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14Feb

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China, South Korea, USA

Trump Threatens China and South Korea: if it’s not Nuclear Saber-rattling – its Trade War by Beating Hot Air

NOVANEWS Transcript of a PressTV Skype Interview By Peter Koenig and Press TV According to a Feb 13, 2018 by AFP “The US President Donald Trump threatened retaliatory action against two major Asian trading partners Tuesday, warning of sanctions against China while vowing to revise or scrap a free trade deal with South Korea. Accusing Beijing of decimating American steel and aluminum industries, Trump said he was “considering all options,” including tariffs and quotas. Trump recently received two Commerce Department reports concerning alleged Chinese subsidies for steel and aluminum exports — materials that are vital for industries from construction to autos. He has another two months to decide on possible retaliatory action, but strongly indicated that he is leaning toward hitti...

12Feb

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South Korea, USA

Seoul won’t rush to renew joint military drills with US as new intra-Korean summit solidifies

NOVANEWS South Korean President Moon Jae-in reportedly rejected a call from Japan to quickly resume joint US-Korean military drills. Moon has been invited to visit Pyongyang for what may become the first top-level summit in over a decade. At a bilateral summit on Friday, Moon called on the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to wait before resuming the drills, Yonhap reported, citing a government official. The drills have been paused for the duration of the Winter Olympics, as part of Seoul’s attempt to mend relations with Pyongyang. North Korea considers the drills a major threat to its national security, saying they may be used to conceal a build-up for an invasion. According to the report, Abe argued that the time to delay exercises scheduled for spring was not right and that Pyongyang ...

11Feb

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North Korea, South Korea

Don’t be Cynical about an Olympics Detente with North Korea

NOVANEWS Both sides are sending subtle signals that more than the games may be opening today. By Peter Van Buren The American Conservative Featured image: The torch of the 2018 Olympic Games. (Source: Ververididis Vasilis/Shutterstock) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has left open the possibility of Vice President Mike Pence meeting with North Korean officials during his trip to the Winter Olympic games in Seoul, whose opening ceremonies are on Friday. If that happens, Pence would be the highest ranking American official ever to huddle with a delegation from Pyongyang. At the same time, North Korea is planning to send its highest ranking official ever to the South—Kim Yong-nam, the North’s ceremonial head of state and president of the Supreme People’s Assembly. In addition, S...

14Jan

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Canada, South Korea

Canada Should Play Conscientious Role in Korea

NOVANEWS By Prof. Graeme McQueen and Christopher Black Global Research Featured image: A family eats ice cream in North Korea (Source: Eva Bartlett) Lawyer Chris Black and Prof. Graeme MacQueen are helping build a revitalized peace movement. Part of that involves standing up to the barrage of propaganda on North Korea, and demanding that our government play a more positive role in defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. We discuss their recent op-ed article in the Toronto Star, the less-known reality of Korea, and the U.S. as a stopping block to peace.

14Jan

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North Korea, South Korea

South and North Korea Talks: A Thaw in Relations?

NOVANEWS GREGORYELICH Gregory Elich interviewed by Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon. The recent talks between North and South Korea, what if any progress was made in thawing relations between the two countries, what to expect politically from the Winter Olympics being held in South Korea, and why South Korean President Moon continues to desire close relations with the RT Deutsch Interview: Rising U.S.-North Korea Tensions In "Asia" The WannaCry Cyberattack: What the Evidence Says and Why the Trump Administration Blames North Korea In "Asia" North Korea in the Crosshairs: Trump's Advisers Demand Showdown In "Asia"

12Jan

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Canada, North Korea, South Korea

Canada Should Play Conscientious Role in Korea

NOVANEWS By Prof. Graeme McQueen and Christopher Black Global Research Featured image: A family eats ice cream in North Korea (Source: Eva Bartlett) Lawyer Chris Black and Prof. Graeme MacQueen are helping build a revitalized peace movement. Part of that involves standing up to the barrage of propaganda on North Korea, and demanding that our government play a more positive role in defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. We discuss their recent op-ed article in the Toronto Star, the less-known reality of Korea, and the U.S. as a stopping block to peace.

7Jan

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North Korea, South Korea

Sabotaging Peace in Korea

NOVANEWS By Jacob G. Hornberger | FFF It just might be that the two Koreas are figuring out a way to avoid war, much to the anger and chagrin of President Trump and the U.S. national-security establishment, who are obviously increasingly viewing war as inevitable and even in the best interests of the United States. Why, even the U.S. mainstream press, which oftentimes seems to operate as an ex officio spokesman for the U.S. government, appears irritated over North Korea’s initiation of talks with South Korea. The press describes North Korea’s overtures not as an attempt to avoid war but instead as a cynical attempt to “drive a wedge” between the United States and South Korea. Actually, it’s President Trump, who is obviously upset that the Koreas are marginalizing him, that is using his...

5Jan

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North Korea, South Korea

How Politics Shaped the Korean War

NOVANEWS By: Carol Duff, MSN, BA, RN www.nationalparks.org As is the case in any war, politics can be a driving force. Militarist Carl von Clausewitz said that “war is politics by another means.” The Korean War was no different than any other war. Many decisions involving the conduction of the war were politically driven on both the domestic and foreign fronts. Conversely United States’ politics was affected by the Korean War. The United States was involved in the economic recovery of Europe at the end of World War II. This assistance had the beginnings of anti-Russian communist intent. The Truman Doctrine promised U.S. aid to any country who sought protection from aggression, either externally or internally, by countries or factions within countries who espoused Communism....

3Jan

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North Korea, South Korea

As North and South Korea Reciprocate Offers of Talks, Trump Responds: “I Too Have a Nuclear Button”

NOVANEWS While the U.S. has been cold toward Kim Jong Un's offer of Olympics talks with South Korea, Seoul has extended the hand of full-fledged diplomacy. By Telesur South Korea has responded to North Korean leader Kim Jong- un‘s diplomatic overture with an offer Tuesday to hold high-level talks between the countries on the border next week. On New Year’s Day, North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un announced that the country will seek participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea between Feb. 9-25, foretelling 2018 as a “year of reconciliation” even as he noted that he now had a “nuclear button” on his desk, referring to the country’s now-powerful nuclear deterrence and weapons delivery system. In a Twitter message posted Tuesday night, U.S. Preside...

30Dec

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South Korea

S. Korean President Moon’s Pardon: No “Prisoners of Conscience”

NOVANEWS S. Korean President Moon’s Pardon: No “Prisoners of Conscience” Were Included in the Special Pardon. Official Statement About the Special Pardon on December 29, 2017 By The Korean Committee to Save the Victims of ‘Lawmaker Lee Seok-ki Insurrection Conspiracy Case' No prisoners of conscience were included in the Special Pardon. On December 29, 2017, President Moon Jae-in granted a special pardon in his first year in office. Since he left out the chance on the National Liberation Day and Chuseok, we looked forward to his first amnesty. However, we cannot believe the result even if we get to the contents. He is the president who didn’t release a single prisoner of conscience. So, why did he drag on until the last working day of 2017? President Moon did not keep the victi...