U.S. to return wartime control of S. Korean troops despite N. Korean threat
By Sam Kim
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said
Saturday the plan for Washington to return the wartime command of South Korean
(LEAD) S. Korea, Vietnam denounce N. Korean nuclear test as 'serious threat'
(ATTN: UPDATES with remarks from Lee, minor edits)
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Vietnamese
LEAD) U.S. defense minister warns of arms race over N. Korean nuclear, missile testing
((ATTN: RECASTS lead, headline; UPDATES throughout)
By Sam Kim
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The top U.S. defense official expressed concern
S. Korea, Vietnam denounce N. Korean nuclear test as 'serious threat'
By Byun Duk-kun
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Vietnamese
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged North Korea on Saturday to refrain from
Activities brisk at missile factory south of Pyongyang: official
By Sam Kim
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Yonhap) -- Activities suggesting North Korea has begun
preparations for a long-range missile launch were detected at a munitions factory
Seoul bourse likely to trade in tight range next week
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean stock market is expected to trade in a
narrow range next week as investors will likely digest the lingering impact of
U.S. says it will not stand by as N. Korea continues nuclear, missile tests
By Sam Kim
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Yonhap) -- The United States will not "stand idly by" as North
Korea continues to improve its missile and nuclear capabilities, its top defense
N. Korea believed to be preparing for ICBM launch
SEOUL, May 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be preparing for a long-range
missile test, an informed source said Saturday, defying the U.N. Security Council
(URGENT) NK missile-activity
(URGENT) Activity spotted at N. Korean munitions factory used to build long-range
missile: source
samkim@yna.co.kr
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(URGENT) US defense minister-NK proliferation
(URGENT) N. Korea to be held 'fully accountable for consequences' if it
proliferates: US defense head
samkim@yna.co.kr
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