S Korea police end Hyundai strike

May 24, 2011 updated 13: 27 GMT officials said the strikers had blocked illegally others from entering the plant of the Korea of the Southern police dismantled a strike an auto parts plant that threatened the country's car industry.

More than 3,000 riot police moved to disperse demonstrators at the Yoosung Enterprise to Asan plant, South of the Korea of the said Yonhap in Seoul, news agency.

About 500 workers were staging a sit-in at the plant since last week, after wage negotiations fell down.

Top Hyundai constructor, the Korea of the South, had warned he faced severe disruptions to production.

Yoosung manufactures piston segments, which are key elements in car engines.

Hyundai had already suspended production at its plant in Ulsan diesel engines and earlier warned on Tuesday, he might also have to cease production of gasoline or gasoline engines.

Supply disruption was also expected to hit its Kia Motors subsidiary car manufacturer.

Yoosung also supplies parts to Korean units of General Motors and Renault.

"Negative impact".

In a statement issued before the raid, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association said the industry could lose up to five billion won (￡ 2 MD: $4 d) if the judgment carried out in June and has urged the union to consider the "negative impact" of the strike.

Officials at the plant, said that the strike was illegal because those taking part were the production line and non-strikers entering the building from blocking.

A spokesman for police in Asan "Police have walked on the soles... for the moment without any violent clashes," told the AFP news agency.

Yonhap said police had obtained warrants for the arrest of two Union leaders.

The majority of the strikers occupying the factory were arrested while others were dispersed, a statement to the police said, adding that most of the people in detention would be published later.

You know when it could resume production at the plant.

The disturbance at the time where South Korean automakers are ready to take market share from of their Japanese rivals, who suffers from a shortage of parts of their own.

Hyundai reported record profits in the last three months of last year, due in part to strong sales overseas in China and the United States.

Analysts had expected the constructor, the fifth largest in the world, to continue to perform well in 2011.

It was feared that a serious disruption to production lines could affect these forecasts.

China grows the talks on the Korea of the North as Kim visits

TOKYO (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao defended the six-party talks proposed by Beijing as a way to defuse the divisions volatile on the Korean peninsula, even though China has allowed North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, blamed by the Japan and South Korea for fueling regional tensions.

Wen made the comments at a Summit intended to highlight the harmony between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing in the wake a deadly earthquake and the tsunami that struck the Japan in March. But travel last leader North Korea's Kim in China, coinciding with the Summit, exposed severed disagreements on how to handle Pyongyang.

At the trilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan joined Wen and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, expressing the concern of "claimed" North Korea uranium enrichment, which could give him a second way to make nuclear weapons.

Wen also defends the talks between the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia and United States, at a standstill for more than two years, as the best way to defuse the confrontation with the Korea of the North in its development of nuclear weaponswhich has included two nuclear test explosions.

"The Chinese side has been constantly urging peace and negotiations and a reboot for the talks to six," Wen said at a joint press conference. "We are convinced that only dialogue and consultation are the final steps to solve the problems of the peninsula."

Comments by Wen, with surprise visit reported Kim Jong-il in China which began Friday, emphasized how the North Korea and its nuclear activities continue to divide the great powers of the North-East Asia, even while they talk about economic cooperation and the need to place greater confidence after a rocky 2010.

Washington, Tokyo and Seoul had long sought China's help in persuading the North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

China, however, sees the North Korea as a strategic bulwark against the United States and their regional allies. In recent years, Beijing has sought to strengthen relations with the North with aid and trade and visits it by its leaders.

China nor its neighbor and ally the Northern Korea confirmed that Kim is visiting. Both are usually secretive trips.

But Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Sunday, said South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Kim Jong-il travelled from China to study "economic development", Yonhap News reported, quoting a South Korean Presidential aid.

Said Wen travel Kim "would offer the opportunity to understand the development of China and to use it for the development of the Korea of the North," according to Yonhap, citing assistance of public relations, blood-pyo Hong Lee.

Yonhap also said that it appeared that Kim headed towards the picturesque city of Yangzhou, near Shanghai, quoting a local source said security was tightened around railway station. It is also possible that Kim may visit to Shanghai.

TALKS MORE?

China has called several times for renewed talks at six, and Wen reiterated this call.

But Washington, Seoul and Tokyo have been lukewarm to such negotiations, concerned that they could be seen as rewarding Pyongyang for its deadly attack on an island in Korea South, towards the end of last year.

At the post-Summit joint Tokyo press conference, Wen said nothing on the nuclear accumulation of the Korea of the North, but Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has expressed concerns about uranium enrichment program North Korea and said that three leaders agreed that some of the pulse is in Pyongyang to make the talks to occur.

"We reiterated that the three countries would work together to try to Korea North to take specific measures to resolve questions of interest," Kan said.

