- South Koreas official news agency said Saturday that a North Korean delegation in Seoul has asked for a meeting with President Lee Myung-bak.
- KCNA and Landing Operation Exercise KCNA 20 Aug 2009 -- ROK Special Warfare Command staged naval intrusion exercise in the waters of the West Sea of Korea.
- KCNA and US-ROK Exercises KCNA 20 Aug 2009 -- US and South Korea describing the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises as defensive.
- South Korea Postpones First Rocket Launch VOA 19 Aug 2009 -- With just minutes to go before liftoff, South Korean engineers postponed the launch of the country's first space-bound rocket.
- KCNA and Ulji Freedom Guardian KCNA 19 Aug 2009 -- Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises kicked off by the U.S. and the south Koreans.
- US-S. Korea War Exercises Censured KCNA 19 Aug 2009 -- Spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave answer question as regards the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises.
- Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2009 underway in South Korea Army News 19 Aug 2009 -- Ulchi Freedom Guardian being conducted Aug. 17 - 28 by Republic of Korea and United States military forces.
- DPRK Mourning Delegation to Visit Seoul KCNA 19 Aug 2009 -- Special envoy group led by Kim Ki Nam will visit Seoul from August 21 to 22 to mourn over the death of ex-President Kim Dae Jung.
- North Korea to send delegation to South for Kim Dae-jung funeral RIA Novosti 19 Aug 2009 -- North Korea to send officials to the funeral of ex- South Korean president Kim Dae-jung.
- North Korea to Send Delegation to South for Kim Dae-jung Funeral VOA 19 Aug 2009 -- North Korea plans to send a delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung.
- Kim Jong Il Sends Message of Condolences KCNA 19 Aug 2009 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il today sent a message of condolences to the bereaved family of Kim Dae Jung, ex-president of south Korea.
- Nobel Laureate Former S. Korean President Kim Dae-jung Dies at 85 VOA 18 Aug 2009 -- Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has died in Seoul at the age of 85.
- KPA Supreme Command Orders Army, People and Country to Be on Special Alert KCNA 17 Aug 2009 -- Supreme Command of the KPA made report as regards the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises.
- North Korea puts troops on alert over U.S.-South Korean drills RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2009 -- N. Korea ordered its troops onto a state of full combat readiness as US and S. Korea started military drills.
- KCNA and US-ROK Joint Military Exercises KCNA 17 Aug 2009 -- Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises will stage till August. 27 in south Korea.
- Joint Press Release by KAPPC and Hyundai Group KCNA 17 Aug 2009 -- A joint press release between the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee and the Hyundai Group of south Korea was made public.
- Corporate Diplomacy Opens Door for Renewal of Inter-Korean Projects VOA 17 Aug 2009 -- Visit of a S. Korean chief executive to N. Korea has produced first steps in thawing frozen inter-Korean economic projects.
- KPA Denounces Projected U.S.-S. Korea Joint Military Exercises KCNA 16 Aug 2009 -- Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army denounced the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises.
- Pyongyang threatens retaliation over joint S.Korea-U.S. exercise RIA Novosti 16 Aug 2009 -- Pyongyang blasted as nuclear war preparations on Sunday coming South Korea-U.S. military drills and threatened with retaliation, Yonhap said.
- Kim Jong Il Receives Head of S. Korean Hyundai Group KCNA 16 Aug 2009 -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il received Hyon Jong Un, chairperson of the Hyundai Group of south Korea.
- North Korea Releases Detained South Korean Executive VOA 13 Aug 2009 -- A South Korean executive is free and back home after more than four months of isolated captivity in North Korea. His release follows a four-day mission by the corporate chairwoman who employs him, and whose company has invested massively into the North's impoverished economy.
- Spokesman for Foreign Ministry Clarifies Stand on S. Korea's Projected Satellite Launch KCNA 10 Aug 2009 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday gave the following answer to the question raised by KCNA as regards foreign press reports that south Korea would launch a satellite soon:
- N. Korea awaits international response to S. Korea rocket launch RIA Novosti 10 Aug 2009 -- North Korea said on Monday it will closely watch the international reaction on South Korea's planned launch of a carrier rocket with a satellite on board following criticism of a similar launch conducted by Pyongyang.
- US Journalist Release Renews Attention on S. Korean Detainees VOA 06 Aug 2009 -- This week's release of two captive U.S. journalists by North Korea is being welcomed around the world, including in South Korea.
- Korean Victims Mark Atomic Bomb Anniversary VOA 06 Aug 2009 -- Sixty-four years ago, the United States dropped the first nuclear weapon used in war on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
- South Korea set to launch its first carrier rocket on Aug. 11 RIA Novosti 03 Aug 2009 -- South Korea will launch its first carrier rocket from the Naro Space Center on August 11.
- N. Korea Says S. Korean Boat Illegally Entered Its Waters VOA 01 Aug 2009 -- North Korea said Saturday that a South Korean fishing boat it seized Thursday had entered its territorial waters illegally.
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