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South Korea, North Korea Navies In Skirmish

News America Now (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

“‘Our high-speed patrol boat repelled the North Korean patrol boat,’ the South Korean Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. ‘We are fully prepared for further provocations from the North Korean military.’” Link

South Korea, North Korea in naval skirmish

Political Wrinkles (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

There was a brief naval skirmish today between South Korea and North Korea. As Hyung-Jin Kim of the AP reports, ships "exchanged fire Tuesday"...

Korea Art Holiday 02

Kent Digital Design (Free subscription) | yesterday

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North and South Korea Commemorate the Fall of the Berlin Wall

西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

By "exchang[ing] fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border" — Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire . The report states that "there were no South Korean casualties, though it was unclear whether there were any on the North Korean side" and "that the North Korean ship was seriously damaged and that it turned back toward northern waters after the brief skirmish."...

• Navies of 2 Koreas exchange fire - kansascity.com
• Korean navy ships 'exchange fire' - The Observer

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone launched in South Korea

Mobileron (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone launched in South Korea - Nokia and Korea Telecom have launched the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in South Korea. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is offered in two color versions in South Korea, including red-black and silver-black. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features...

• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic launched in South Korea - Unwired View

South, North Korea Warships Exchange Fire Near Disputed Western Sea Border

Bloomberg (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s navy opened fire on a North Korean warship that crossed its western sea border, triggering an exchange of shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.

Two Korea's Exchange Fire at Sea

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Navy ships of the two Koreas exchanged fire along their disputed western sea border.

Protest Balloons Float Into N.Korea

Webcastr (Free subscription) | yesterday

South Koreans launch thousands of leaflets, attached to balloons, over the border into North Korea denouncing political prison camps.

Trouble in Korea

Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The BBC report a naval skirmish between North and South Korean vessels. No reports of casualties. This report indicates extensive damage to the North’s boat. Last month’s warning “North Korea’s navy says South Korean vessels routinely breach its territory off the peninsula’s west coast, citing 10 times on Monday alone.”

U.S. Sending Envoy to N. Korea for Nuke Talks

Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday

After months of deliberation, Obama administration accepts offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, officials say.

North and South Korea have naval skirmish: Yonhap

Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea have had a naval skirmish in Yellow Sea waters off their west coast, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

Obama, Medvedev to discuss START, N.Korea, Iran in Singapore

Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday

U.S. and Russian presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will discuss strategic arms cuts and the North Korea and Iran situations at a meeting in Singapore during the weekend

S Korea, DPRK clash in naval coast off west coast: Yonhap

People Daily (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) clashed in naval coast off west coast of the peninsula in the morning of Tuesday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said, quoting its government source. According to the Yonhap, a DPRK vessel crossed South Korea's Northern Limit Line (NLL), leading the South Korean Navy to fire warning shots. &$ &$Source:...

Obama will send U.S. diplomat to North Korea for direct talks

Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

President Obama has agreed to send a senior U.S. diplomat to North Korea for the first direct talks with the government there in more than a year, hoping the mission will lead to the renewal of multi-nation negotiations designed to end its nuclear program.

North And South Korea In Skirmish At Sea

Sky News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

The navies of North and South Korea have exchanged fire in waters off the west coast of the two countries.