"We have agreed that the resumption of six-party talks, it must first be an attitude turned towards the future of the Korea of the North in dialogue between the North and the South Korea.".

Kurt Campbell, Deputy U.S. Secretary of State for Asia and Pacific Affairs, told reporters in Tokyo that he had no information on Kim's visit to China, but China have urges North to engage with the South and other countries.

"It is clear that we value the role of China in terms of engaging in the Korea of the North and we ask them to take a clear position on the North Korea encouraging to engage responsibly with the Korea of the South and the international community."He said.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said early Kan and Wen had discussed travel of Kim Jong-il, effectively confirming his current visit to only one ally of Pyongyang.

Tension on the Korean peninsula rose to its highest level since the Korea in 1950-53 war last year, after the sinking of a ship in the South killed 46 sailors, an exchange of artillery around the South Islandrevelations of new nuclear by Northern activity and threats of war.

Wen told journalists after the Summit that three leaders were "happy to see some easing of the situation on the Korean peninsula", but which persisted many uncertainties.

Heir of the Korea N Kim Jong-UN in China

  Kim Jong-UN was ripped from the darkness to be part of a plan of succession without notice, the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China in what could be a further clue to the reclusive State succession plans.

Kim Jong-UN was reported by the media of South Korea for taking the train to China, main ally of the North.

It seems to be the younger Kim the first such trip since he received the key military and political positions last year.

Current leader Kim Jong-il is 69 and has had a stroke, which prompted fears for the stability of the nuclear State.

"Kim Jong-UN arrives in China early this morning via Tumen.". But we do not know where it is now, "South Korean News Agency Yonhap quoted a source in the Chinese northeast border town saying."

BBC Lucy Williamson, in Seoul, said knows exactly where Mr. Kim could be oriented: in Beijing for meetings key with the guards of the Korea of the North, or development in the border area projectsto submit as a future leader.

The young General appears to be travelling without his father, and that its destination in China does not appear to be Beijing, Yonhap quoted an anonymous government official saying.

Other reports say he may be accompanied by his uncle, Jang Song-taek, widely regarded as of Mr. Kim political guide and guardian on his path to power.

Special relationship

Process of succession of the Korea of the North has been opaque.

A rare session of the Parliament of the Korea of the North in April failed to mention the leader Kim Jong - il, or a son tipped to replace.

Analysts had thought that Kim Jong-un, which is supposed to be about 28, would be appointed to the National Defence Commission.

He was made a general four stars last September and has taken a leading role in the decision of the workers party.

China remains the most important supporter of the Korea of the North.

He used his right of veto at the United Nations Security Council to block condemnation of Pyongyang to attack torpedoes on a South Korean war ship in March 2010 that killed 46 sailors in the South.

More recently, China has blocked the publication of a report that accuses the Korea of the North of violating the UN sanctions by exchanging missile ballistic technology with the Iran.

China is also a key partner in the talks in six countries to eliminate the nuclear programmes of North Korea.

Heir to the Korea of the North goes on show in China-reports

Seoul/BEIJING  - leader of North Korea's Kim Jong-il sent his younger son and heir of the ruling dynasty on public his first visit to China Friday, media said, a trip seen as an attempt to evoke his position with only powerful benefactor of the secret state.

Kim Jong-un, believed to be in the late 20s, arrived by train in Tumen, in northeastern Jilin province, China South Korean media reported. An official in Seoul, news agency Yonhap said it was unlikely to go to Beijing.

The reclusive North Korea prepares for a third generation of the Kim family rule, with the inexperienced Kim ready to take over from his father as next head of autocratic state.

Analysts say the succession process, that is are quick to last September because of the bad health of Kim Jong-il, has probably slowed in recent months due to the apparent improvement of the leader of 69 State.

Of the Korea of southern spy agency was awaiting the visit for months. The media said the trip would probably be to focus on the development of economic ties between the two neighbours and can understand visits to projects on their border.

Paik Hak-soon, Director of the Center for studies North Korean Sejong Institute in South Korea, said that Kim young trip was motivated politically and economically.

"First it aims to demonstrate and to establish itself as the successor." Second, it must make economic achievements because of the economic difficulties of North Korea, "he says.

The site Web of Chosun Ilbo said that Kim might stay to attend an inauguration ceremony of the two development projects on the border of North Korea and China at the end of the month.

A construction project, develop an island called Hwanggumpyong in the lower reaches of the Tumen River begins May 28 and the construction of roads linking Hunchun in China and Rajin-Sonbong in Northern Korea, May 30 said the paper.

Korea of the South and the Chinese Government representatives could not immediately confirm the visit.

Korea of the North has significantly increased its economic cooperation with China over the past two years to circumvent international sanctions for its nuclear tests and missiles in 2009.

