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US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:53:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

Mongolia Taps North Korea Oil Potential to Ease Russian Grip

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:09:25 -0400

China . HBOil JSC, an oil trading and refining company based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, said it acquired 20 percent of the state-run entity ...

S.Korea top North envoy heads to US

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:26:34 -0400

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's top envoy on North Korea left on Tuesday for a meeting in Washington with his US and Japanese counterparts, two days after Pyongyang proposed direct, high-level talks with the United States.After Washington, Cho Tae-Yong will travel on to Beijing -- where he is likely to overlap with a visit by North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Kye-Gwan, to the ...

Seoul Washington turn cold shoulder to N. Korea overture

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:09:59 -0400

North Korea's surprise offer of dialogue with the US on Sunday was met with a frosty reaction by Seoul and Washington, which both call on Pyongyang to prove sincerity with its actions before resuming talks. Pyongyang proposed a high-level meeting with Washington to defuse military tensions and discuss a peace treaty and the US campaign for a nuclear-free world. The overture by the National ...

South Korean leader flags risks in engaging North

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:57:21 -0400

SEOUL: South Korean President Park Geun-Hye yesterday warned against engaging North Korea in a token dialogue that would only allow Pyongyang more time to develop its nuclear weapons programme.The warning came in a 20-minute telephone call between Park and US President Barack Obama the day after North Korea proposed opening direct de-nuclearisation talks with the United States.The offer was ...

US-North Korea talks must include nuke issues UN says

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:09:14 -0400

A U.N. spokesman on Monday said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon believes any dialogue between the United States and North Korea should focus on the goal of de-nuclearizing the Korean ...

Video Obama We will consult closely with Russia on North Korea

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:38:15 -0400

xPresident Obama said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "very productive" discussions about North Korea, and expressed some hope that as a result of Iran's recent election "we may be able to move forward on a dialogue that allows us to resolve the problems with Iran's nuclear ...

Putin Obama find common ground in Northern Ireland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:32:20 -0400

Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed some of the world's hottest issues in Northern Ireland Monday and found some common ground, if no solutions. After the two world leaders met privately at Lough Erne Resort where the Group of Eight meeting is taking place, they told reporters they didn't always agree on the issues, particularly the civil war in Syria, but said they found areas where ...

Kim Jong Un reportedly sends Mein Kampf to North Korean officials

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:44:38 -0400

received copies of "Mein Kampf" from Kim Jong Un to celebrate the leader's birthday. The books were distributed as part of a "hundred-copy book," a Pyongyang practice in which small numbers of books are distributed among top officials. Most books are forbidden in North Korea, making the gift especially significant. In the past, Kim has gifted his top-ranking officials ...

North Korea proposes high-level talks...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:22:25 -0400

People attend a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 14, 2013.(Photo:Agencies) North Korea on Sunday proposed high-level talks with the United States to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula, a week after it scrapped planned official talks with South Korea for the first time in over two years. North ...

North Korea Ratifies Willingness to Hold Talks

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:56:46 -0400

Pyongyang, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic People''s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ratified today its willingness to hold talks with the United States and the government of Seoul on the ...

North Korea plays phone tag

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:51:13 -0400

North Korean soldiers march during a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty ...

Documentary Glimpses at the North Korean Film Industry

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:58:34 -0400

It’s safe to say that the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was a film fanatic. His favorite actress, he once said, was Elizabeth Taylor. His favorite actor, Sean Connery. And when he died, it’s rumored that he left behind one of the largest film collections in the world. He also left behind a thriving movie industry. Singaporean director Lynn Lee was able to briefly get behind ...

Foreign Ministry to hold strategic talks with DPRK

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:44:36 -0400

/enpproperty--> Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Yesui and his counterpart of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will hold strategic talks on Wednesday in Beijing, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Zhang and Kim Kye-gwan, the DPRK's first deputy foreign minister, will discuss Beijing-Pyongyang ties and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Foreign Ministry ...

US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:36:27 -0400

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South Korea doubts Pyongyangs sincerity

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:19:04 -0400

The South Korean government expects more sincerity from North Korea regarding the potential for multilateral negotiations, a minister said Monday. The official Korean Central News Agency said last weekend the North Korean government was interested in "high-level talks" with the U.S. government to establish security on the Korean Peninsula. Multilateral nuclear talks among the two ...

US stance on N. Korea talks ‘is part of containment of China’

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:32:44 -0400

The United States is demanding preconditions for the start of talks with North Korea that the communist state can't possibly accept, and the main reason for it is China, Asia specialist Dr. Tim Beal told RT. ...

