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    Tagged: north korea

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    Korean leaders aim for end of war, ‘complete denuclearisation’ after historic summit

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embraced after pledging on Friday to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula,” punctuating a day of smiles and handshakes at the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.

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    UN accuses Burma of receiving ballistic missile systems from N Korea

    U.N. monitors say that Pyongyang defied sanctions in 2017 by supplying weapons to Syria and Burma.

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    Burma insists no links to North Korea as US envoy visits

    Naypyidaw has sought to assure the visiting US envoy that the Tatmadaw no longer retains links to North Korea.

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    North Korea bars Malaysians from leaving as murder row boils

    North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, prompting Malaysia to take tit-for-tat action, as police in Kuala Lumpur sought to question up to three men hiding in the North Korean Embassy over the murder of Kim Jong-nam.

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    Burmese woman detained in probe into death of N. Korea leader’s half-brother

    Malaysian authorities have detained a woman from Burma in connection with the investigation into the death of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Malaysian state news agency Bernama reported on Wednesday.

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    Burma chides N Korea over H-bomb test

    The Burmese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Wednesday chiding North Korea over a hydrogen bomb test it conducted on 6 January.

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    White House says Burma reforms give hope to N Korea

    A senior US diplomat commended Burma at the 2015 address on US policy priorities for East Asia and the Pacific on 4 February, while discussing reforms in North Korea.

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    Burma one of most corrupt countries in world: report

    Burma is the third most corrupt country in the Asia-Pacific region and the 156th most corrupt of 175 nations surveyed, says Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International.

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    US accuses Burma of continuing military ties to N Korea

    Burma is among a “core” group of nations still receiving conventional weapons from North Korea, says a 2013 US Department of Defense report to Congress, made public on Wednesday.

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    Burma’s VP meets N Korean envoy in Naypyidaw

    Vice-President Sai Mauk Kham met the North Korean ambassador to Burma Kim Sok Chol at the Presidential Palace in Naypyidaw on Wednesday. Remaining ties to North Korea have proven to be a sticking point in Thein Sein’s relationship with the West.

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    Asia Metal rejects US accusations of N Korean arms dealing

    Asia Metal Co Ltd has rejected accusations by the US government that it has been involved in arms deals with North Korea.

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    US targets Burmese firms for North Korea arms deals

    The United States Department of Treasury added three Burmese corporations and a military staff officer to the Specially Designated Nationals List on Monday for their involvement in the arms trade with North Korea.

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    Burma and N Korea continue to boost secret military ties: report

    Burma continues to enjoy a furtive defence relationship with North Korea by using front companies and false flags to ship military cargo from Pyongyang to Rangoon, according to an investigation by NK News.

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    Burma agrees to let in UN nuclear weapons inspectors

    Burma has reportedly agreed to give UN weapons inspectors wider access to facilities that could be used to develop nuclear technology, according to the world’s leading nuclear watchdog.

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    US to boost military ties with Burma, but warns of N Korea connection

    The US vows to strengthen its military relationship with Burma, shortly after issuing another warning to Naypyidaw that it must sever its defence ties with North Korea.

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    Activists call on govt to free whistleblowers during next amnesty

    The Asian Human Rights Commission is calling on the Burmese government to recognise whistleblowers as political prisoners following a pledge from Thein Sein to free all of Burma’s prisoners of conscience

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    Burma denies military ties with North Korea

    Burma has refuted allegations that it continues to enjoy a military relationship with North Korea, after the US government blacklisted a top general for dealing arms with the Asian pariah

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    Senator calls on Thein Sein to ‘demonstrate transparency’ over N Korean shipment

    A US Senator has called on Burmese President Thein Sein ‘to demonstrate transparency’ over suspicious cargo seized in Japan that allegedly contained nuclear material from North Korea on its way to Burma

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    US ‘hopeful’ Burma will cut military ties with N Korea

    Analysis

    Deceiving the US over North Korean ties

    Thein Sein’s denial of a nuclear relationship with North Korea is evasive, and done merely to appease the US. It’s highly likely that Pyongyang continues to supply its ally with arms and know-how

    Analysis

    Unlike Than Shwe, Kim Jong Il was a master of thought control

    The passing of Kim Jong Il shows that tyrants will eventually fall. It is in Thein Sein’s interests to restore his country to democracy, rather than be ranked in the same category

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    Bertil Lintner: On Kim Jong Il’s passing

    Footage of thousands of North Korean’s hysterically mourning the death of Kim Jong Il has now gone viral, suggesting that the passing of one of the world’s most notorious tyrants[…]

    News Politics

    Russia to build metro in Naypyidaw: reports

    Reports suggest deal has been struck paving the way for Russia to develop 50km line beneath the remote Burmese capital

    Health News

    Asian alarm at deadly hepatitis spread

    Hepatitis epidemic expected to kill five million in South and Southeast Asia over next decade as WHO pushes for better data

    News Politics

    US intercepts suspect N Korean ship

    MV Light stopped by US navy patrol south of Shanghai under suspicion it was headed for Burma with a cargo of weapons

    News Politics

    N Korea ‘masking’ Burma weapons trade

    UN accuses Pyongyang of using ‘front companies and middlemen’ to dodge sanctions and export nuclear and missile technology to Burma, Syria and Iran

    News Politics

    US mulls ‘independent action’ on Burma

    UN envoy Kurt Campbell’s concerns about ‘recent developments’ in Burma renew fears of strengthening military ties with North Korea and China

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