Three North Koreans are in Tokyo for a meeting of the Olympic Council of Asia. They are the first North Korean officials admitted to Japan in five years. Japanese officials granted special visas to the three on Monday, granting an exception to a ban imposed on North Korean nationals in October 2006. Two more members […]
North Korean Olympic Officials Visit Japan Despite Ban
Posted July 12th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
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EU to Give Millions in Food Aid to North Korea
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
The European Commission says it will give more than $14.5 million of food aid to North Korea to help around 650,000 people at risk of starving. The Commission said Monday the food will be delivered under a strict monitoring system to those most vulnerable to malnutrition in the northern and eastern provinces of the country. […]
Russian Paper Cites Security Concerns For Canceled Kim Summit
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 5:05 am (UTC-5)
Russian and East Asian media provided conflicting accounts Thursday of the reasons for the apparent cancelation of a secret summit between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Neither government has confirmed that a meeting was in the works, though several news outlets quoted Russian sources saying the two were to […]
Russian Paper Cites Security Concerns For Canceled Kim Summit
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Russian and East Asian media provided conflicting accounts Thursday of the reasons for the apparent cancelation of a secret summit between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Neither government has confirmed that a meeting was in the works, though several news outlets quoted Russian sources saying the two were to […]
Kim Summit Off Agenda as Medvedev Heads to Vladivostok
Posted June 29th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Russian officials are denying published reports that President Dmitry Medvedev will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a visit to the Far East city of Vladivostok beginning Wednesday. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quotes senior South Korean officials as saying a meeting had been planned but was canceled for unknown reasons. Japan’s Kyodo […]
US Stops North Korean Ship on Suspected Burma Mission
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
The United States says its Navy intercepted a ship suspected of carrying missile technology from North Korea to Burma, and forced the vessel to return home after a standoff lasting several days. Special assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama, Gary Samore, identified the cargo vessel as the M/V Light. He said the ship was suspected […]
US Stops North Korean Ship on Suspected Burma Mission
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
The United States says its navy intercepted a North Korean ship suspected of carrying missile technology to Burma, and forced the vessel to return home after a standoff lasting several days. Gary Samore, special assistant to U.S. President Barack Obama, identified the cargo vessel as the M/V Light. He said the ship was suspected of […]
US Stops North Korean Ship on Suspected Burma Mission
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Navy intercepted a North Korean ship the Navy suspected of carrying missile technology to Burma, and forced the vessel to return home after a standoff lasting several days. It is not certain where the cargo vessel M/V Light was headed, or what it was carrying, but […]
EU Team Visits North Korea to Assess Food Aid Needs
Posted June 7th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
A team of European officials is traveling in North Korea to assess the need for food aid to the impoverished but nuclear-armed country. The five-member team flew to North Korea from Beijing on Monday and is expected to remain until June 17, visiting both the countryside and the capital, Pyongyang. The five are members of […]
