South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on November 23 exchanged fires in waters off the west coast of the divided Korean Peninsula, at least two South Korean marines were killed and 16 others injured. [Full story]

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ROK calls DPRK 'enemy' in defense white paper

South Korea labeled the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government and its military an enemy in the latest defense white paper released Thursday by the defense ministry in Seoul.

The biennial paper opted for a harsher description of the DPRK than the more nuanced "direct military threat," adopted by the previous liberal administration of Roh Moo-hyun. [Full story]  

? DPRK urges S.Korea to improve ties via dialogue

? Lee: Seoul willing to talk to DPRK

? ROK to speak on security as tensions start to ease

? DPRK says peace wish of all Koreans

• S. Korea to seek strengthened military deterrence against DPRK

? China, Russia hold talks over Korean tensions

? Lee: Six-party talks should advance next year

? S. Korea seeking unification by absorption 

? DPRK: Restraint over ROK's provocation 'limited'

? S. Korean president defends persistent drills

? New ROK drills add to tension on peninsula

• ROK, China defence chiefs to meet in Beijing

? DPRK blasts U.S. for tension on Korean Peninsula

? DPRK, ROK maintain tough stance 

? S. Korea begins massive firing drills

? DPRK threatens 'holy war'

• DPRK leader urges 'great offensive' in infrastructure construction

• China urges Korean Peninsula dialogue

? China border feels tensions

? China calls for restraint, dialogue on Korean Peninsula issue

? DPRK: Drills 'not worth response'

? Standoff with DPRK tops ROK's political agenda 

• Bill Richardson satisfied with DPRK visit

? China urges 'maximum restraint' on Korean Peninsula

? Russia calls for dialogue between DPRK and ROK

? S. Korea to set up volunteer civil defense corps

? China: Bloodshed no answer to Korean tensions

• S. Korea wraps up live-fire drill in Yellow Sea

? DPRK agrees to allow return of UN inspectors 

? S. Korea begins firing drill

? ROK: Alleged artillery fire remain unconfirmed 

? China deeply worried about situation on Korean Peninsula

 

? S. Korean military to conduct live-fire drills Monday

 

? UNSC fails to reach deal on Korean tensions

 

? Restraint urged on Korean Peninsula

 

• DPRK accuses U.S. of goading S. Korea into provocation

 

• DPRK urges ROK to stop shelling exercise

 

? DPRK blasts Lee's dishonest remarks

 

• DPRK criticizes US for sidestepping talks  

 

? U.S. senior official arrives in Pyongyang

 

? China: DPRK will agree to new talks

 

? DPRK accuses S. Korea of trying to ignite all-out war

 

? Experts warn of escalation of Korean tension

 

? DPRK accuses S.Korea of lying in artillery shelling incident

 

• More efforts to start Six-Party talks 

 

? S. Korea, U.S. to continue joint drills

 

• S. Korea to conduct new round of marine gunnery exercises

 

? DPRK 'ready for all-out war'

 

? DPRK blames ROK for 'deliberate provocation'

 

• ICC launches probe into DPRK's war crimes

 

? US, S. Korea, Japan hold talks on Korean Peninsula

 

? Hu, Obama talk on Korean Peninsula

 

? S. Korean defense chief vows to exercise self-defense right if attacked by DPRK 

 

? Hu calls for easing tension on Korean Peninsula

 

? ROK starts live-fire exercise amid tension

 

? DPRK attacks the new ROK defense chief

 

? DPRK warns S. Korea against 'rash acts'

 

? ROK pledges air raid in case of DPRK attack

 

? Trilateral talks 'aim at joint response' 

 

• S. Korea denies reports of imminent firing exercises

 

? China rejects criticism of call for Korean talks

 

? U.S., S. Korea, Japan to meet on peninsula situation

 

? China: Russia supports emergency six-party talks

 

? U.S. not interested in six-party talks now

 

? ROK, U.S. joint naval drill enters 3rd day

 

• US, ROK, rebuff call to restart 6-party talks

 

? China urges preventing escalation of Korean tension

 

? China actively defuses Korean tensions

 

? S. Korea to revise rules to counter attack

 

? S. Korea, U.S. conduct maritime interdiction drills

 

? China calls for resumption of dialogue

 

? DPRK media denounce U.S. warmongering

 

? DPRK says to develop nuclear capability for peaceful use

 

? Lee: DPRK will pay for further provocations

 

• ROK cancels new artillery drill on tense island

 

? China calls for joint efforts to mitigate tensions

 

? ROK: China's proposal 'should be studied deliberately'

 

? S. Korea, U.S. launch large-scale joint naval drill

 

? S. Korean president meets with Chinese State Councilor

 

? DPRK warns of 'merciless' counteraction against any provocation

 

? S. Korea issues evacuation order on Yeonpyeong Island

 

? China, Russia, Japan discuss Korean Peninsula issue

 

? S.Korea relaunches psychological warfare against DPRK

 

? Chinese FM talks with DPRK, ROK, U.S. diplomats

 

? U.S. commander visits S. Korean island shelled by DPRK

 

? Sound of artillery fire heard on S. Korean Island

 

? S. Korea names Lee Hee-won as new defense minister

 

? Philippines 'worried' over U.S.-S. Korea upcoming military exercise

 

? S. Korea to increases forces on western islands

 

? China calls for joint efforts to safeguard stability of Korean Peninsula

 

? S. Korean president accepts defense minister's resignation

 

? Wen: China devoted to maintaining peace on Korean Peninsula

 

? Palin: U.S. should stand by North Korea

 

? DPRK warns of retaliation against S. Korea

 

? Artillery firing in self-defense: DPRK

 

? China urges restraint between DPRK, ROK

 

• S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint military drill Sunday

 

? UNC proposes general-level talks with DPRK

 

? DPRK accuses S. Korea of aggravating north-south relations

? Lee wants to respond more actively to provocations

 

? 2 bodies of S. Korean civilians found on island hit by DPRK

 

? S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint military drill Sunday

 

? Restraint urged after tensions escalate on Korean Peninsula

 

? S. Korea, U.S. to hold joint military drill Sunday

 

? S. Korea suspends pledged aid to DPRK

 

? U.S. committed to defense of S. Korea

 

? U.S. accused of tightening alliance with S. Korea

 

? DPRK army counters S. Korean artillery firing

 

• China expresses concern over shell attack against S. Korea

 

? DPRK, S. Korea exchange fire 

 

Opinion

? Coordination will stave off another Korean War

 

? Russia eyes bigger role on N.Korea issue

 

• Applause for North Korea's restraint

 

? May Koreans live in peace

 

• US destructive role in Northeast Asia

 

? Dialogue viable for Peninsula

 

? Constructive role on Peninsula

 

? Easing Peninsula tension

 

• Peninsula peace

 

• The Korean crisis and Sino-U.S. relations

 

? Korean borders vital to China's own security

 

? Easing tension on the Korean Peninsular

 

? Is a war looming on the Korean Peninsula?

 

? Easing of tension possible

 

•A test of tolerance over the Korean Peninsula

 

? Artillery dialogue a tragedy in NE Asia

 

? Importance of Six-Party Talks

 

? N. Korea unlikely to restart nuclear tests

 

? Change likely after DPRK power transfer  

 

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