Spotlight: DPRK satellite launch Timeline: Plan of DPRK's satellite launch Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launch...
Spotlight: DPRK satellite launch
Timeline: Plan of DPRK's satellite launch
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Backgrounder: Previous DPRK satellite launches
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DPRK "ready" to launch satellite Kwangmyongsong-3
DPRK ready to launch satellite: official
PYONGYANG, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is ready to launch its satellite, an official said Wednesday. Full story
DPRK puts rocket on pad for satellite launch
TONGCHANG-RI, DPRK, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The rocket for the planned satellite launch later this month by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been installed on the launch pad, Xinhua correspondents saw at the launch site Sunday. Full story
Foreign reporters arrive in Pyongyang to cover satellite launch
PYONGYANG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Some 30 foreign reporters from around the world are in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) capital to cover the country's satellite launch, the official news agency KCNA reported Saturday. Full story
Interception of satellite launch act of war: DPRK official
PYONGYANG, April 5 (Xinhua) -- An official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Thursday that interception of the country's satellite launch constitutes an act of war, the official news agency KCNA reported. Full story
DPRK vows not to give up planned satellite launch
PYONGYANG, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Tuesday that it would never give up its planned satellite launch which is for peaceful purposes. Full story
KCNA: DPRK's satellite launch not contradictory to DPRK-U.S. Agreement
PYONGYANG, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) asserts that planned launch of Satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 not contradictory to DPRK-U.S. Agreement, the official news agency KCNA reported Monday. Full story
DPRK defends legitimate right of satellite launch
PYONGYANG, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has asserted its legitimate right of launching satellites, saying "double standard is intolerable," the official news agency KCNA said Sunday. Full story
DPRK to invite int'l observers to monitor satellite launch
PYONGYANG, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would invite international observers to monitor the launch of its new satellite, a report by the official news agency KCNA said Saturday. Full story
DPRK to launch application satellite next month
PYONGYANG, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to launch in mid-April a working satellite, Kwangmyongsong-3, manufactured by itself with indigenous technology to mark the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, the official news agency KCNA reported Friday.
Voice of China
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China expresses concern over DPRK satellite launch
BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese diplomat said China has conveyed its concern over a plan of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch a satellite in April. Full story
China concerns over DPRK's planned satellite launch
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday voiced concern over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) plan to launch a satellite in April. Full Story
China "taken note of" DPRK's satellite launch
BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China said Friday that it "has taken note of" the news that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) plans to launch a satellite. Full Story
South Korea
S. Korea to issue navigation warnings as DPRK presses for rocket launch
SEOUL, April 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will issue navigation warnings to ships operating in its territorial waters to protect them as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) readies itself for a controversial rocket launch, the government said Tuesday. Full story
S. Korea, U.S. step up monitoring ahead of DPRK's rocket launch: official
SEOUL, April 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korea said Monday that the country and the United States are tightening surveillance as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) proceeds with its rocket launch plan, officials here said Monday. Full story
S.Korea, U.S. say DPRK's planned rocket launch breaches UN ban
SEOUL, April 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and a visiting U.S. congressional delegation agreed Friday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s planned rocket launch violates a United Nations ban. Full story
S.Korea to strike Pyongyang if DPRK attacks Seoul: official
SEOUL, April 2 (Xinhua) -- If Seoul comes under attack by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), South Korea will strike back at DPRK's capital of Pyongyang, local media reported Monday citing an unidentified senior official. Full story
S. Korea may shoot down DPRK's rocket: Defense ministry
SEOUL, March 26 (Xinhua) -- South Korea may shoot down a rocket that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) plans to launch next month if it falls into the South Korean territory, defense ministry said here on Monday. Full story
S. Korea renews condemnation of DPRK's planned satellite launch
SEOUL, March 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Monday renewed its condemnation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its plan to launch an observation satellite into space on a new long-range rocket, calling the move "an act of great provocation." Full story
S. Korea expresses serious concern over DPRK's planned satellite launch
SEOUL, March 16 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Friday expressed " serious concern" over the announcement of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch a working satellite mounted on a rocket in April.
