The United States says North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing and uranium enrichment activities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Congressional committee Wednesday that Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor the enrichment moratorium, and to confirm that a nuclear reactor at […]
US says N. Korea Agrees to Missile, Uranium Enrichment Moratorium
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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US says N. Korea Agrees to Missile, Uranium Enrichment Moratorium
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The United States says North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on long-range missile launches, nuclear testing and uranium enrichment activities. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a Congressional committee Wednesday that Pyongyang has also agreed to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor the enrichment moratorium, and to confirm that a nuclear reactor at […]
No Breakthrough in US, North Korea Nuclear Talks
Posted February 24th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. envoy said Friday that he had made a “little progress” in talks with North Korea on restarting nuclear disarmament, but there had been no breakthrough. Glyn Davies, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy, told reporters that two days of negotiations in Beijing had covered nuclear non-proliferation, humanitarian aid and other issues at […]
Associated Press Opens News Bureau in North Korea
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
The Associated Press has opened a bureau in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, becoming the first international news organization with a full-time presence to cover news from the reclusive nation in words, pictures and videos. AP opened the office Monday, after almost a year of negotiations and less than a month after the death of […]
Associated Press Opens News Bureau in North Korea
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
The Associated Press has opened a bureau in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, becoming the first international news organization with a full-time presence to cover news from the reclusive nation in words, pictures and videos. AP opened the office Monday, after almost a year of negotiations and less than a month after the death of […]
New North Korean Leader Meets Key South Korean Delegation
Posted December 26th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Newly-anointed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Monday in Pyongyang with a private delegation of prominent South Koreans, in his first public encounter with foreign visitors since the death of his father was announced last week. The meeting brought the 28-year-old Mr. Kim together with the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung […]
New North Korean Leader Assumes Another Top Post
Posted December 26th, 2011 at 1:15 am (UTC-5)
North Korea’s leading state-run newspaper indicated Monday that Kim Jong Il’s heir has assumed another top post. The Communist Party’s Rodong Sinmun referred to Kim Jong Un as leader of the ruling Workers’ Party Central Committee, a post that gives Kim Jong Un power over one of the country’s highest decision-making bodies. In a dispatch […]
Japan Asks China for Help on N. Korea
Posted December 25th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has reached out to China for help in working with North Korea to promote regional stability, following the death of longtime North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Mr. Noda spoke Sunday in Beijing, alongside Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. He is the first foreign head of government to meet with Chinese […]
Japan-China Talks to Focus on North Korea
Posted December 25th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrived in Beijing Sunday for talks with Chinese leaders expected to focus on regional security after the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il. Before leaving Japan, Mr. Noda told reporters that he would like to work closely with China to ensure that peace and stability on the Korean […]
South Korea: North’s Missile Test Not Related to Kim’s Death
Posted December 19th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
A South Korean Defense Ministry official has confirmed to VOA that North Korea test fired a short-range missile Monday, hours before announcing the death of Kim Jong-IL. But the official says the test was probably not related to the North Korean leader’s death. The missile test confirmation came shortly after South Korea’s Yonhap news agency […]
