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China, Russia to maintain close communications on Korean Peninsula issue

China and Russia vowed on Sunday to maintain close communications with each other on the Korean Peninsula issue, saying the two countries hold highly consistent attitudes toward it.

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Restraint, dialogue essential to solving the crisis of Korean Peninsula

Tensions have been escalating on the Korean Peninsula with the test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on July 4 by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and a combined ballistic missile exercise a day later by the United States and South Korea aimed at sending Pyongyang a warning.

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Restraint, dialogue essential to solving the crisis of Korean Peninsula

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DPRK accuses US of deploying warship to spy

The DPRK has accused the United States of deploying a warship and planes to spy and conduct military drills near the Korean Peninsula.

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DPRK accuses US of deploying warship to spy

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China and Russia consult over Korea tensions

China'sassistantforeignministerKongXuanyouandRussianviceforeignministerIgorMorgulovmetinMoscowonMondaytodiscussthesituationontheKoreanPeninsula.AdayaftertheDPRK

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Antarctica is greening due to global warming

PlantlifeisgrowingonAntarcticalikeneverbeforeinmoderntimes,fueledbyglobalwarmingwhichismeltingiceandtransformingthelandscapefromwhitetogreen,researcherssaidThur

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New UN resolution should be "paving stone" for political settlement of Korean Peninsula nuclear issue: Chinese envoy

​The newly-adopted UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should be a paving stone for the political settlement of nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, said a Chinese envoy here on Wednesday.

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Dialogue, negotiations key to settling Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

​The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a set of tougher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is seen as a necessary price Pyongyang has to pay for its recent nuclear test and satellite launch.

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Strong quake rattles southern Alaska

A strong earthquake rattled southern Alaska early Sunday morning, causing power outages and evacuations in the area. No injuries were reported so far.

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DPRK's H-bomb test harmful to regional stability

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) announced that it successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday.

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Commentary: S. Korea's painful history must never be allowed to be repeated by Abe's Japan

​History repeats itself, yet there is a history that must never be allowed to be repeated: a militaristic Japan, its occupation of the Korean Peninsula followed by innumerable atrocities against innocent people.

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Positive inter-Korean momentum demands constructive U.S. role

​The foundation for inter-Korean dialogue further firms up on Monday, with South Korean President Park Geun-hye reaffirming her country's open attitude.

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China on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

There are signs of tension easing in the Peninsula, and leaders of the DPRK have voiced willingness to conduct multilateral talks without additional conditions.

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China says window emerges to open talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

An opportunity or a window has emerged to open talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, a senior official with the Chinese military said here Tuesday.

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U.N. ready to boost peace process, trust building on Korean Peninsula: spokesman

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is ready to "help facilitate the process of peace and trust-building on the Korean Peninsula" to avoid "miscalculation and dangerous escalation," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters here Sunday.

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DPRK lists conditions for talks amid tensions

The powerful defense commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday urged Washington and Seoul to stop provocations, part of conditions laid out by Pyongyang for restoring talks amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula.