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KOREA

EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2016
The divide over missile defense
U.S. deployment of a high-tech missile defense system in South Korea risks harming the international effort to bring North Korea to heel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2016
South Korean bank says North's nuclear ambitions squeezed economy in 2015
North Korea's economy last year is estimated to have contracted the most since 2007 as leader Kim Jong Un marshaled resources for nuclear tests and ballistic missile development.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2016
Patriot anti-missile unit is relocated from Okinawa to South Korea
A Patriot rocket interceptor unit based in Okinawa has arrived in South Korea for use in a military drill, Japanese and Korean news agencies said Friday. It is the first time a Japan-based anti-missile unit has been sent to South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2016
U.S.-based institute says it may have found North Korean nuclear site via satellite imagery
A U.S. policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by North Korea in the early stages of building its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, which if confirmed will be critical to the success of any future nuclear deal, according to a report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2016
Pyongyang says triple missile test simulated attack on South Korean ports and airfields
North Korea said Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean ports and airfields used by the U.S. military, a likely reference to the launches of three missiles on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 19, 2016
Japan confident of China, South Korea summit despite tensions
Japan remains eager to host Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before the year is out, even as territorial tensions flare in the East China Sea with a pick up in military ships and planes traversing the area.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 17, 2016
Strength of North Korea's military waning as Kim turns to nuclear weapons and cyberwarfare
Like many of the 1.2 million people serving in the army in North Korea, Eom Yeong Nam spent more time holding the wooden handle of a shovel than a Kalashnikov rifle during his years in the 501 Construction Brigade.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 14, 2016
At heavily fortified DMZ, South Korean troops swap boots for ballet shoes
The 15 male ballet students groaned as they strained to do the splits and laughed with relief after their teacher counted to five and let them relax.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2016
Tensions ratchet up in Asia
If peace is based around consensus, the direction of travel in Asia this year seems to be entirely the wrong way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2016
South Korea announces site for THAAD anti-missile battery, out of range of North's artillery
South Korea identifies a military base in the southern town of Seongju as the future site for a U.S. anti-missile interceptor and radar unit that some say will shift the regional balance of power.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2016
Biden to meet Tokyo, Seoul officials in Hawaii before heading Down Under
Vice President Joe Biden will begin a trip to the Pacific region on Wednesday that will include meetings with Japanese and South Korean officials in Hawaii and visits to Australia and New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday.

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