1.   South Korea is refusing to cooperate with North Korea unless it receives an apology for the submarine incursion and a promise that such incursions will not happen again.

2.   But it was suspended following a North Korean submarine incursion into South Korea in September, which raised tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula.

3.   Concerned about North Korean intentions following a communist submarine incursion, South Korea said Tuesday it will sharply increase military spending over the next six years.

4.   Ground-breaking for the reactors was to have begun last fall but was suspended because of a North Korean submarine incursion into South Korea in September.

5.   Kim has demanded an apology from North Korea for a submarine incursion into South Korean waters in September.

6.   South Korea responded to the submarine incursion by severing all contacts with North Korea.

7.   The submarine incursion further strained relations.

8.   The U.S. ambassador to South Korea said Sunday that North Korea must apologize for its recent submarine incursion in the South to get Korean peace moves back on track.

9.   Work on the Western-developed reactors was suspended following a North Korean submarine incursion into South Korea in September.

10.   All this pales in comparison to the broader issue of North Korea, which recently apologised for a submarine incursion into South Korea late last year.