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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#ROK MND spokesman: "We cannot tell you the details & I don't have such information" re Kyodo report.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 1:43:07 AM -
RT @Nautilus_Inst: First time China addresses #DPRK so directly in authoritative voice of Communist Party - http://goo.gl/xcDcPby Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 2:38:41 AM
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Yonhap quotes #ROK source saying #DPRK shuffling missile locations in apparent bid to outwit intel monitoring: http://ht.ly/jX5rUby Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 2:55:18 AM
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Reported missile location shifting was raised during today's #ROK MND briefing & spokesman said he couldn't confirm this.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 2:57:04 AM
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#DPRK CPRK claims in statement panic buying of food & foreigners scrambling to leave #ROK "as war could break out at any moment."by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 11:15:12 AM
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Living in Seoul can attest no such events happening as portrayed by the North: all is calm & life going on normally in S. Korea.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 11:16:55 AM
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As for all the war hysteria whipped up by #DPRK reality in North is Army not mobilized and, as AP witnessing, people calmly planting trees.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 11:18:43 AM
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RT @dpinkston: Wow. NYT screws up & confuses Musudan and KN-08 (Hwasong-13) again. & after Jeffrey Lewis ripped them on this few weeks ago.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 10:21:45 PM
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Reporters traveling w- Sect'y Kerry to Seoul quote top US official confirming China asked to use full influence to halt #DPRK actions.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 10:25:24 PM
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It appears Rep. Lamborn read aloud a classified portion of secret DIA report supplied to some members of Congress on #DPRK nuke capability.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 10:32:40 PM
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Key elements of the report still classified, such as what did DIA conclude is range of any #DPRK missile it could arm with nuke warhead?by Steve Herman via twitter 4/11/2013 10:36:32 PM
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MT @ArmsControlWonk: DOD statement on #DPRK nuclear-armed missiles is a wonder of obfuscation. Note "fully" tested ...http://is.gd/H2ztulby Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 3:43:41 AM
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#Japan defense minister tells reporters JSDF this month will permanently locate PAC-3 interceptors in #Okinawa.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 4:03:31 AM
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Chatting with @mitchellreports about access problems with Blue House going back to Reagan era as Secretary of State Kerry walked in.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 6:04:50 AM
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State Dept. traveling press filing room. (@ Grand Hyatt Seoul w/ 3 others) [pic]: http://4sq.com/10Ta91qby Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 6:26:13 AM
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RT @ericfish85: @MalcolmMoore gets another big scoop: "Fortune teller sees no missile in Seoul's immediate future."by Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 7:30:20 AM
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US Sect'y of State & ROK Foreign Minister joint newser from ~1800 KST (0900 UTC). [pic]: http://4sq.com/16R9T5wby Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 7:54:19 AM
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RT #NATO's @AndersFoghR: I commend #ROK for seeking peaceful solutions through dialogue @MOFAkr_engby Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 8:00:02 AM
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In Seoul #NATO's @AndersFoghR urges #DPRK "to immediately stop such actions & pursuit of WMD's which violate #UN resolutions."by Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 8:01:52 AM
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Web version of my VOA report on start of US Sect'y of State's visit to Asia & his message for #DPRK: http://is.gd/sj0lvpby Steve Herman via twitter 4/12/2013 1:21:49 PM
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#Japan aviators told to notify U.S. military prior to flights within 30km of Kadena AB, #Okinawa where PAC-3 interceptor missiles deployed.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 12:51:38 AM
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JMA: Magnitude of western #Japan quake which caused some serious injuries revised upward to M6.3.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 3:40:45 AM
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Number of those injured by western #Japan M6.3 quake rises to at least 23, several seriously. Also some damage reported.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 3:56:43 AM
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Oft-repeated warning from #DPRK: Catastrophe will occur if N-bound balloons with leaflets released in #ROK on Kim Il Sung birthday (Mon).by Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 4:00:14 AM
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JMA: Strong aftershocks could shake western #Japan for ~ 1 week following Sat. morning's M6.3 quake off Awaji island.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 4:06:35 AM
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Yonhap: #ROK gov't source says #DPRK not moved mobile launchers for medium-range missiles past 2 days, an indication launch NOT imminent.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 5:23:12 AM
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My view while being interview by Euronews about the #Korea situation. (@ The Associated Press (AP통신 서울지국)) [pic]: http://4sq.com/12UD6xUby Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 7:15:47 AM
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MT @VOA_Seoul: U.S., China say they support goal of a denuclearized Korean peninsula: http://is.gd/ngF1Giby Steve Herman via twitter 4/13/2013 5:15:48 PM
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PTWC: No destructive Pacific-wide tsunami expected from Solomon Is. M6.7 #quake.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 1:52:50 AM
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It's now been about 2 weeks since Marshal of the #DPRK Kim Jong Un seen in public.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 1:56:36 AM
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She's traveling with Sect'y of State: @BBCKimGhattas: #DPRK tensions on agenda for Kerry in Tokyo, but also #Okinawa/Futenma and #TPP.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 5:38:22 AM
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Sect'y of State Kerry in Tokyo: U.S. "fully committed" to Japan's defense amid #DPRK threats.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 10:57:37 AM
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RT @VOA_Seoul: Secretary of State tells #Japan that US committed to its defense amid #DPRK threats: http://fb.me/215vDpgYPby Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 11:58:57 AM
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In 30 mins. MT "@AmbassadorRoos: Sect'y Kerry’s speech in Tokyo webcast live 0900 JST - http://goo.gl/qx0H2 http://goo.gl/u0Iys"by Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 11:30:41 PM
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.@BloombergView's @WilliamPesek has prescient analysis of Asia's "new cold war" ( & it doesn't involve #DPRK) - http://bloom.bg/156JtyBby Steve Herman via twitter 4/14/2013 11:34:16 PM
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US Secretary of State Kerry has begun giving a major policy speech in Tokyo: http://goo.gl/qx0H2by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:17:17 AM
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Sect'y of State Kerry: "We will continue to build on our active and enduring presence" in E. Asia.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:19:56 AM
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Kerry: US-#Japan relationship has matured "as one of the strongest on Earth."by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:21:32 AM
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Kerry in Tokyo: US will stand with people of #Japan amid "difficult task of rebuilding" following 3/11/11 disaster.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:22:32 AM
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While Kerry speaking in Tokyo we're getting word from Pyongyang that Kim Jong Un has visited mausoleum of his father, grandfather.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:25:28 AM
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#DPRK marking 'Day of the Sun' -- birth anniv. of founder Kim Jong Un.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:26:04 AM
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#DPRK already has accused #ROK of insulting its dignity about this day in N. Korea. So it will likely tie Kerry remarks to the day, as well.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:27:12 AM
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Kerry's Tokyo address is wide ranging about the Asia-Pacific region, but any reference today to #DPRK will be highlighted in both Koreas.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:28:17 AM
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Correcting: #DPRK marking 'Day of the Sun' -- birth anniv. of founder Kim Il Sung.by Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 12:28:53 AM
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RT @AAJAAsia: Another speaker added to #n3con! Register to meet @W7VOA at our Hong Kong conference May 25-26 http://bit.ly/11jHQsgby Steve Herman via twitter 4/15/2013 11:23:30 AM
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