North Korea
Geoffrey Cain, the GlobalPost's correspondent in Seoul, South Korea, discusses the deteriorating situation on the peninsula, as tensions continue to rise with North Korea.
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Kim Kyok Sik again named #DPRK military chief replacing Hyon Yong Chol. Kim recently defense minister until replaced by Jang Jong Nam.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/22/2013 4:05:12 AM -
Kim's return as defense chief noted today in this KCNA dispatch: Pyongyang, May 22 (KCNA) -- Vice Marshal of (cont) http://tl.gd/n_1rkdrd3by Steve Herman via twitter 5/22/2013 4:06:11 AM
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Some media speculated Kim, a hardliner, had been ousted & this signaled a lessening of military influence in #DPRK. Not so.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/22/2013 4:07:36 AM
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I still am not clear, however, if Hyon remains a vice chairman of the Central Military Comm. under its chairman Kim Jong Un.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/22/2013 4:10:08 AM
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MT @YonhapNews: Pres. Park accepts senior press secretary's resignation over sexual abuse scandal. #ROKby Steve Herman via twitter 5/22/2013 7:17:09 AM
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And I'm lactose intolerant. It's an Asian thing. :) @yurikageyama: @dansuyume @W7VOA you just started one _ I can't stand Japanese milk. :-)by Steve Herman via twitter 5/23/2013 7:04:54 AM
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#ROK Blue House says Pres. Park's trip in June to China will be a "state visit" (which recent trip to US was not).by Steve Herman via twitter 5/24/2013 5:23:07 AM
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PTWC: No tsunami expected from M8.2 quake in Sea of Okhotsk. #Russia #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 5/24/2013 6:14:37 AM
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Here's USGS info on M8.2 #quake: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000h4jhby Steve Herman via twitter 5/24/2013 6:16:12 AM
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Here's #Japan shake map for the M8.2 quake off Sakhalin, #Russia: http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/quake/3/20130524145723395-241447.html #quakeby Steve Herman via twitter 5/24/2013 6:21:36 AM
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.@RT_com says #Russia briefly had a #tsunami warning in effect for Sakhalin region following M8.2 #quake but it has been lifted.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/24/2013 6:43:28 AM
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#ROK 'comfort women' cancel meet with Osaka mayor after his refusal to apologize for recent offensive comments on WW2 sexual servitude.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/24/2013 7:08:54 AM
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Kyodo: Regulator confirms radioactive substances released into atmosphere Thurs. outside JAEA lab in Ibaraki Pref., #Japan.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/25/2013 1:21:17 AM
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#Japan Nuclear Reg. Auth.: 55 people at JAEA lab in Ibaraki may have been exposed to radiation as result of inhaling substances.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/25/2013 1:23:04 AM
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Authorities say highest dose among 4 people from JAEA lab who had checkups is 1.7 mSv. #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 5/25/2013 1:25:25 AM
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Asahi: Lawmakers form task form to prep Osaka mayor for @fccjapan news conf.: http://is.gd/YnogtO #Japan #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 5/25/2013 4:08:15 AM
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Kyodo: Giant #panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno zoo shows signs of pregnancy. #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 5/28/2013 3:21:48 AM
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USFJ: Ejected F-15 pilot recovered safely after ejecting off #Okinawa. #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 5/28/2013 3:23:21 AM
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USFJ: Ejected F-15 pilot recovered safely off ~115 km east of #Okinawa. #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 5/28/2013 3:26:44 AM
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US DoD: USN Capt. Lisa Franchetti, selected for promotion to rear admiral (lower half), will be assigned Navy Region #Korea commander.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/28/2013 11:12:13 PM
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Osaka mayor Hashimoto tells reporters canceled US trip because it be of "no merit" & would burden those he was planning to visit. #Japanby Steve Herman via twitter 5/29/2013 12:02:44 AM
