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NKorea recalling workers from jointly run factory

NKorea recalling workers from jointly run factory
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th
By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Monday it will suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, pulling out more than 53,000 North Korean workers and moving closer to severing its last economic link with its rival as tensions

NKorea recalling workers from jointly run factory

NKorea recalling workers from jointly run factory
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th
By HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Monday it will suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, pulling out more than 53,000 North Korean workers and moving closer to severing its last economic link with its rival as tensions

Markets recover after US jobs disappointment

Markets recover after US jobs disappointment
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 8th
By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Japanese shares were the standout once again on Monday as global markets recovered their poise following a sell-off at the end of last week after disappointing U.S. jobs data. But with tensions mounting on the Korean peninsula, an outbreak of bird flu in

US preparing for possible further NKorea actions

US preparing for possible further NKorea actions
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he "can't take the chance" that North Korea won't soon engage in some military action. Heightened

US preparing for possible further NKorea actions

US preparing for possible further NKorea actions
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - The top U.S. military officer said Sunday the Pentagon had bolstered its missile defenses and taken other steps because he "can't take the chance" that North Korea won't soon engage in some military action. Heightened

Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions

Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 7th
By ERIC TALMADGEAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ago, killed an estimated 4 million people. A war would be suicidal for North Korea, which cannot expect to

AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise

AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid mounting tensions with North Korea, the Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test that had been planned for next week at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on

AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise

AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid mounting tensions with North Korea, the Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test that had been planned for next week at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a senior defense official told The Associated Press on

Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories

Made in Korea: Rare look at jointly run factories
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th
By JEAN H. LEEAssociated Press There is a North Korean factory with no portraits of the country's late leaders on the walls, no North Korean flags, no hand-painted posters screaming party slogans. Everything from the tissues to the toilets comes from South Korea. Bent over bolts of wool and

Could NKorea hit its neighbors with nukes?

Could NKorea hit its neighbors with nukes?
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 6th
By MATTHEW PENNINGTONAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - North Korea is probably years away from perfecting the technology to back up its bold threats of a pre-emptive strike on America. But some nuclear experts say it might have the know-how to fire a nuclear-tipped missile at South Korea and Japan