Special report: DPRK conducts nuclear test

    TOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States on Monday agreed to refer the reported nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the UN Security Council, Kyodo News reported.

    Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told reporters after meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer that the two sides had decided to work together to take the issue to the UN Security Council.

    Schieffer did not confirm whether DPRK had conducted the nuclear test. "This is a very grave situation and we all are following it with great intensity," he said.

    DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency said Monday morning that the country had successfully conducted its first-ever underground nuclear test.

    The Japan Meteorological Agency later said it had detected around 10:35 a.m. (0135 GMT) an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 in the northeast of the DPRK. Enditem

¡¤DPRK says has conducted nuclear test

    PYONGYANG, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) said on Monday that it has conducted a successful nuclear test, according to the official Korean Central News Agency(KCNA). Full Story

¡¤S. Korea suspends humanitarian aid to DPRK

    SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government announced on Monday that it had decided to suspend scheduled humanitarian aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a result of Pyongyang's nuclear test. Full Story

¡¤S. Korea denounces DPRK's nuclear test

    SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government on Monday denounced a nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and urged Pyongyang "not to make a misjudgment in any case." Full Story

¡¤White House: DPRK nuclear test would be "provocative"

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Monday said a nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be "a provocative act" and expected the U.N. Security Council to take immediate action on the issue. Full Story

¡¤Japan discusses DPRK nuclear test with U.S., S. Korea

    TOKYO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said on Monday that he had discussed with his South Korean and U.S. counterparts the reported nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier in the day, Kyodo News reported.
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¡¤Britain condemns DPRK's nuclear test

    LONDON, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that the nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was an "irresponsible act." Full Story