Aide: Obama seeks to starve NKorean leader of attention

If she hoped that as a result, China would restrain North Korea that promise vanished with last week’s nuclear test. If she hoped China would respond with tough sanctions, she had time to reconsider when, according to the New York Times, President Xi declined to accept her phone calls.

South Korea on Wednesday fired warning shots after an unknown object from North Korea was seen flying close to the rivals’ border.

Amid the growing tensions, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Jang Jun-gyu visited a front-line military division earlier in the day to inspect an artillery fire exercise.

The test prompted neighboring South Korea to resume its propaganda broadcasts along the border with the North.

Park said Seoul and Beijing were discussing a draft UN Security Council resolution on North Korea, noting that Beijing has stated repeatedly that it would not tolerate the North’s nuclear program.

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Tensions between North Korea and South Korea escalated on Wednesday after South Korea said an unidentified aircraft approached the demilitarized zone.

Park did not mince words when commenting on calls within South Korea that the country should arm itself with nuclear weapons in response to the North’s nuclear tests.

Just hours ahead of President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address top both chambers of Congress, lawmakers passed the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act by a vote of 418-2.

Many Canadians remain keenly aware of the casualties among Canadian troops during the 1950-53 conflict launched by North Korea against South Korea. The leaflets were found in Seoul, Uijeongbu, Dongducheon, Paju and other border cities, South Korean Defense Ministry officials told CNN.

Simon Park, another pastor, echoed Ma’s statement and said he had attended church gatherings in the United States with Kim.

But North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday defended his nuclear program, saying his country needs the capability to strike the United States if provoked.

The North has also scattered propaganda leaflets within South Korea, demanding a halt to the broadcasts and criticizing President Park Geun-hye.

Without the cooperation of China, North Korea’s key economic supporter, sanctions will have limited impact. The incident comes amid a deepening standoff between the Koreas in the wake of the North’s nuclear test one week ago. She said, “People here are more apprehensive than boastful”. With Washington and Beijing showing more disagreement over the solution to the problem than after the third nuclear test in 2013, we should be objectively assessing whether the US’s priorities are less about fixing the situation than on keeping China under control.

In a counteraction, Pyongyang also started its own propaganda broadcasts at the border area last week.