North Korea's first vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Kye Gwan has lashed out at US national security adviser John Bolton for trying to impose Libyan-style denuclearization on the North.
Japanese government data on preliminary GDP figures for the January-to-March period shows that the country's economy shrank for the first time in 9 quarters.
A Japanese government panel has given the go-ahead to the world's first use of iPS cells to treat heart disease.
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Key words : north vice minister of lashed out
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North Korea's first vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Kye Gwan has lashed out at US national security adviser John Bolton for trying to impose Libyan-style denuclearization on the North.
Kim took issue with Bolton's suggestion of making North Korea follow the "Libya model" and abandon its nuclear arsenal before offering economic compensation.
The national security adviser has also insisted the North should not be compensated until it achieves complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization, and in addition scrapped other weapons of mass destruction, such as biological and chemical arms.
Kim, who has long been involved in negotiations with the US, issued a statement through the Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday.
He described Bolton's remarks as a sinister move to impose on North Korea the destiny of Libya or Iraq, which both collapsed after yielding to big powers.
Kim hinted at calling off the US-North Korea summit scheduled for next month, saying the North would be forced to reconsider the meeting if the US tries to drive the country into a corner and demand unilateral nuclear abandonment.
Kim added that preconditions for denuclearization include ending hostile anti-North Korea policies, nuclear threats and blackmail by the US.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang last week.
Pompeo suggested upon his return to the US that more discussions are needed before the bilateral summit.
North Korea early Wednesday abruptly canceled inter-Korean ministerial-level talks that had been scheduled later in the day.
Pyongyang criticized the regularly scheduled military drills by South Korea and the US that began on Friday.
Experts believe the latest developments are an effort by North Korea to gain the upper hand in the negotiating process leading up to the summit with the US.
Key words : north criticized military drill
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North Korea's first vice minister of foreign affairs Kim Kye Gwan has lashed out at US national security adviser John Bolton for trying to impose Libyan-style denuclearization on the North.
Kim took issue with Bolton's suggestion of making North Korea follow the "Libya model" and abandon its nuclear arsenal before offering economic compensation.
The national security adviser has also insisted the North should not be compensated until it achieves complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization, and in addition scrapped other weapons of mass destruction, such as biological and chemical arms.
Kim, who has long been involved in negotiations with the US, issued a statement through the Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday.
He described Bolton's remarks as a sinister move to impose on North Korea the destiny of Libya or Iraq, which both collapsed after yielding to big powers.
Kim hinted at calling off the US-North Korea summit scheduled for next month, saying the North would be forced to reconsider the meeting if the US tries to drive the country into a corner and demand unilateral nuclear abandonment.
Kim added that preconditions for denuclearization include ending hostile anti-North Korea policies, nuclear threats and blackmail by the US.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang last week.
Pompeo suggested upon his return to the US that more discussions are needed before the bilateral summit.
North Korea early Wednesday abruptly canceled inter-Korean ministerial-level talks that had been scheduled later in the day.
Pyongyang criticized the regularly scheduled military drills by South Korea and the US that began on Friday.
Experts believe the latest developments are an effort by North Korea to gain the upper hand in the negotiating process leading up to the summit with the US.
Key words : south discuss phone
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South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed by phone North Korea's abrupt cancellation of inter-Korean ministerial-level talks that had been scheduled for Wednesday.
South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the US requested the discussion.
Kang told Pompeo that the South Korean government is committed to steadily implementing the agreement made at last month's inter-Korean summit.
She also said she will ask the North to reschedule the ministerial-level meeting as soon as possible for peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.
Pompeo said Washington will continue to prepare for the upcoming US-North Korea summit, bearing in mind the North's recent reaction.
The first-ever summit between the 2 countries is scheduled for June 12th in Singapore.
Kang and Pompeo reaffirmed close cooperation between South Korea and the US to fully denuclearize the North and establish peace on the peninsula.
