Two days of talks have broken off in Beijing without a deal for the United States to send food aid to North Korea. U.S. negotiator Robert King said Thursday the sides had made good progress on a deal to provide 240,000 tons of emergency food, and and that he would return to Washington to discuss […]
US-Korean Food Aid Talks End With Progress, No Deal
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
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North Korea Agrees to Nuclear Moratorium, IAEA Inspections
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea has agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests, long-range ballistic missile launches and other nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment. U.S. and North Korean officials simultaneously announced the breakthrough Wednesday. It came after talks last week in Beijing between U.S. and North Korean officials, just two months after the death of North Korea’s supreme leader, […]
North Korea Agrees to Nuclear Moratorium, IAEA Inspections
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea on Wednesday agreed to temporarily suspend nuclear tests, long-range ballistic missile launches and other nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment. The breakthrough, announced simultaneously by the United States and North Korean officials, followed talks in Beijing and came two months after the death of North Korea’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Il. In Washington, the […]
North Korea Agrees to Nuclear Moratorium, IAEA Inspections
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 5:12 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea on Wednesday agreed to temporarily suspend nuclear tests, long-range ballistic missile launches and other nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment. The breakthrough, announced simultaneously by the United States and North Korean officials, followed talks in Beijing and came two months after the death of North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Il. In Washington, the […]
US, North Korea Meet in Beijing on Nuclear Issues
Posted February 23rd, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Talks between the top nuclear negotiators from the U.S. and North Korea went into “overtime” Thursday after a day of what were described as “substantive and serious” discussions. U.S. negotiator Glyn Davies told reporters in Beijing the sides were in “mid-negotiations” and had decided to have dinner together and then pick up the talks again […]
US, North Korea Meet in Beijing on Nuclear Issues
Posted February 23rd, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Talks between the top nuclear negotiators from the U.S. and North Korea went into “overtime” Thursday after a day of what were described as “substantive and serious” discussions. U.S. negotiator Glyn Davies told reporters in Beijing the sides were in “mid-negotiations” and had decided to have dinner together and then pick up the talks again […]
US, North Korea Meet in Beijing on Nuclear Issues
Posted February 23rd, 2012 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
Senior negotiators from the United States and North Korea have met in Beijing for talks that could lead to the resumption of six-party talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear arms program. The negotiators met for more than two hours Thursday morning at North Korea’s embassy and then resumed the talks in the […]
US, North Korea Negotiatiors Set to Begin Talks in Beijing
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
Senior negotiators from the United States and North Korea are due to meet in Beijing Thursday for talks that are widely hoped will lead to the resumption of six-party talks aimed at persuading Pyongyang to abandon its controversial nuclear arms program. U.S. negotiator Glyn Davies told a news conference in Beijing Wednesday that North Korea’s […]
US to Resume Talks With North Korea
Posted February 13th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. officials will travel to China this month to hold talks with North Korea on nuclear issues, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by the death of leader Kim Jong-Il. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says Glyn Davies, the U.S. envoy on North Korea, will meet with North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister […]
South Korea to Open Free Trade Talks With Vietnam
Posted February 13th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea says it is preparing to enter free trade talks with Vietnam. In a news release Monday, South Korea’s finance ministry said the talks will be aimed at strengthening ties with the fast-growing Southeast Asian market. Vietnam’s economy has been growing at 5 to 8 percent a year and South Korean exports to Vietnam […]
