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Name: Lucy Williamson

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

N Korea leader sends envoy to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media has announced, amid cooling relations between the two neighbours.Choe Ryong-hae, a top military official, flew to the Chinese capital on Wednesday, KCNA said.The brief dispatch ... [Published BBC - May 22 2013]

Entities: North Korea, China, Nuclear Testing, Pyongyang

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

N Korea urged to end missile tests

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on North Korea to refrain from carrying out any further missile tests.His comments came a day after Pyongyang test-fired three short-range missiles from its east coast.Speaking in Russia, Mr Ban called on North ... [Published BBC - May 19 2013]

Entities: North Korea, missile, Pyongyang, Lucy Williamson, Seoul

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

N Korea 'fires short-range missiles'

North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said.Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the afternoon, the ministry said in a statement.Officials at the ministry said they were "monitoring ... [Published BBC - May 18 2013]

Entities: North Korea, South Korea, missile

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

South Korea Provides Kaesong Loans

South Korean companies affected by the closure of the Kaesong zone - previously operated with North Korea, are being offered government loans. Lucy Williamson reports. ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 06 2013]

Entities: Kaesong (North Korea), South Korea, Lucy Williamson

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

American gets 15 years' hard labour in North Korea

NORTH KOREA'S decision to sentence a US citizen to 15 years' hard labour for "anti-government crimes" is another irritant to the inflamed relations$ between Pyongyang and Washington.$ Pae Jun-ho, who is known in the US as Kenneth Bae, was arrested last ... [Published The Week UK - May 02 2013]

Entities: North Korea, Lucy Williamson, Pyongyang

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Labour Day food for thought in Asia

Hundreds of millions of workers across Asia - and the rest of the world - are enjoying a holiday to mark International Labour Day.But as the labour movement is celebrated, last week's factory collapse in Bangladesh is just one example of how workers' ... [Published BBC - May 01 2013]

Entities: Lucy Williamson, Workers, Bangladesh, BBC British Broadcasting Corp

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

BBC British Broadcasting Corp

Workers Affected by Korea Tensions

South Korea has asked North Korea to hold talks about reopening the joint industrial zone near the border. The BBC's Lucy Williamson has been speaking to workers affected by the tensions. ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Workers, Lucy Williamson, BBC British Broadcasting Corp, South Korea

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 2 reports

S Korea investigates letter threat

Investigations are under way in South Korea to establish who sent a letter threat to the defence minister.Kim Kwan-jin received the parcel, which contained white powder now identified as flour, on Tuesday, officials said.The move comes amid high regional ... [Published BBC - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Nuclear Testing, South Korea, North Korea

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Bars to barbed wire fencing in Seoul

North Korea has said it is ready to talk if UN sanctions against it are withdrawn and the US and South Korea put an end to joint military drills.The conditions for dialogue were outlined in a statement from the North's National Defence Commission and ... [Published BBC - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Seoul, Lucy Williamson, National Defence Commission, South Korea, Demilitarized Zone

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Obama to meet South Korean leader

US President Barack Obama will meet South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Washington on 7 May amid high tensions on the Korean peninsula.The meeting will cover economic and security issues, officials say.In recent weeks, the North has threatened to ... [Published BBC - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: South Korea, North Korea, Barack Obama

First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 1 reports

North Korea workers fail to turn up at Kaesong

North Koreans have failed to report for work at Kaesong Industrial Complex, suspending one of the few points of co-operation between the Koreas.The complex is a joint industrial park and there are more than 120 South Korean companies that operate there, ... [Published Sunday Observer - Apr 14 2013]

Entities: Kaesong (North Korea), North Korea, South Korea, Workers

First reported Apr 03 2013 - Updated Apr 04 2013 - 1 reports

North Korea Raises Tensions, Bars South Korean Workers From Joint Economic Zone

North Korea has ratcheted up tensions on the Korean peninsula another notch, this time barring South Korean workers from accessing an industrial complex shared between the two countries. Beginning on Wednesday, North Korea announced, the Kaesong ... [Published Think Progress - Apr 03 2013]

Entities: North Korea, South Korea, Workers, James D Thurman, Kaesong (North Korea)

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N Korea leader sends envoy to China [Published BBC - May 22 2013]
N Korea urged to end missile tests [Published BBC - May 19 2013]
N Korea 'fires short-range missiles' [Published BBC - May 18 2013]
South Korea Provides Kaesong Loans [Published Palm Beach Interactive - May 06 2013]
American gets 15 years' hard labour in North Korea [Published The Week UK - May 02 2013]
Labour Day food for thought in Asia [Published BBC - May 01 2013]
Workers Affected by Korea Tensions [Published Palm Beach Interactive - Apr 25 2013]
VIDEO: Workers affected by Korea tensions [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 25 2013]
S Korea investigates letter threat [Published BBC - Apr 23 2013]
S Korea minister sent 'terror' letter [Published BBC - Apr 23 2013]
Bars to barbed wire fencing in Seoul [Published BBC - Apr 19 2013]
VIDEO: Bars to barbed wire fencing in Seoul [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 19 2013]
Obama to meet South Korean leader [Published BBC - Apr 16 2013]
North Korea workers fail to turn up at Kaesong [Published Sunday Observer - Apr 14 2013]
North Korea Raises Tensions, Bars South Korean ... [Published Think Progress - Apr 03 2013]
N Korea ‘combat posture to hit US’ [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 26 2013]
VIDEO: 24 hours at the last Cold War frontier [Published BBC News Video - World - Jan 28 2013]
Is North Korea upping the ante with enriched ur... [Published The First Post: Latest - Jan 24 2013]
Japan sends envoy to soothe ties with South Korea [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 04 2013]
South Korea’s new president: ties to the past, ... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Dec 24 2012]

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North Korea Raises Tensions, Bars South Korean ... [Published Think Progress - Apr 03 2013] North Korea has ratcheted up tensions on the Korean peninsula another notch, this time barring South Korean workers from accessing an industrial complex shared between the two countries. Beginning on Wednesday, North Korea announced, the Kaesong ...
N Korea ‘combat posture to hit US’ [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Mar 26 2013] Published on March 26, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments North Korea says it has ordered artillery and rocket units into “combat posture” to prepare to target US bases in Hawaii, Guam and the US mainland. The announcement, carried by KCNA news ...
Japan sends envoy to soothe ties with South Korea [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Jan 04 2013] Published on January 4, 2013 by jo.chuter ·No Comments In an attempt to soothe diplomatic relations following a prolonged row over disputed islands, Japan has sent an envoy to meet the South Korean president-elect. Japan sends envoy to soothe ...
South Korea’s new president: ties to the past, ... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Dec 24 2012] Park Guen-hye, newly elected president of South Korea. The daughter of former strongman Park Chung-hee–who ruled from 1961-79–Park Guen-hye emerged victorious after a close and contentious race on Dec. 19, 2012, and will be South Korea’s first female ...

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VIDEO: Workers affected by Korea tensions [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 25 2013]
VIDEO: Bars to barbed wire fencing in Seoul [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 19 2013]
VIDEO: 24 hours at the last Cold War frontier [Published BBC News Video - World - Jan 28 2013]