SEOUL: New satellite imagery confirms continued activity at North Korea’s main nuclear test site that is consistent with preparations for an atomic detonation.
Images taken on Tuesday show particular activity near the entrances to the two completed tunnels in the South Portal area of the Punggye-ri test site, the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) said.
What appeared to be three black vehicles and a lighter-coloured truck could be seen on the road leading to one of the tunnels.
“All these activities are consistent with the view that a test will occur soon,” the Washington-based ISIS said.
Relief goods found rotting
BEIJING: Relief goods meant for victims of a deadly earthquake in China’s Sichuan province six years ago have been found rotting in a storeroom, media reported yesterday, sparking online anger at officials.
The bundles of food, clothes and supplies were found after residents living near Mianyang in the southwestern province complained of a stench in a nearby building, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
The 8.0-magnitude disaster in May 2008 left more than 80,000 people dead or missing -- including thousands in Mianyang -- and saw worldwide contributions to humanitarian relief efforts.
The Beijing Youth Daily said a village official, Guo Fangping, had been suspended following attempts to cover up the existence of the cache.
MH370 search scaled down
PERTH: The intensive air search for wreckage from Flight MH370 officially ended yesterday as the hunt was drastically scaled back, with ships also leaving the Indian Ocean area where the plane is believed to have crashed.
Australian authorities said the focus would move “over the coming weeks” to an intensified undersea search in the quest to find out what happened to the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared on March 8 with 239 people aboard.
Many Chinese are distrustful of local bureaucrats, while some are suspicious of donating to charities. Agencies
