The number of South Koreans to be allowed to enter the Kaesong industrial complex will be reduced to 500 from the current limit of 650, the ministry said in a statement.
The reduction came after Pyongyang put an observation satellite into orbit aboard a long-range rocket, which Seoul considers a long-range ballistic missile. The DPRK is banned under UN Security Council resolutions from a test of ballistic missile technology.
It was an additional reduction made by the ministry following the DPRK's fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6.
The statement said the additional reduction will begin in consideration of safety of South Korean people working in the inter-Korean industrial zone.
Xinhua -china.org.cn
7/2/16
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A day after carrying out a controversial rocket launch, a North Korean patrol boat crossed into South Korean waters early on February 8 and retreated after the South Korean navy fired warning shots...
ReplyDeleteThe incursion came amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula following the launch by North Korea of a long-range rocket that carried a satellite into space and raised concerns about Pyongyang's nuclear program.
South Korea, Japan, and the United States consider the launch to be a missile test in disguise that violates several UN Security Council resolutions.
On February 7, the UN Security Council met in an emergency session and strongly condemned the rocket launch, saying it would adopt a resolution with “significant” new sanctions.
The statement was backed by China, Pyongyang's ally, and the 14 other Security Council members.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said a new UN resolution targeting North must be adopted quickly and include "unprecedented measures" that Pyongyang doesn't expect.
Japanese envoy Motohide Yoshikawa also called for heavier sanctions, saying "the existing sanctions have not stopped North Korea from developing nuclear weapons."
But China's UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi said the resolution should "do the work of reducing tension … and of encouraging a negotiated solution."..........http://www.rferl.org/content/korea-tensions-navy-rocket-launch-un-sanctions/27537895.html
Séoul procède à des manoeuvres navales malgré la mise en garde du Nord ...
ReplyDeleteLa marine sud-coréenne a tiré des coups de semonce lundi contre un patrouilleur nord-coréen à la frontière maritime disputée entre les deux pays, un jour après le lancement par Pyongyang d'une fusée à longue portée qui a aggravé les tensions sur la péninsule.
Le ministère sud-coréen de la Défense a déclaré que le bâtiment nord-coréen avait franchi la frontière en mer Jaune peu avant 07H00 (23H00 GMT dimanche). "Il a rapidement battu en retraite après les tirs de semonce de la marine sud-coréenne", a déclaré un responsable du ministère.
"Ligne de limite du Nord"
Les deux Corées ne sont pas d'accord sur la localisation de leur frontière maritime en mer Jaune. Depuis la fin de la guerre de Corée (1950-53), marquée par un simple cessez-le-feu, Pyongyang et Séoul sont toujours techniquement en état de guerre. Baptisée "ligne de limite du Nord", la frontière maritime a été tracée par les forces des Nations unies et des Etats-Unis en 1953. Pyongyang refuse de reconnaître cette ligne de démarcation qui a été le théâtre d'affrontements brefs mais sanglants entre les deux frères ennemis, en 1999, 2002 et 2009. Les incidents comme celui survenu lundi sont assez fréquents et débouchent rarement sur quelque chose de plus grave. Mais la Corée du Sud est en état d'alerte renforcée après le quatrième essai nucléaire nord-coréen du 6 janvier et le tir dimanche d'une fusée nord-coréenne qui est en fait pour Séoul un essai de missile balistique déguisé.
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Japan to adopt parliamentary resolution to protest DPRK's missile launch, gov't mulls punitive measures ...
ReplyDeleteBipartisan lawmakers in Japan will convene on Tuesday and are widely expected to adopt a resolution protesting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) launch of a long range rocket on Sunday.
Both ruling and opposition party representatives confirmed Monday that a plenary session of each of Japan's parliamentary caucuses will convene Tuesday to adopt the resolution.
Both political camps, including the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), have issued statements condemning the DPRK's launch as being in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, as well as its nuclear test last month as being a threat to global security.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing for the government here to swiftly move to tighten sanctions on Pyongyang in the wake of the launch, possibly ahead of new punitive measures that might be adopted by the UN Security Council.....http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/967790.shtml