Conversations on Vietnam Development
Phần 1- Lật lại sự can dự của lính Hàn Quốc ở Việt Nam?
VNY – 16 thg 6, 2017 – Từ ngày 22/9/1963 đến ngày 30/4/1975, Hàn Quốc đã gửi 312.853 lượt binh lính sang tham chiến ở Việt Nam.
Phần 2- Hàn Quốc đã giàu lên nhờ cuộc chiến Việt Nam thế nào?
18 thg 6, 2017 – Trong 8 năm đưa quân sang Việt Nam, Hàn Quôc được cho là đã thu được hơn 5 tỷ USD từ nhiều nguồn của Mỹ. Nhờ đó, GDP của Hàn Quốc trong 10 năm từ 1963 đến 1973 đã tăng gấp 4 lần.
An American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea and returned to his home state of Ohio in a coma suffered a “severe neurological injury”, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Otto Warmbier is in stable condition at the University of Cincinnati medical center with his mother by his side, a hospital spokeswoman, Kelly Martin, said on Thursday. Doctors planned an update later Thursday. Tiếp tục đọc “Ex-North Korea detainee Otto Warmbier treated for ‘severe neurological injury’”
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launch of newly developed anti-ship cruise missiles, the country’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launch of a new type of anti-ship cruise missiles that can accurately hit targets such as an enemy battleship, the country’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
The new cruise rocket is “a powerful attack means capable of striking any enemy group of battleships attempting at military attack on the DPRK from the ground at will,” KCNA said. DPRK is short for the North’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Pyongyang launched what appeared to be several land-to-sea missiles early on Thursday off its east coast, which flew about 200 km (124 miles), South Korea’s military said.
The missile launch came less than a week after the United Nations Security Council imposed fresh sanctions on North Korea, and drew condemnation from South Korean President Moon Jae-in who has hoped to engage Pyongyang in dialogue.
North Korea’s official media routinely report on such missile launches the following day.
“The launched cruise rockets accurately detected and hit the floating targets on the East Sea of Korea after making circular flights,” KCNA said, referring to the sea that divides the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The rocket, tested from a tracked mobile launcher, was a new weapon North Korea displayed for the first time in a military parade earlier this year, KCNA said. Experts said the new anti-ship missile has four launching canisters.
North Korea unveiled a number of new weapons at a massive military parade on April 15 to mark the anniversary of the birth of the state’s founding leader and has since tested some of them.
Under third-generation leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea has been conducting missile tests at an unprecedented pace in an effort to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the mainland United States.
The isolated country, which has conducted dozens of missile tests and tested two nuclear bombs since the beginning of 2016 in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, says the programme is necessary to counter U.S. aggression.
(Reporting by Ju-min Park and Soyoung Kim; Editing by G Crosse and James Dalgleish)
Source: Reuters
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea after its latest ballistic missile test.
On Monday, North Korea test-fired a Scud missile into Japanese waters, the third test in as many weeks and the 12th this year – carried out in defiance of UN sanctions warnings and US threats of possible military action. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan to take action with US after N Korea missile test”
The launch was immediately reported to President Moon Jae-in, who called a meeting of the National Security Council at 7.30am (6.30am Singapore time), the South Korean office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
The projectile was likely a ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, citing an unidentified source.
The projectile is likely to fall within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Yonhap news reported citing an unidentified source in Japan as saying.
North Korea last test-fired a ballistic missile on May 21 towards the sea off its east coast and on Sunday said it had tested a new anti-aircraft weapon supervised by leader Kim Jong Un. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea fires unidentified projectile from eastern region”
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday in response to North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, council president Uruguay said on Sunday (May 21).
The meeting was requested by the United States, Japan and South Korea, Uruguay’s mission to the United Nations said. Tiếp tục đọc “UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on North Korea”
North Korea said on Monday it has successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile to confirm the reliability of the late-stage guidance of the nuclear warhead, indicating further advances in the ability to hit US targets.
The North’s KCNA news agency said leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test which also verified the functioning of the solid-fuel engine for the Pukguksong-2 missile and ordered it for deployment in field action. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea says missile test confirms warhead guidance”
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North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile, South Korea’s military said, a week after its latest missile launch.
South Korea’s Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the projectile took off on Sunday afternoon from a location near Pukchang.
The missile flew about 500 kilometres and was believed to have landed in waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea launches another missile: South Korea”
An expert sheds light on the history, culture and politics of the two Koreas.
The US is ramping up joint military exercises with South Korea, and President Donald Trump has stated the threats may lead to a “major, major conflict”. South Koreans have elected a new president who may be open to talks with North Korea.
An expert Professor Lee Ji Young answers four questions to help us understand the Korean Peninsula. Here are four things to know:
1. WHY IS THERE A NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA?
Before there was a South and North Korea, the peninsula was ruled as a dynasty known as Chosŏn, which existed for more than five centuries, until 1910. This period, during which an independent Korea had diplomatic relations with China and Japan, ended with imperial Japan’s annexation of the peninsula. Japan’s colonial rule lasted 35 years. Tiếp tục đọc “Four things to know about North and South Korea”
After days of disruptions affecting networks worldwide, a top US official said the number of computers affected had reached 300,000, but that infection rates had slowed.
In the first clues of the origin of the massive ransomware attacks, Google researcher Neel Mehta posted computer code that showed similarities between the “WannaCry” malware and a vast hacking effort widely attributed to Pyongyang. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea link emerges in global cyberattacks”
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North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that flew 700km, South Korea’s military said, days after a new leader took office in Seoul pledging to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang.
The missile was fired early on Sunday from the region of Kusong, northwest of Pyongyang, where North Korea in February successfully test-launched an intermediate-range missile that it is believed to be developing. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says South”
The Korean Peninsula, located between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea, has seen heightened tensions in recent months as US President Donald Trump has threatened to act against North Korea’s continued missile tests.
After the defeat of the Japanese empire in World War II, Korea was split into two spheres. The Soviet Union controlled the territory in the north and the US controlled the south. Tiếp tục đọc “Two Koreas: History at a glance”
North Korea has defied Donald Trump’s demands for it to abandon its nuclear and missile programmes, launching a missile from an eastern port city on Sunday morning.
However, the test appeared to fail. “The missile blew up almost immediately,” the United States Pacific Command said in a statement. “The type of missile is still being assessed.” Reuters reported one US official as saying it was confident the failed projectile was not an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea launches missile but test ends in failure”
1 1The United Nations (UN) Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and demanded a halt to all tests.
Security Council officials claimed they violate UN sanctions and “are significantly increasing tension in the region and beyond”. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korean ballistic missile launch condemned by UN Security Council”
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