Japan
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A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher is set at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo, April 9, 2012. Japan completed deployment of interceptor missiles Monday ahead of the planned satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Defence Ministry said. (Xinhua/Kenichiro Seki)？
Japan's lower house passes resolution against DPRK rocket launch
TOKYO, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The lower house of Japan's parliament on Thursday approved a resolution against the planned satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK) this month. Full story
Japan on high alert against DPRK rocket launch
TOKOY, April 12 (Xinhua) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived his office before 7 o'clock, one hour earlier than usual on Thursday morning to make sure the government is on full alert against Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s satellite launch. Full story
Japanese PM office to launch task force for DPRK rocket launch
TOKYO, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Prime Minister's office will launch task force for Domestic People's Republic of Korea's ( DPRK) rocket launch, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura on Wednesday. Full story
Japan says interceptors deployed for DPRK satellite launch
TOKYO, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan completed deployment of interceptor missiles Monday ahead of the planned satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Defence Ministry said. Full story
PAC-3 deployment completed in Okinawa preparing for DPRK's launch
TOKYO, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Self-Defense Force have completed the transporting and deployment of its ground-based Patriot Advance Capability-3 interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday to respond the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's ( DPRK) satellite launch next week, local media reported Friday. Full story
Japanese Defense Minister orders missile defense preparations for DPRK rocket launch
TOKYO, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka on Tuesday ordered missile-defense preparations for the planned rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) next month. Full story
Japan mulls intercepting DPRK's rocket
TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka said Monday he is mulling an order for the Self-Defense Forces to intercept a rocket that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) plans to launch next month if it passes through Japan's skies, local media reported.
The United States
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Clinton urges DPRK to drop satellite launch
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to drop its planned satellite launch, terming the move as a threat to regional security. Full story
DPRK's "missile launch" to violate UN resolutions: White House
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The planned "missile launch" by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would violate its obligations under the two related UN Security Council resolutions, the White House said on Tuesday. Full story
U.S. says DPRK satellite launch provocative
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government said on Monday that the planned satellite launch later this month by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was provocative and inconsistent with its commitments. Full story
Pentagon monitoring possible DPRK launch
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Defense Department is closely monitoring the prospect of a satellite launch this month by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a senior Pentagon official told reporters on Thursday.？ Full story
U.S. Defense Chief calls Japanese counterpart on DPRK launch
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday called his Japanese counterpart Naoki Tanaka to discuss the planned satellite launch of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Pentagon said. Full story
U.S. suspends food aid to Pyongyang
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The United States has suspended its planned nutritional food aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the latter's insistence on satellite launch, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday. Full story
Obama presses DPRK to drop planned rocket launch
SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barak Obama on Sunday pressed the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to drop its plan to launch a rocket, saying the move could scuttle a food aid deal and dim prospects for resuming disarmament talks. Full story
U.S. wants DPRK to drop satellite launch
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department said on Monday that Washington hoped that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will drop its plan to launch a satellite in April. Full story
Pentagon says DPRK rocket launch "destabilizing"
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Department on Friday said the April launch of a long-range rocket announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would violate U.N. resolutions and represent a destabilizing influence in the region. Full story
U.S. blasts DPRK's satellite launch plan as "highly provocative"
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday slammed a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) plan to launch a satellite as "highly provocative" and a threat to regional security.
Russia
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Russia concerned over DPRK's satellite launch plan
MOSCOW, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Russia is seriously concerned about a satellite launch plan of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang not to go ahead with it, the country' s Foreign Ministry said Friday. Full StoryInternational？response
UN chief "concerned" about DPRK's plan to launch satellite
UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said on Friday that he is "seriously concerned" about a plan of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch a satellite. Full story
IAEA says invited to visit DPRK
VIENNA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday that it has received an invitation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for a visit. Full story
ASEAN calls for DPRK to exercise restraint
JAKARTA, April 12 (Xinhua) -- ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan on Thursday encouraged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to heed the concerns of international community about the planned satellite launch. Full story
EU calls on DPRK to refrain from launching satellite
BRUSSELS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from its satellite launch. Full story
Philippine president urges DPRK to forego satellite launches
MANILA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday renewed the Philippines' call for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to forego its satellite launches in April which he warned would only cause more tension not just in the Korean Peninsula but the Asian region as well. Full story
New Zealand urges DPRK to abandon missile satellite launch
WELLINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said Thursday he has serious concerns about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's plans to launch a satellite next month using a long-range ballistic missile. Full story
DPRK satellite launch plan triggers int'l concerns
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States, Russia, China and South Korea, as well as the United Nations all voiced their concerns Friday over a satellite launch plan announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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