China, North Korea's closest ally, has called for calm and restraint on the Korean peninsula.
But they have also played down fears of an all-out conflict on the Korean peninsula.
But South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.1 percent to 1, 920.40 as tensions lingered on the Korean Peninsula.
Since the Korean War (1953), the US has maintained a military presence on the Korean peninsula.
The US market fell this week amid concerns that the Korean peninsula conflict will escalate.
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Security Council, about the need to reaffirm the commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
His gestures have gone a long way toward easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Greater harmony and stability in the Korean peninsula would please the Chinese in many ways.
At the same time, Japan suspended its financial contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation.
The strategic situation on the Korean Peninsula has changed significantly since the end of the Cold War.
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This alliance guarantees peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula, the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
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Bush said shifting some troops from Europe and the Korean Peninsula is sufficient to fulfill U.S. military obligations.
They are called striped beakfish, and they are native to warmer waters near Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula.
But dialogue on Korean peninsula security, including the issue of military exercises, could help prevent further misunderstanding and miscalculation.
The Korean nuclear issue has brought Beijing and Washington together to seek the peaceful denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
Turmoil on the Korean Peninsula would harm the economies of all three countries.
Such assistance will continue, as Beijing believes it is in its best interests to maintain stability on the Korean peninsula.
China advocates a negotiated solution on the Korean peninsula through "six-party" talks involving Beijing, Seoul, Pyongyang, Tokyo, Moscow and Washington.
Beijing officials and the media usually take time to assess the situation on the Korean Peninsula before formulating a response.
Late last week, South Korea's new President, Park Geun-hye, warned that the security situation on the Korean Peninsula was "very grave".
"China is firmly committed to upholding peace and stability and advancing the denuclearization process on the Korean peninsula, " Yang told reporters.
"We remain committed to stability on the Korean peninsula, and to the freedom and security of our allies, " Mr. Carney said.
We will then -- we will continue to pursue our core objective here, which is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
We reaffirmed the critical importance to regional and global security of the complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
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The Korean Peninsula has been divided by a 4-kilometer-wide (2.5-mile-wide) Demilitarized Zone since the Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953.
Secretary Clinton has always been a staunch supporter of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and of course in Northeast Asia.
The latest incident comes as tensions remain high on the Korean peninsula.
Russia's foreign ministry, meanwhile, warned against escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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After the launch, China reiterated its calls for calm on the Korean peninsula, in a statement from Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other U.S. officials have said Washington remains committed to eliminating nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula.
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