标签:North-South 相关文章
By Paula Wolfson Hanoi 18 November 2006 U.S. President George W. Bush, center, South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe White House officials say the APEC summit in Vietnam will issue a joint statement Sunday
By Kurt Achin Seoul 30 July 2006 In the struggle for pop music fame, it helps to have a unique selling point, especially in a saturated media market like South Korea's. An all-girl group of musical hopefuls in Seoul like to teach the world to sing -
South Korea's chief diplomat says a diplomatic process aimed at getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons is at risk if Pyongyang continues on its current path. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the North's moves to resume activity at its m
By Noel King Akobo, Southern Sudan 22 August 2006 Disarming small militias is an ongoing problem in southern Sudan. Following a proliferation of arms during Sudan's 21-year civil war, rival villages in the region armed themselves, leading to violent
By Kurt Achin Seoul 30 May 2007 North and South Korea have formally opened high-level talks in Seoul, but delegates from the North are remaining silent so far about Pyongyang's commitment to dismantle its nuclear programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports fr
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 25 January 2007 Representatives from southern Sudan have appeared before a U.S. congressional committee on Capitol Hill to detail what they say are deliberate efforts by the National Congress Party government in Khartoum
North Korea has told international agencies it will conduct its planned launch of what Pyongyang says is a satellite in early April. North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket became all but inevitable as Pyongyang informed international agencies i
By Kurt Achin Seoul 21 October 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says North Korea remains a real threat to security on the Korean peninsula and in the world. He is in South Korea, where he is urging Seoul to beef up its military to reflect it
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: North Korea's missile tests and the United States' response have stirred debate among North Korea's neighbors. The latest missile shots into the sea were seen as a provocation. And a day later, the United States said it had start
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Vice President Pence has started his five-day trip in Asia. The idea is to highlight two longstanding alliances the U.S. has in the region and send a message to North Korea. The alliance with one Asian partner is smoother than the
By Kurt Achin Seoul 13 November 2006 South Korea says it will not formally join a U.S.- led coalition aimed at preventing international traffic in weapons of mass destruction. Seoul declined the U.S. request as it announced its plan for implementing
By Scott Stearns White House 14 September 2006 President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun say they are committed to resolving the nuclear stand-off with North Korea diplomatically. Mr. Bush says the United States wants security on the Ko
By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 July 2006 Talks between the United States and South Korea on North Korea's missile launches are complicated by sharply differing opinions in Washington and Seoul as to how to influence Pyongyang's behavior. The top U.S. diplom
By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 March 2006 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun The Korean War of 1950-53 never formally ended. Fighting was halted by a temporary armistice that remains in effect today, dividin
By David McAlary Washington 16 January 2007 South Asians make up 1/4 of the world's population. Researchers have known that they tend to have heart attacks at earlier ages than people from other parts of the world. Now they have identified the reason
U.S. President George Bush has arrived in Seoul, South Korea - the first stop on a week-long Asian tour that will also take him to Thailand and China for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the South Korean capital.
By Kurt Achin Seoul 14 October 2006 U.N. Security Council (file photo) The United States has told its Asian allies that traces of radiation have been detected that may confirm North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test. Word of the still inconclus
South Korea says North Korea's killing of a tourist from the South is unlikely to affect talks aimed at ending the North's nuclear weapons. However, the South is seeking some degree of diplomatic leverage in getting the North to be forthcoming about
U.S. President George Bush has arrived in Seoul, South Korea, the first stop on a week-long Asian tour that will also take him to Thailand and China for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the South Korean capital,
Tension is mounting again in Sudan's oil-rich region of Abyei, following complaints from south Sudanese officials that northern troops have not withdrawn from the area. According to an agreement signed last month, both armies were to fully withdraw