Category: Asia

North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile: Seoul

North Korea has not signed a global chemical weapons convention that prohibits the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. Kim Jong-Nam , the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un AFP/Toshifumi KITAMURA, Ed JONES SEOUL: North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday , including the toxin used to assassinate its leader’s half-brother.

N.Korea Blames Seoul for Kim Jong-nam’s Death

North Korea in its first statement on the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of leader Kim Jong-un, alleged a conspiracy orchestrated by South Korea. Without naming Kim Jong-nam, whom it merely described as “a citizen” of North Korea, the official KCNA news agency accused Malaysian authorities of conspiring with South Korea to sabotage the North.

N.Korea raps China over post-assassination sanctions

North Korea issued a rare reproach of China on Thursday, saying its main diplomatic backer was “dancing to the tune” of the United States for halting North Korean coal imports because of its nuclear and missile programmes. The North’s state-run KCNA news agency did not refer directly to China by name but in an unmistakable censure it accused a “neighbouring country” of going along with North Korea’s enemies to “bring down its social system”.

Chris Hemsworth says it was ‘fantastic’ working with wife

‘Very little prep time needed to form that chemistry!’: Chris Hemsworth talks shooting scenes with wife Elsa Pataky for Horse Soldiers The 33-year-old star and Spanish actress, 40, wed in 2010 and have embarked on their first ever movie project together playing a husband and wife who are separated by war. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight about working with his spouse for the first time, the Australian hunk said: ‘It is great.’

North Korea calls Malaysian investigation ‘full of holes’

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – After more than a week of silence in its state-controlled media, North Korea on Thursday slammed the investigation into the death of one of its citizens in Kuala Lumpur, saying Malaysia’s probe is full of “holes and contradictions.” The report from the highly-selective official outlet KCNA did not acknowledge the victim was Kim Jong Nam, an exiled scion of Pyongyang’s ruling family, and it largely echoed previous comments by North Korea’s ambassador to Malaysia.

The Latest: Malaysia wants Interpol help on tracing suspects

The Latest on the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam, Kim Jong Un’s half brother, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : Malaysia’s national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar says help has been sought from Interpol to issue an alert for the four North Korean suspects who left Malaysia on the same day Kim Jong Nam, a half brother of North Korea’s leader, was killed. It is not known what Interpol can do, as the four are believed to be back in Pyongyang and North Koreas is not a member of Interpol.

US muscle flexing not a cure to DPRK issue

A surface-to-surface medium- and long-range ballistic missile Pukguksong-2 is test-fired by DPRK on Jan 12, 2017. [Photo/VCG] China will not import coal from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for the rest of 2017, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.

Analysis: As China ups heat on NKorea, US faces questions

China’s surprising suspension of North Korean coal imports puts pressure not only on Pyongyang, but also on President Donald Trump. The question for him: Should the U.S. respond with new North Korea negotiations? Years of failed efforts to stem North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs have followed a usual pattern.

Police chief: Airport women smeared poison on Kim’s half-brother

Two women suspected of fatally poisoning the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on his face, Malaysian police have said. Inspector general of police Khalid Abu Bakar also announced authorities were now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack on Kim Jong Nam on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.

Kim Jong-nam death: North Korean embassy diplomat suspected in case

Malaysia has summoned the North Korean ambassador for accusations he made over the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong-NamMore The Malaysian government viewed the criticism as baseless, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the summon meeting, which was called upon by the ministry’s Deputy Secretary General for Bilateral Affairs Nushirwan Zainal Abidin. Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was killed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last week while preparing to board a flight to Macau.

Police: Suspects in N. Korean death coated hands with poison

The two women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea’s ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals, then wipe them on his face, police in Malaysia said Wednesday, announcing they were seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack. But the North Korean Embassy ridiculed the police account of Kim Jong Nam’s death, demanding the immediate release of the two “innocent women” and saying there was no way they could have poisoned him.

Police: Suspects in N. Korean death coated hands with poison

The women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea’s ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on his face, police said Wednesday, announcing they were now seeking a North Korean diplomat in connection with the attack. Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar told reporters that authorities are searching for two new North Korean suspects, including the second secretary of North Korea’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and an employee of North Korea’s state-owned airline Air Koryo.

Study: Life expectancy to keep rising, though U.S. to lag behind

While most people born in rich countries will live longer by 2030 – with women in South Korea projected to reach nearly 91 – Americans will continue to have one of the lowest life expectancies of any developed country, a new study predicts. Scientists once thought an average life expectancy beyond 90 was impossible but medical advances combined with improved social programs are continuing to break barriers, including in countries where many people already live well into old age, according to the study’s lead researcher, Majid Ezzati of Imperial College London.