Key words : tension deadly clash
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Tensions remain high in the Middle East after deadly clashes stemming from the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.
The embassy relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was sped up to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel on Monday.
It infuriated Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, who see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.
Palestinian health officials say more than 60 people were killed and over 1,300 were wounded by gunfire.
Both sides are blaming each other for the violence.
Members of the Arab League are planning to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss how to respond.
The United Arab Emirates says it absolutely rejects the use of force to confront peaceful demonstrations. Egypt says it condemns the targeting of defenseless civilians by Israeli forces.
In Istanbul, thousands of protesters have taken to the streets. Turkey's president called Israel a terrorist state and equated the killings to genocide.
The Turkish embassy in Washington says the country will recall ambassadors to the US and Israel.
Critics say the relocation of the embassy has jeopardized the leading role of the US in peace negotiations. But President Donald Trump has stressed his commitment to the process.
The Israelis control Jerusalem and consider it their capital.
But Japan and many other countries say the final status of Jerusalem should be resolved through negotiations between the concerned parties.
Key words : Japanese GDP
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Japanese government data on preliminary GDP figures for the January-to-March period shows that the country's economy shrank for the first time in 9 quarters.
Officials at the Cabinet Office attribute this to sluggish personal spending.
They say the preliminary real GDP fell 0.2 percent from the previous quarter. That works out to an annualized contraction of 0.6 percent.
Personal consumption was almost flat, partly due to heavy snow.
Capital investment was down 0.1 percent.
Exports rose 0.6 percent.
Key words : Insight lastest figure prospect for the economy
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Key words : Japanese panel go-ahead
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A Japanese government panel has given the go-ahead to the world's first use of iPS cells to treat heart disease.
A research team led by Professor Yoshiki Sawa of Osaka University used induced pluripotent stem cells, which can develop into various kinds of body tissue, to create sheets of heart muscle cells.
The team plans to apply the sheets to the hearts of patients with serious diseases, to help restore cardiovascular function.
A panel of the health ministry approved the project on Wednesday, on condition that the procedure target only seriously ill patients, and that certificates of consent be made easier for patients to understand.
The team plans to begin clinical research by the end of March next year and confirm the safety of the procedure.
Induced pluripotent stem cells were first created 11 years ago by Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka.
The Kobe-based RIKEN institute and others have used iPS cells to treat eye disease.
Health ministry official Keiko Morimitsu described the clinical research as extremely difficult, and urged utmost caution.
Professor Sawa pledged efforts to save as many lives as possible with maximum consideration for safety.
Key words : law aimed
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A law aimed at better reflecting the voices of women in Japanese politics has been enacted.
The law seeks to correct gender inequality in the number of candidates running for national and local elections. The draft legislation passed the plenary session of the Upper House of the Diet unanimously on Wednesday.
The law says that the number of male and female candidates running in an election should be made equal as much as possible, while securing free activities of candidates and political parties.
It requires political parties and groups fielding candidates to set their own targets or make other efforts.
The draft earlier passed the Lower House of the Diet, also with a unanimous vote in favor.
The law will take effect at the same time with its promulgation.
Key words : Hiroshima
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Hiroshima City officials have aired out a register of atomic bomb victims to protect it from dampness in the coming rainy season.
The annual event began with a silent prayer in front of the Peace Memorial Park cenotaph at 8:15 AM on Wednesday, the time the bomb was dropped over the city on August 6th, 1945.
The officials removed from the monument 114 volumes of the register containing the names of 308,725 people, including bombing survivors who had died through August 5th last year.
They laid the volumes on white cloth and aired them page by page while checking for damage.
A fifth-grade schoolgirl, who watched the work as part of her peace education class, says she has realized again that so many people died in the bombing.
She added that she and her generation will create a peaceful world to let the souls of the dead rest in peace.
Work on adding the names of those who died from August 6th last year until August 5th this year starts next month. The register will be returned to the cenotaph on this year's anniversary of the bombing.
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