US, Japan to speed up talks on relocating Marine base ahead of Obama visit next monthOctober 12th, 2009 US, Japan to speed up Marine base relocation talksTOKYO — U.S. and Japanese officials said Monday that they plan to speed up negotiations over the relocation of a key Marine base ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo next month.
Obama to visit 4 Asian countries next month, but visit to Indonesia will come laterOctober 7th, 2009 Obama's coming Asian tour will exclude IndonesiaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's first Asian trip as president will include Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea, but not Indonesia, where he spent four years of his life. Obama and his mother moved from Hawaii to Jakarta, Indonesia, when he was 6 years old.
North Korea-US nuke talks likely in SeptemberAugust 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON/SEOUL - US special envoy Stephen Bosworth is said to have accepted an offer from North Korea for nuclear talks and is expected to visit Pyongyang next month. According to South Korean media reports, the reported invitation comes after Pyongyang was said to have proposed a summit with South Korea over the weekend, though Seoul denied the report.
South Korea to import Russian gasJuly 31st, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea will import Russian gas as part of a $100-billion pact signed by the two countries in September last year, WAM news agency reported Friday. South Korean Economy Minister Lee Yoon-ho will visit Russia in August to discuss the matter in detail, the report said.
US has no plans to meet with North Korea at ASEAN meeting next weekJuly 15th, 2009 US: No plans to meet with NKorea at ASEAN meetingWASHINGTON — The United States says it has no plans to meet with North Korean officials at a summit in Thailand next week. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel told reporters Wednesday there will probably not be a meeting of the five nations pushing North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs.
Krishna to visit Japan FridayJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will Friday leave for a two-day visit to Japan, the world's second largest economy, for the third annual strategic dialogue between the two countries.
Iran is playing 'double game' in Afghanistan: GatesJune 12th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Iran is playing a double game in Afghanistan, supporting the Taliban while proclaiming its friendship to the Afghan regime, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. "Iran is playing a bit of a double game in Afghanistan...
Heavy fighting ahead in Afghanistan, Gates warnsJune 12th, 2009 BRUSSELS - NATO troops in Afghanistan face heavy fighting in the next few months as the alliance boosts its strength in the country, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. As Western countries continue to pour troops into the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), "I think the realistic expectation of most people is that we expect a heavy fighting season ahead", Gates said after talks with NATO counterparts in Brussels.
US Defense Secretary warns North Korea about further nuke testingMay 30th, 2009 SINGAPORE - Visiting US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned North Korea today that Washington would not accept it as a nuclear weapons state and would consider any transfer of nuclear material to other countries or terrorist groups a "grave threat" to the United States and its allies.
No unusual military movement detected in North Korea: GatesMay 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that the US had detected no unusual military movement in North Korea and did not plan to send reinforcements to South Korea in response to Pyongyang's threat to attack the South, the New York Times reported. Speaking to reporters on his plane on the US Pacific island of Guam, Gates said he saw no reason to reinforce the 28,000 American troops already stationed in South Korea.
North Korea is a full-fledged nuclear power with a capacity to wipe out Japan, S. KoreaApril 24th, 2009 LONDON - North Korea has become a full-fledged nuclear power with the capacity to wipe out entire cities in Japan and South Korea, a confidential report prepared by world's intelligence agencies and defence experts states. This new reality has emerged in off-hand remarks and in single sentences buried in lengthy reports.
South Korea says North Korea has proposed meeting on joint industrial complexApril 17th, 2009 NKorea proposes meeting on joint factory parkSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says that North Korea has proposed a meeting on a joint factory park in the North next week. Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon told reporters Saturday that the North recently proposed a meeting to discuss the joint complex in the border town of Kaesong.
US has no plans to stop N. Korea ICBM test: GatesMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has no plans to militarily pre-empt the launching of a long-range missile by North Korea, but has added that it would act only if the missile or its parts appeared to be headed toward American territory. US Defense Secretary Robert M.
US will act only if North Korea missile is a threat: OfficialMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has no definitive plans for military intervention if North Korea launches a long-range missile, but would take steps if it were headed to US territory, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said. Gates, who made the remarks on a Fox News Sunday talk show, said if an 'aberrant missile' were headed for Hawaii, 'we might consider' action.
Japan deploys war ships ahead of North Korean rocket launchMarch 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Japan has deployed three guided missile destroyers with orders to shoot down any debris from a North Korean rocket which might stray into Japanese airspace, a media report said. The US, Japan and South Korea meanwhile agreed that any launch would be immediately brought up in the UN Security Council, the Voice of America reported Saturday.
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