In 2010, trade between China and the Korea of the North was $ 3.5 billion, up 29.6% of 2009, according to Chinese customs statistics. Imports from China of Northern Korea in 2010 has increased from 50.6% to $ 1.2 billion and its exports to the North Korea grew up 20.8% to $ 2.3 billion.

Korea of the North was more pressed by tougher sanctions South Korea and the United States, following two attacks on the peninsula last year that killed 50 South Koreans.

Zhang Liangui, expert in Korea from the North to the Central Party school in Beijing which forms China's leaders, said that if confirmed, Kim trip was intended to extract more aid and support of China.

But Zhang said that Kim Jong-UN would not be to forge details of any new agreements with China. "Kim Jong-UN would not understand this kind of thing.". It would not have deciding authority on this either. ?

DIPLOMACY IN ACTION

The youngest of three sons of the leader, little is known about Kim, not even his age. He was probably born in 1984.

After studies in Switzerland, he thinks to speak English and German and has a striking resemblance to his grandfather, the founder, Kim Il-sung North.

Analysts say two attacks on the peninsula last year, were denied by the Korea of the North, were designed to win the support of the army for the continuation of the dynastic rule and noted the intention of maintaining military political State.

Experts say that the young Kim will probably follow the same militaristic path, to maintain a strong grip on the larger world of armies and pressing on with a programme of nuclear weapons to international outrage.

The Chosun Ilbo reported that Kim was accompanied by his uncle and minder, Jang Song-thaek, who last year was promoted to the powerful national defence Commission.

Many analysts have taken the promotion of the Jang to be an attempt to establish a mechanism for the eventual succession, with Jang as Regent while his nephew establishes itself in power.

South Korea supports the commercial agreement of EU

the Convention has been ratified despite protests from the main opposition Korea in the South of the party Parliament ratified a free trade agreement with the European Union, the last hurdle for the Pact to come into force in July of compensation.

The Pact is expected to boost the value of trade in goods between the Korea of the South and the EU about billion euros (￡ 84bn).

This agreement will remove most tariffs and barriers to trade over the next five years.

Korea of the South has also signed a Pact to free trade with the United States.

The Grand National Party (GNP) decision was pushed through the agreement of free trade with the democratic opposition will boycott the vote.

"We expect the agreement to create 250 000 jobs, which is the largest form of welfare for workers and contribute enormously to their life improving revenue potential and price stabilization," said the spokesman of National Party great Bae Eun - hee.

The boycott of the Democratic Party was a dispute on the measures of protection for farmers and small businesses.

The European Parliament has ratified the Pact of free trade in February.

The Korea of the North detained 200 000 political prisoners: Amnesty (Reuters)

London (Reuters) - the Korea of North organizes approximately 200,000 people in the camps of enormous political prisoners where inmates are forced to work in conditions approaching slavery and are often tortured, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

The rights group published these past satellite images showing four of the six camps in the vast wilderness sites in the provinces of South Pyongan, South and North Hamkyung Hamkyung.

Comparison with 2001 satellite images shows a significant increase in the scale of the camps, which are supposed to have been exploited since the 1950s, he said.

Amnesty International spoke to a number of people, including former inmates since political prisoners camp in Yodok, as well as guards in other camps, reveal what it said were atrocious conditions.

The former detainees to beatings said prisoners were forced to work in conditions of slavery and were frequently subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, Amnesty International said. All Yodok inmates had attended public executions, he said.

Food is scarce in the camps. He had said several accounts of people eating rats or corn kernels of animal waste collection to survive, said Amnesty International.

Amnesty called on the North Korea one of the most secret States of the world, to close all camps for political prisoners and to release all prisoners of conscience.

"The Korea of the North can no longer deny the undeniable.". For decades, that the authorities have refused to admit the existence of camps for political prisoners of mass, "Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Director, said in a news release.

"As the Korea of the North appears headed for a new leader Kim Jong-UN and a period of instability policy, great concern is that the camps of prisoners appear to be growing in size," he said, referring to the son and presumed successor Kim Jong-il.

Thousands of people are would be held as "guilt by association" or sent to the camps simply because one of their parents has been placed in detention, Amnesty said.

According to a former inmate beatings, about 40% inmates have died from malnutrition between 1999 and 2001.

Jeong Kyoungil, who was detained in Yodok from 2000 to 2003, said prisoners worked from 4 o'clock in the morning to 8 h with two breaks meals of corn grits. "From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., it is time for the education of ideology." If we remember 10 codes of ethics, that we would not be allowed to sleep, "he says.

"Disruptive" inmates are put at least a week in a cube "torture cell", where it is impossible to stand or lie on the ground, said Amnesty International.