Senkaku islands in the South China Sea. Japan controls the islands. The government maintains that they are an inherent part of japans territory. China and taiwan claim them. Officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. They say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. Thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north Korean Embassy in london. A south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. The official declined to provide details on the timing of thaes arrival. The incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. Earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyangrun restaurants in china also fled to the south. Indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on Illegal Fishing in the South China Sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. The indonesian government i
China sea. Japan controls the islands. The government maintains that they are an inherent part of japans territory. China and taiwan claim them. Officials in seoul have announced one of the highest profile defections in years from north korea. They say a senior diplomat in london has fled to south korea with his family. Thae yong ho had been serving as deputy ambassador at the north Korean Embassy in london. A south korean spokesperson said on wednesday that thae and his family are already in the country and under government protection. The official declined to provide details on the timing of thaes arrival. The incident is the latest in a string of defections from the isolated country. Earlier this year, over a dozen waitresses at pyongyangrun restaurants in china also fled to the south. Indonesia is stepping up its crackdown on Illegal Fishing in the South China Sea as chinese ships are operating in its exclusive economic zone. The indonesian government installed a new monitoring fac
The region before. The u. S. Air force sent b52s over the East China Sea after beijing tried to claim the air space. And it flew a bomber over south korea earlier this year after north korea conducted a nuclear test. But wednesday was the first time it sent all three bombers together. Japan is taking steps to tighten security following north koreas launches of ballistic missiles. The government will increase staff at Emergency Alert centers. The jalert systems alerts people of launches and where the missiles will fall. Loud speaker systems or email. A Medium Range Missile launched by north korea on august 3rd is believed to have fallen in the exclusive economic zone. But japanese Officials Say they missed signs to this launch and others this year. On august 8th, the governmnment gave the selfdefense forces an orderr to shoot down anyny incog missiles. Officials plan to renew it every three months. And back in february, north korea tested what it believed is believed to be a long range
Im told that next month is when the full council could get his formal request on how many officers hes seeking to add to the force thats while the city continues to work on a new budget. Reporting live at cmpd headquarters, jenna deery, channel 9 Eyewitness News. The last time cmpd added additional officers to the force was in 2008 the department only received half of its requested 250 additional officers. But crime still dropped around 30 . You can follow all of our coverage on the citys rise in violence and the chiefs push for officers on wsoctv. Com. The links are inside jennas story on the home page. A charlotte man is facing federacharges in a dangerous plot that included trying to smuggle guns and ammunition into ghana west africa. Over the last two years, than 60 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition from various stores, gun shows, and the internet. Eyewitness news is digging more into this case now and will have much more on the arrest and the alleged plot tonight at 1
Crawl for the hours. Much of the east bay traffic was horrendous. Brian flores with how one of the crashes may have been the result of someone not paying attention. Reporter the video showed the absolute mess of the commute. Two big rigs crashed separately but within an hour of one another. Each direction was shut down to remove vehicles. The first accident happened on northbound 880 south of thal virginia raw doe exit. Big rig stalled. And a minivan with a driver and passenger on board crashed into the back of the court. Alameda county fire crews were called in. There were minor to moderate injuries. 45 minutes later, a bigger mess when a big rig on the southbound side crashed into the center divide. It appears the driver was trying to swerve from another driver who may have been rubber necking through the accident scene. People can change lanes or stop at a moments notice. Reporter for drivers, its enticing to see an accident scene but the chp said its important to stay focused on th