US Threatens Military Action, Economic Chokehold Against DPRK: UN Security Council.

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While the U.S. threatened economic and military action against the DPRK, China called on all to “exercise restraint” and avoid “belligerant rhetoric.”

The United States is threatening to use its “considerable military forces”against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday.

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The security council session convened to discuss the international response to the DPRK’s launch of a successful ballistic missile test earlier this week, which Haley said “shows that North Korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world.”

Speaking at the session, Haley said that the DPRK’s “actions are quickly closing off the possibility of a diplomatic solution. The United States is prepared to use the full range of our capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies. One of our capabilities lies with our considerable military forces. We will use them if we must.”

Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi Discuss Economic Cooperation, ‘Multi-polar World’.

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The leaders discussed efforts to align their economic strategies, as well as “progress toward a multi-polar world” with “greater democracy in international relations.”

Chinese-Russian relations and strategic cooperation is the best it has been in history, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during his official state visit to Russia this week.

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Both leaders emphasized support for each other’s economic and political interests, agreeing to work on aligning strategies both economically and geopolitically, forging unity between the China-led Belt and Road initiative, and the Russian Eurasian Economic Union.

“Our two sides are working hard to align our development strategies. President Putin and I have reached an important agreement to strengthen the complementarity of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union. Bilateral cooperation in energy, trade, investment, high-tech, finance, infrastructure and agriculture is growing rapidly and increasingly geared toward modernization and innovation in science and technology,” President Xi said.

“One needs good partners to walk with, and good neighbors to live with,” Xi noted in a speech when he arrived in Russia.

US, South Korea Launch Warning Missiles After DPRK ICBM Test.

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Kim Jong-un said, “we should send them (Unites States) gifts once in a while to help break their boredom.”

One day after North Korea successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), South Korea and the United States fired off missiles simulating a precision strike against North’s leadership.

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South Korean and U.S. military forces launched short-range ballistic missiles from the peninsula into the Sea of Japan.

According to the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, both weapons from the exercise homed in on their target “displaying the capability of a precision strike against the enemy headquarters in times of emergency.”

The joint military exercise was in response to the North’s ICBM test being described by President Kim Jong-un as a gift to the “American bastards.”

Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) highlighted that the missile had a carbon composite nose cone that could survive the harsh conditions of “heat reaching thousands of degrees centigrade” to “accurately hit the target.”

China and Cuba Agree to Deepen Economic Cooperation

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Beijing, Jun 23 (P L) Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, and his Chinese peer, Zhong Shan, have reaffirmed today in this capital the desire to strengthen bilateral ties in the economic and trade area between the two nations.

Delegations of the two countries met at the headquarters of the Ministry of Commerce to celebrate the 29th session of the Cuba-China Intergovernmental Commission for Economic and Trade Relations, where they reviewed the several fields of cooperation, as well as the challenges throughout the process of collaboration.

Zhong stressed the constant strength and mutual trust in the policies and the economic-trade relations existing between the two states, as well as the development of the common interests in the ties of cooperation.

Japan Ready to Join US Against North Korea.

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“The North Korean problem is the international community’s top priority. In order to deter them, we will take concrete action with the United States.”

Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe said his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea, following their latest ballistic missile test.

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The latest test involved a short-range Scud which flew about 450km before landing in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) between the Korean Peninsula and Japan on Monday, according to the U.S. Pacific Command. This is the third test in as many weeks, and the 12th this year.

“We will never tolerate North Korea’s continued provocations that ignore repeated warnings by the international community,” Abe told reporters.

Top Vietnamese Party Leader Receives Cuban Delegation.

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The host country also expressed satisfaction after receiving the Cuban delegation, recognizing that it always carries a message of friendship and solidarity with this country.

Balaguer conveyed to his peer a greeting from the first secretary of the Communist Party (PCC) and President of Cuba, Raul Castro.

He also stressed the importance of the theoretical seminar between both organizations concluded today, for the construction of a socialist society in each nation.

He also recalled that the Central Committee plenary session had adopted in recent days some key documents that were discussed during the Seventh PCC Congress.

These talks were part of a program that started on Monday, May 22nd, which included meetings with leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (PCV) in which they exchanged work experiences.

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China Blasts US ‘Blind Use of Unilateral Sanctions’ Versus Iran.

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The Chinese side is always opposed to unilateral sanctions, to the frequent implementation of unilateral sanctions,” China’s Foreign Ministry said.

United States sanctions on alleged Iranian and Chinese parties involved with Iran’s ballistic missile program drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing on Thursday, as China’s Foreign Ministry registered its official protest with Washington.

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China has long expressed its dissatisfaction with the U.S.’ use of the sanctions weapon, which frequently affects Chinese individuals and companies allegedly linked to weapons or nuclear development in Iran or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

South Korea: Sanctions, Dialogue to Denuclearize North Korea.

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  Pyongyang vows to continue its nuclear and missile programs, saying it needs to counter U.S. aggression.

  Earlier today, newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in said there was a “high possibility” of conflict with North Korea.

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  Moon made the comments after stating that he wanted to reopen the channels of communication with the North. But Pyongyang vows to continue its nuclear and missile programs, saying it needs to counter U.S. aggression. “The reality is that there is a high possibility of a military conflict at the NLL (Northern Limit Line) and military demarcation line,” Moon said.

Heinous Act Against Humanity’: North Korea Slams US Sanctions.

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“The U.S. House of Representatives should think twice.”

In a rare move, North Korea’s parliament sent a letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday over its new package of tougher sanctions.

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The Foreign Affairs Committee of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly condemned the sanctions as “the most heinous act against humanity” in the letter, according to a copy published by the KCNA news agency.

New South Korean Leader Pledges to Resolve Regional Crisis, Signals Dialogue with DPRK.

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Moon has said South Korea should engage in dialogue with the DPRK and learn to “say no to America,” placing Korean interests first.

All eyes are on Seoul after South Korea’s Democratic Party President Moon Jae-In was sworn in Wednesday, promising to ease the crisis on the Korean peninsula and balance relations with long-time ally the United States and its rising neighbor, China.

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Moon said in his first speech as president he would begin efforts to defuse tensions in the region.

“I will urgently try to solve the security crisis,” Moon said in the domed rotunda hall of the parliament building. “If needed, I will fly straight to Washington. I will go to Beijing and Tokyo and, if the conditions are right, to Pyongyang also.”