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Pyongyang has previously demanded to send a high-level panel to the South to inspect evidence dredged from the seabed, but Seoul rejected the demand. "As North Korea is conceiving a serious threat to its national security, it may conduct a third nuclear test, and small exchanges of fire are even possible along the border," analyst Lü told the Global Times. "However, the tension will not escalate to a large-scale conflict, because both Koreas are aware that neither could benefit from war," he added. Also Thursday, North Korea signed a new accord on economic and technical cooperation with China, the KCNA reported, without disclosing details. The accord was signed in Pyongyang between the North's Foreign Trade Minister Ri Ryong-nam and Chinese ambassador to Pyongyang Liu Hongcai. The new accord came after a Chinese delegation led by Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Hu Zhengyue visited Pyongyang. Hu met Kim Yong-il Thursday, director of the international department of the Workers' Party's central committee, KCNA said. Agencies contributed to this story |
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