US resumes its provocative actions in sea

Missile destroyers Changsha and Haikou, part of the Chinese Navy’s Nanhai Fleet, fire at simulated enemy destroyers during a counter-attack drill in the South China Sea on Feb 19, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua] The USS Carl Vinson Nimitz-class carrier strike group has begun patrolling the South China Sea, proving the speculation over the past few days was true.

Old and new economic drivers

Technical workers assemble engines at a Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd plant in Yiwu, Zhejiang province.[Photo provided for China Daily] At a recent news conference, Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei said the key to converting the old driving forces for economic development into new ones lies in properly handling the relationship between developing emerging industries and the transformation and upgrading of traditional ones. Since the concept of new economic driving forces was created, almost all local governments in China have equated it with emerging industries and viewed them as the only source of fresh impetus for economic development.

In First Month, Mar-A-Lago 3, Camp David 0

Dwayne Snurr, a janitor and lifelong resident of this rural, working-class town 60 miles from the White House, was eating chicken wings in a cafe off Main Street last week when he began chewing over a locally important subject: President Donald Trump’s taste in vacations. “I guess he’s got that place down in Florida,” Snurr said, referring to Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Palm Beach resort.

Why is China keeping mum about Kim Jong Nam’s murder?

Kim Jong Nam, left, half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, in Narita, Japan, on May 4, 2001, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on May 9, 2016, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Source: AP Photos/Shizuo Kambayashi, Wong Maye-E BEIJING’s terse response last week that China has been closely monitoring developments in the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-un’ estranged half brother will likely be the extent of its response to the matter.

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Chinese Game Site Said to Seek Funds at $1.2 Billion Valuation

Douyu, the live-streaming service backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. that’s been compared to Amazon’s Twitch, is in talks to raise a billion yuan in funds at a valuation of about $1.2 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The three-year-old company, whose name means “fighting fish,” needs capital to expand beyond games-streaming and fend off rivals, the person said, asking not to be named discussing a private deal.

TV footage appears to show deliberate attack on North Korean

Security camera footage obtained by Japanese television appears to show a careful and deliberate attack last week on the exiled half brother of North Korea’s ruler, while Malaysia said Monday it had recalled its ambassador to North Korea amid rising tensions between the nations. The footage, obtained by Fuji TV and often grainy and blurred, seems to show two women approaching Kim Jong Nam from different directions as he stands at a ticketing kiosk at the budget terminal of the Kuala Lumpur airport.

Malaysia recalls ambassador to North Korea

Malaysia’s ambassador to North Korea has been recalled from Pyongyang amid rising tensions between the countries over the death in Kuala Lumpur of an estranged scion of North Korea’s ruling family. The Malaysian foreign ministry said in a Monday statement that it had recalled its ambassador “for consultations” and had summoned Kang Chol, North Korea’s ambassador to Kuala Lumpur, “to seek an explanation on the accusations he made against the Government of Malaysia.”

Beijing likely to steer clear of Kim killing

Wading into the killing of Kim Jong-nam would only antagonise North Korea, at a time when its missile programme is the leading concern, experts say Beijing will maintain its distance from the murky saga of the murder of the estranged elder brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a bid to avoid further complicating its relations with its volatile neighbour, diplomatic sources and Chinese observers said. It is not known whether the head of the reclusive state was involved in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, but even if the younger Kim was linked to the death, Beijing was expected to stay silent as any accusations would only drive Pyongyang further into isolation.

Four North Korean suspects fled Malaysia after airport Kim Jong Nam’s murder

Four North Korean suspects in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fled Malaysia on the day he was attacked at Kuala Lumpur airport and apparently killed by a fast-acting poison, police said Sunday. A North Korean man, a Vietnamese woman and an Indonesian woman have been arrested already in connection with the death of Kim Jong Nam last Monday, which has triggered a diplomatic spat between Malaysia and Pyongyang.

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UN chief urges more development in conflicts prevention

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized the importance of development in conflicts prevention during his speech at the 53rd Munich Security Conference on Saturday. He said countries, institutions and civil societies should be made stronger and more resilient, so that the tendency of being involved in conflicts can be diminished.

North Korea, Malaysia tussle over corpse; 4th suspect nabbed

A police officer closes the main gate to the forensic department at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Malaysia performed a second autopsy on the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader because the first procedure was inconclusive, piling on the intrigue surrounding what appeared to be a well-executed assassination at an airport in Kuala Lumpur, an official said Saturday.

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