South koreas military earlier said the man went missing from a vessel near yeonpyeong island on monday, a day before he was spotted floating in the north waters of the yellow sea. They shot the man dead and burned his body. Officials said the north explained its troops fired more than ten shots as the man was trying to flee. The north also reportedly said its personnel didntt finthe mans body but burned the flotation material he used in accordance with covid19 guidelines. The north also said it would do its utmost to prevent something similar from happening again, to avoid damaging relations between pyongyang and seoul. For more insight we spoke to a doctor in seoul, a Research Fellow at the institute for north korean studies. From the standpoint of north korea, it must have realized that making the excuse that he was, and that he was for prevention of covid19 outbreak would not satisfy angry south korean public,c, so it needs to express at least a minimum amountnt of sincere apology a
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Back against syrian kurds. Japans government has formally approved unilateral sanctions against north korea. It endorsed a set of measures drawn up last week by the National Security council. The move is in response to a recent launch. Translator we are implementing measures based on the concepts of dialog and pressure and action for action. We are seeking comprehensive solutions to issues, kluge abductions and north Koreas Nuclear and missile programs. The measures include a ban on all port calls by japanese ships and other ships that have been to north korea. The government will now ask the diet to approve the steps. The cabinet ministers also approved stronger financial restrictions. Money transfers to north korea will be blocked and organization and individuals involved in the countrys nuclear and missile programs will have their assets frozen. Some travel restrictions are already in effect. People linked to a pro north Korean Association are not allowed to travel. And president ob
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