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Pyongyang Willing to Take Chinas Advice on Talks

A North Korean envoy has told a senior Chinese official that Pyongyang is willing to take China's advice to start talks aimed at resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that envoy Choe Ryong Hae made that remark to a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party, Liu Yunshan, during talks in Beijing Thursday. Liu told Choe that China ...
China calls for denuclearization on Korean Peninsula

Pyongyang envoy seeks end to int'l isolation, say experts China said on Friday it hoped relevant parties to continue sticking to the objective of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula and work for peace and stability in Northeast Asia. Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong made the call on Friday during his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy ...
Chinese leader meets DPRK leaders envoy

Liu Yunshan (R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Choe Ryong Hae (L), the special envoy to the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un, in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2013. Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's ...
DPRK fires short-range missile into East Sea media

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the East Sea, Yonhap News Agency said quoting a Seoul military official. The launch came a day after the DPRK fired three short-range guided missiles into the same body of water, according to the ...
Pyongyang proposes joint event with South Korea

Two businessmen shed tears when listening to an introduction to the history of Kaesong Industrial Complex on Thursday. Representatives of South Korean enterprises based in the complex held a meeting on Thursday, urging North and South Korea to allow businessmen to enter the complex. Photo: CFP The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday sent a fax to propose joint ...

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China says hopes visit of North Korean envoy can ease tension

Choe Ryong-hae (C), director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA) of North Korea, walks with Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai (2nd R) before departing Pyongyang airport for China, in this May 22, 2013 picture released by the North Korea's KCNA news agency in ...
North Korea sanctions may force NGOs to carry sacks of cash over the border

the back foot , but U.S. sanctions on Kim Jong-un's tempestuous regime are having unintended consequences for aid agencies trying to feed the impoverished country. In early ...
North Korea town opens to Western tourists Travel agents

BEIJING: North Korea's authorities have opened the border town of Sinuiju to Western tourists, Chinese-based travel agencies said, despite international tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear test in February. The move opens up the possibility of foreign tourists being able to make day tours to the secretive state, a considerably cheaper option than the more expensive multi-day trips ...
North Korea envoy offers talks says Chinese media

A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said.The accounts depicted on Thursday's meeting between North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae and Chinese Communist Party leader Liu Yunshan as paying Beijing the deference it sought after months of rising ...

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Pyongyang Willing to Take China's Advice on Talks

A North Korean envoy has told a senior Chinese official that Pyongyang is willing to take China's advice to start talks aimed at resolving tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that envoy Choe Ryong Hae made that remark to a high-ranking member of China's Communist Party, Liu Yunshan, during talks in Beijing Thursday.

Liu told Choe that China hopes all sides work to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, solve problems through dialogue and try to restart the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

Choe, a senior North Korean military official, visited China at a time of strained relations between the two allies. There are signs that China's new leadership is growing impatient with the North because of its nuclear ambitions.

China has long urged Pyongyang to return to the six-party talks, which include the U.S., China, Japan, Russia, and North and South Korea.

Choe is one of the highest-ranking North Korean party officials to visit China since Kim Jong Un took over leadership of the country after the death of his father in late 2011. Kim Jong Un sent Choe and a government delegation to China on Wednesday. ...