Korea

Trump eyes potential talks between North Korea, South Korea

Pyongyang - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that possible talks between North Korea and South Korea held mixed potential, while sanctions were beginning to take a toll on Pyongyang amid tensions over its nuclear and missile programs. “Sanctions and ‘other’ pressures are beginning to have a big impact on North Korea. Soldiers are dangerously fleeing to South Korea,” Trump wroteRead more

Customs President receives Korean ambassador

Manama - Muslimchronicle

Customs President Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa received today Korean Ambassador, Koo Hyun-Mo. They reviewed cooperation between the two friendly countries to improve customs operations and exchange expertise. The meeting also highlighted the latest development of the Customs Affairs, mainly the launch of the Customs Affairs Strategy 2017-2020. The ambassador expressed thanks and appreciation to the Customs President, highlighting theRead more

Qualcomm slapped with record antitrust fine in Taiwan

Taipei - Muslimchronicle

Taiwanese authorities have imposed a record fine of nearly $800 million (SR3 billion) on Qualcomm for antitrust violations in the latest of a string of setbacks for the US computer chip giant. Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission slapped Qualcomm with a fine of Tw$23.4 billion ($774 million) for harming market competition and manipulating prices following an investigation launched in 2015. “Qualcomm’sRead more

Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo - Muslimchronicle

Nuclear disarmament group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fueled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. “The organization is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclearRead more

Mozambican Government denies UN allegation on DPRK arms purchase

Maputo- Muslimchronicle

The Mozambican government denied on Wednesday the UN accusation of it for purchasing military weapons and equipment from a trading company in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). More than two weeks ago the UN Security Council experts said in a report that a investment company under the Ministry of Defense of Mozambique paid six million U.S. dollars forRead more

China suspects explosion behind magnitude 3.4-quake in North Korea

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

China’s earthquake administration said on Saturday it had detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea that was a “suspected explosion”, raising fears the isolated state had conducted another nuclear bomb test. The administration said in a statement on its website that the quake, which occurred around 0830 GMT, was recorded a depth of zero kilometers. Previous quakes from NorthRead more

Korea quake likely seismic aftershock

Vienna - Muslimchronicle

A shallow earthquake which hit North Korea near the country's nuclear test site Saturday was likely a seismic aftershock, nuclear test ban watchdog CTBTO said. "The most probable hypothesis currently is that it is the consequence of the previous event ... which could still have further repercussions," Lassina Zerbo, head of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) toldRead more

Foreigners killed in Mexico quake from Taiwan, Korea, Spain

Mexico City - Muslimchronicle

The bodies of eight foreigners have been recovered from the rubble of the quake that struck Mexico City, officials said Friday. The remains were those of four Taiwanese women, a Korean man, a Spanish man, a Panamanian woman and an Argentine man, Mexico's high court said in a statement citing information from the forensic institute. source: AFPRead more

Toshiba, keen to seal $18 billion chips sale, wrestles with last-minute delays

Tokyo - Muslimchronicle

Japan’s Toshiba Corp. is locked in last minute discussions over “key issues” with the would-be buyers of its $18 billion (SR67.5 billion) memory chip business led by US private equity firm Bain, potentially delaying a formal agreement on the sale. Toshiba said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell the prized unit to the Bain consortium, and had been expectedRead more

Kim vows to complete N.Korea nuclear force despite sanctions

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

Kim Jong-Un vowed to complete North Korea's nuclear force despite sanctions, saying the final goal of his country's weapons development is "equilibrium of real force" with the United States, state media reported Saturday. The North Korean leader said Friday's Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile fired over Japan had been successful and increased the North's "combat power of nuclear force", KCNA news agencyRead more