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China and South Korea hold first summit on North Korea after Kim Jong Il’s death
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Chinese President Hu Jintao met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China to discuss what they will do to keep stability…
China’s Hu offers condolences over Kim’s death
“President Hu Jintao visited North Korea’s embassy in Beijing on Tuesday to offer his condolences on the death of Kim Jong Il as China moved swiftly to assure its communist…
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Il has died
Kim Jong Il has been reported to have died. Latimes.com reports, “Kim’s death was announced by state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. No cause of death was reported, but…
North Korea criticized for human rights record by UN
A United Nations report urges North Korea to make improvements to its human rights record. In a Mail & Guardian article, “The report noted that almost nine million people in…
N. Korea agrees to talks with South
[The Korea Herald]– North Korea agreed Tuesday to South Korea’s proposal for talks later this week on preventing floods of cross-border rivers and resuming reunions of separated families, government officials…
N. Korea received US$2.3 billion through past nuke agreements: lawmaker
[Yonhap News]– North Korea has received some 2.7 trillion won (US$2.29 billion) from South Korea and international partners since 1994 in return for false promises to scrap its nuclear program,…
China’s premier meets with DPRK top legislator, says bilateral ties enhanced
[Xinhua]– Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met here Monday with Kim Yong Nam, top legislator of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and both sides stressed the need to further…
Russian gas project suspended over Korean peninsula tension
[RIA Novosti]– A project to pump Russian gas to South Korea through a North Korean pipeline has been suspended due to the deterioration in inter-Korean relations, the South Korean Yonhap…
S Korea President Lee Myung-Bak offers North ‘grand bargain’
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak has offered North Korea a “grand bargain” to give up its nuclear program in return for aid and security guarantees, warning Pyongyang the proposal may…
Pyongyang says uranium program near completion
North Korea announced yesterday that its process of enriching uranium is nearly complete, giving it a new way to make nuclear bombs as the US and regional powers discuss how…
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