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#Nepal officials say #Japan's Chizuko Kono died of exhaustion on Dhaulagiri during same climb on which Spanish climber killed by avalanche.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/29/2013 12:04:54 AM
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Telegraph: British management events firm CEO missing in #Japan. Last seen at Tokyo Hilton 1 week ago - http://is.gd/u4OdZOby Steve Herman via twitter 5/29/2013 8:32:44 AM
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Ex-#Japan PM Hatoyama, criticizing Abe Cabinet & others, says his country's politicians "cannot close their eyes to history." #jejuforumby Steve Herman via twitter 5/30/2013 2:28:52 AM
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Hatoyama: #Japan-#ROK & #Japan-#PRC disuptes allowing #DPRK "to take a more provocative stance." #jejuforumby Steve Herman via twitter 5/30/2013 2:31:23 AM
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Former prime ministers Hatoyama of Japan and Mohamad of Malaysia at Jeju Forum's World Leaders'… http://instagram.com/p/Z64kLhSpOH/
by Steve Herman via twitter 5/30/2013 3:04:30 AM -
Ex-#Japan PM Hatoyama tells @jejuforum that he met now China Pres. Xi several times & he's "prudent."by Steve Herman via twitter 5/30/2013 3:23:24 AM
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Ex-#ROK PM Han: "I'm not too much worried about China. They're not a hegemonic power." #jejuforumby Steve Herman via twitter 5/30/2013 3:30:56 AM
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Now @Jeju_Forum "G2 arms race" panel. Includes @Satulimaye & @lyagihada. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLksHHSCYAAHOj_.jpg
by Steve Herman via twitter 5/31/2013 6:19:16 AM -
Ret. Chinese Maj. Gen Pan: US "the driving force" for new round of arms race in E. Asia. @Jeju_Forum http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLktkciCUAAzzOj.jpg
by Steve Herman via twitter 5/31/2013 6:25:38 AM -
Pan @Jeju_Forum: USN to deploy "60% of its forces in this region."by Steve Herman via twitter 5/31/2013 6:26:24 AM
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"No clear consensus in #Japan on future direction of security policy," says @lyagihada @Jeju_Forum. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BLkvMBYCYAEYwOF.jpg
by Steve Herman via twitter 5/31/2013 6:32:42 AM -
#ROK Nat'l Diplomatic Academy's Choi Kang calls "disturbing" China's focus on building up its offense weaponry. #jejuforumby Steve Herman via twitter 5/31/2013 6:38:26 AM
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MT @YonhapNews: #ROK, #FIFA discussing moving World Cup qualifier in Lebanon over security concerns.by Steve Herman via twitter 5/31/2013 9:44:52 AM
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RT @Rory_Medcalf: Hagel seems to say the existence of #DPRK regime a matter for North Korean people #IISS_Asiaby Steve Herman via twitter 6/1/2013 1:57:38 AM
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CNA: 1 person dead as result of today's M6.5 #quake in #Taiwan - http://is.gd/hRmCbw (中文)by Steve Herman via twitter 6/2/2013 8:46:47 AM
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Yonhap: #ROK bans its citizens from visiting #DPRK to arrange joint anniversary event - http://is.gd/SpiO4a #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 6/2/2013 9:21:02 AM
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#DPRK media; Kim Jong Un appeals to soldiers & people to make it patriotic duty to construct this year a world class skiing ground.by Steve Herman via twitter 6/5/2013 12:46:27 AM
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#DPRK Red Cross accuses #ROK of abducting N. Korean youngsters & commiting "all kinds of evil acts against them."by Steve Herman via twitter 6/5/2013 1:22:46 PM
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#ROK MoU accepts #DPRK "proposal of working-level talk positively & wishes them to be an opportunity to build trust." #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 6/6/2013 4:34:09 AM
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We're expecting a detailed response from #ROK to be issued at top of hour to #DPRK talks offer. #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 6/6/2013 6:34:38 AM
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I'll be updating this report: RT @VOA_Seoul: #ROK issues positive response to #DPRK call for talks: http://is.gd/DF4fgT #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 6/6/2013 6:50:22 AM
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We're now being informed that 1600 KST MoU event will just be a read out of the earlier statement. #ROKby Steve Herman via twitter 6/6/2013 6:52:35 AM
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MoU spokesman merely read out statement in less than one minute. #ROK #Koreaby Steve Herman via twitter 6/6/2013 7:04:10 AM
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Gov't spokesman in Tokyo says #Japan rejects Taiwan president's proposal for 3-way talks over disputed isles. #尖閣諸島 #釣魚台列嶼by Steve Herman via twitter 6/6/2013 7:36:35 AM
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