SEOUL — North Korea must pay the price for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said on Tuesday, vowing to pressure Pyongyang into accepting denuclearisation as its only viable option for survival.In a televised speech to mark the anniversary of a key date in Korea’s struggle against Japanese colonial rule, Ms Park said failure to respond to the North’s "reckless provocations" would only result in further nuclear tests.Ms Park said: "If we leave them alone, they will continue." She has significantly toughened her stance against Pyongyang in the wake of the North’s fourth nuclear test on January 6 and a long-range rocket launch last month that was widely condemned as a ballistic missile test."North Korea must clearly understand … that they can no longer maintain their regime through nuclear weapons," Ms Park said.Her comments came as the UN Security Council prepared to vote Tuesday on a new US-drafted resolution that would impose the toughes...
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