Sunday 4 October 2015

North Korea DPRK news

Top Stories Today
Minister's visit to Germany draws ire of Pyongyang (Korea Times)
Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo's visit to Germany to join celebrations on the 25th anniversary of the European nation's unification is drawing criticism from North Korea.
Roh had hotline to Pyongyang and used it often (JoongAng Ilbo)
The late President Roh Moo-hyun had a 24-hour Blue House hotline for direct calls to and from North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, according to Kim Man-bok. 
UN Could Expand Ban on Luxury Goods to North Korea (VoA News)
The United Nations may consider expanding a ban on the flow of luxury goods and strategic materials into North Korea if Pyongyang fires a long-range rocket, a South Korean envoy said Thursday.
U.S. Think Tank Speculates on N.Korean Regime Collapse (Chosun Ilbo)
Around 150,000 U.S. troops would need to go into North Korea if the regime were to suddenly collapse, the RAND Corporation think tank speculates.
North Korea freight train en route to launch pad, report says (UPI)
The train headed for North Korea's rocket launch pad was first spotted on Thursday, an unidentified source told Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. 

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