North Korea to Send Senior Envoy to China

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:21:16 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea ...

North Korean official to hold talks in China analysts sceptical

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:32:25 -0400

BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior North Korean official who has been the country's negotiator at denuclearisation talks will visit Beijing this week, China said on Monday, although analysts were sceptical Pyongyang was about to make concessions on its nuclear programme. On Sunday, North Korea offered negotiations with Washington to ease tensions after threatening to wage war on the United States ...

Moscow lauds DPRK decision to de-freeze six-party talks

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:40:27 -0400

MOSCOW, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow welcomes North Korea’s decision to de-freeze the six-party talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday. "Russia riveted attention to the North Korean government’s statement proving the new dynamics in de-freezing the six-party talks." "They may mean shuttle diplomacy ...

Chinese traders backing off North Korea as sanctions bite

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:39:07 -0400

A ceremony was held in Hwanggumpyong, North Korea on September 15, 2012, marking the formal start of China and North Korea co-developing and co-managing the special economic zone.Photo: IC Wang Chao (pseudonym), a finance official from Dandong's Foreign Trade Administrative Department, has been facing a dilemma of late. He has been in charge of getting trade companies to participate in the ...

China DPRK to hold strategic dialogue in Beijing on June 19

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:45:14 -0400

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South Korea calls for action from North not words

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:34:40 -0400

South Korea today joined the United States in insisting that rival North Korea take ';concrete'; steps towards abandoning its nuclear weapons if it genuinely wants to end its international ...

China to talk with N Korea

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:32:20 -0400

(55 mins ago) China says it will hold a strategic dialogue with North Korea this week following Pyongyang's surprise offer of new talks with the US. The Foreign Ministry said Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui will meet North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan on Wednesday in Beijing. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the two would discuss bilateral relations and the ...

Obama SKorea leader discuss NKorea talks offer

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:00:46 -0400

WASHINGTON -; The White House says President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) have discussed North Korea's proposal for high-level talks with the ...

Americans cool on North Korea talks

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:50:44 -0400

The US is open to talks with North Korea - but only if it complies with UN Security Council resolutions, senior officials have said.After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did a U-turn yesterday and issued a surprise proposal to talk to the US - its No. 1 enemy.But the invitation from North Korea's National Defence Commission, the powerful governing body led by leader ...

North Korean semi-submersible craft close to South Korea

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:17:14 -0400

TOKYO, June 17 (Itar-Tass) - North Korea has concentrated near the Northern Limit Line with South Korea in the Yellow Sea fast semi-submersible craft that can also move fully submerged, the Seoul Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday. Earlier, they were docked at a remote port, but now they have been seen at a forward base, the newspaper writes. The boats used to carry commandos into an ...

U.S. Response to North Koreas Threats

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:04:38 -0400

A North Korean political poster in inter-Korean military demarcation area. The poster says there is only one country on the Korean Peninsula. (Photo: Linqong, ...

US favours credible talks with North Korea

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:34:29 -0400

Washington, June 17 : Reacting to North Korea's desire to hold talks with the US, the White House Sunday said it wants to have "credible" negotiations with Pyongyang, provided the Asian nation first reflects its readiness to abide by its ...

North Korea suggests high-level talks with U.S.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:21:25 -0400

The North Korean government — led by Kim Jong Un, center — emphasized that there shouldn't be any precondition to the talks it proposes to hold with the United ...

North Korea changes tack tells U.S. Let’s talk

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:24:26 -0400

PYONGYANG -- After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face on Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's ...

U.S. willing to have credible talks with DPRK

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:20:02 -0400

The White House on Sunday stated its desire to have "credible" negotiations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), but demanded steps by the Asian nation to show its readiness to abide by its obligations. "Our desire is to have credible negotiations with the North Koreans," Caitlin Hayden, spokeswoman for the National Security Council, said in response to ...

Pyongyang calls for talks with Washington

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:54:35 -0400

Pyongyang proposed high-level talks with Washington on Sunday to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, albeit with conditions analysts say the United States is unlikely to accept. "Unless the Democratic People's Republic of Korea makes a concrete commitment or action toward denuclearization, the US is unlikely to have bilateral dialogue with the DPRK just because of such an ...

North Korea’s Peace Treaty Talks Proposal Meets U.S. Skepticism

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:47:23 -0400

North Korea 's proposal for peace talks with the U.S. spurred a skeptical response, days after the totalitarian regime failed to follow through on a similar approach to South Korea on discussions over a shut factory park. "We'll judge them by their actions, not by the nice words that we heard," said White House chief of staff Denis Mcdonough on CBS's "Face the ...