Keeping the Pressure on North Korea

A campaign of maximum pressure is essential to resolving the North Korean nuclear threat through diplomatic means, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Security and Stability on the Korean Peninsula. Our nations,

美国国家公共电台 NPR North Korea Designed A Nuke. So Did This Truck Driver

NOEL KING, HOST: This year, deep inside a mountain, North Korea detonated a giant nuclear bomb. It also launched missiles. And so for the first time since the Cold War ended, a lot of us ordinary Americans have started thinking about nuclear weapons.

VOA标准英语--On Nagasaki Anniversary, North Korea Threat Tests Japan’s Nuclear Taboo

As North Korea and the United States increase rhetoric on Pyongyangs nuclear weapons program, long-held taboos are being broken in neighboring Japan the only country to have suffered nuclear bombardment, at the end of World War II. Analysts say the d

Report: Russia Set Up Secret Oil Shipments to North Korea

A South Korean research group says Russia exported more oil to North Korea than previously reported. A new report by the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies suggests Russia set up a secret trading system to get around United Nations economi

Ending N. Korea Nuclear Crisis Depends on Pyongyang, say US

Ending N. Korea Nuclear Crisis Depends on Pyongyang, say US Official Luis Ramirez A top U.S. security official says that whether negotiations next week ultimately lead to an end to the North Korean nu

VOA标准英语2011--US, N. Korea Tentative about Future Relations

US, N. Korea Tentative about Future Relations There are still more questions than answers about what comes next for North Korea, as the communist nation mourns the death of long-time leader Kim Jong Il. One question increasingly on the minds of some

VOA英语2010年-Trees are North Korea Latest Weapons Against

Deforestation has contributed to major floods while also worsening chronic hunger problems in North Korea but now the communist-led government is supporting a small but growing effort to recover the hillsides with fruit and nut trees. For more than f

VOA标准英语2013--S. Korea's Newest Trains Take Tracks Less Traveled

S. Korea's Newest Trains Take Tracks Less Traveled If you are in a hurry, do not take South Korea's newest trains. The electric four-coach O-Train, running four times daily, circles a five-hour 257-kilometer course with stops at 13 stations. The thre

新西兰英语 302 PM visits South Korea

The Prime Minister, John Key, set off today for a 10-day trip to South Korea, China and Vietnam. He said that New Zealand needs to have strong relationships with Asian countries as we are near neighbours. It is the 60th anniversary of the Korean War.

CCTV9英语新闻：6th round of China- S. Korea FTA talks held in busan

A new move to boost China and South Koreas economy corporation, the 6th round of negotiations for a free trade agreement between China and South Korea is being held in South Koreas port city of Busan. A Free trade agreement means lower tariffs and le

CCTV9英语新闻：S. Korea's reservist goes on rampage before killing self

A soldier in South Korea's reserves goes on a shooting spree, killing a fellow soldier and injuring three comrades before shooting himself dead. A military official said the reservist turned his K-2 assault rifle on fellow soldiers during mandatory t

英闻天下——326 China, Russia Discuss N. Korea Nuclear Test

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have agreed that any international responses to North Korea's recent nuclear test should be conducive to regional peace and stability. After a meeting in Moscow, the forei

North Korea Seeks Talks, Experts' Views Mixed

China and North Korea are holding the first strategic dialogue on Wednesday in Beijing regarding tensions on the Korean Peninsula. But whether these talks will be able to make denuclearizing the peninsula a possibility? Answers remain mixed. He Fei r

2015年CRI China and South Korea Vow to Expand Cooperation

A total of 17 business contracts and governmental accords have been signed at the witness of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Park Geun-hye. The documents cover various fields including trade and economy, science and technology,

VOA常速英语2007年-Former Prime Minister Says He is South Korea's

By Kurt Achin Seoul 16 December 2007 A former South Korean prime minister says his strong conservative credentials are what his country needs in a president. Lee Hoi-chang says he would take a harder line on North Korea and return the South to values

英闻天下——268 North Korea Successfully Conducts the Third Nuclear Test

North Korea has confirmed the success of its third underground nuclear test in the country's northeast, which has caused an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9. The scientific field for national defense of DPRK succeeded in the third underground nucle

英闻天下——271 S. Korea Deploys Cruise Missile to Deter DPRK Threat

The South Korean defence ministry says it has deployed cruise missiles to counter a possible attack by North Korea after Pyongyang carried out its third underground nuclear test on Tuesday. Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok made the revelations at a re

英闻天下——295 Japan Envoy in Beijing to Discuss North Korea

A senior Japanese diplomat is now in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials about an ongoing territorial dispute and North Korea's recent nuclear test. Shinsuke Sugiyama, Japan's nuclear envoy, is expected to meet with Wu Dawei, China's special rep

2016年CRI US and Japan Sanction North Korea Over Nuclear Program

The US Senate voted 96-0 for the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act. The House of Representatives passed a similar bill in January. Differences between the two are expected to be resolved quickly, and Senate Democrats say they expect Pr

CCTV9英语新闻：S. Korea unveils 'Zika-proof' Olympic uniforms

South Korea's Olympic committee has unveiled special clothing to protect athletes from the Zika virus when they go to Brazil. The committee said the long-sleeved shirts and trousers would help protect the athletes from the mosquito-borne virus at the