North Korea Puts Bright Face on China Visit, Despite Tensions
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A blunt call by China’s leader for Pyongyang to enter nuclear negotiations did not find its way into reports in North Korea’s state media, suggesting the challenge ahead in restarting talks.
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China Tells North Korea to Return to Nuclear Talks
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, made the blunt comments at a meeting with a personal envoy of President Kim Jong-un of North Korea.
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North Korea Envoy Agrees to Dialogue, China Says, in Possible Sign for Nuclear Talks
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The North Korean envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, said the North would “accept the proposal” by China, its biggest benefactor, with which it has strained relations.
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North Korea says willing to take China’s advice to start talks
Ben Blanchard and Sui-Lee Wee, ReutersMay 24, 2013, 2:07 pm TWN
BEIJING (Reuters) – North Korea is willing to take China’s advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un [...]
North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Kim Jong-un sent a top official to China as ties between the two countries remained strained over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
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North Korea Holds Chinese Fishing Boat For Ransom
China’s foreign ministry disclosed on Sunday that North Korea took over a Chinese fishing boat earlier this month and continues to hold its crew hostage, according to Chris Buckley of The New York Times:
The vessel’s owner, Yu Xuejun, [...]
North Korea Holds Chinese Fishing Boat For Ransom
China’s foreign ministry disclosed on Sunday that North Korea took over a Chinese fishing boat earlier this month and continues to hold its crew hostage, according to Chris Buckley of The New York Times:
The vessel’s owner, Yu Xuejun, [...]
S. Korea asking North to return products isn’t begging for talks
The Korea Herald/ Asia News NetworkMay 21, 2013, 12:03 am TWN
On May 3, South Korea delivered US$ 13 million in cash to North Korea and withdrew the last batch of seven South Koreans from the industrial complex in the North Korean border [...]
North Korea releases Chinese sailors: Xinhua
North Korea released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat Tuesday, Chinese state media said, after reports that armed assailants had taken the sailors hostage fuelled strains between the neighbours.
“All the fishermen with the boat are [...]
North Korea fires sixth missile in three days
AFPMay 21, 2013, 12:03 am TWN
SEOUL — North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend.
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China Calls for North Korea to Release Fishing Crew
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The owner of the Chinese vessel seized by North Korea voiced concern about the safety of the detained fishermen.
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North Korea Seized Chinese Boat
[unable to retrieve full-text content]The seizure of the boat and its crew, which took place more than two weeks ago but was just made public, signaled growing tensions between longtime allies.
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North Korea test-fires yet another short-range missile off east coast
By Jung Ha-won ,AFPMay 20, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
SEOUL — North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the U.N. chief to halt the launches at a time [...]
Aide to Japanese PM returns from North Korea
An aide to the Japanese premier returned home from a controversial trip to North Korea on Saturday, reportedly saying he had demanded Pyongyang’s act swiftly on its kidnapping of Japanese nationals.
Isao Iijima, a senior adviser to Prime [...]
At least 20 injured as trains collide north of New York after derailment
Washington, May 17 (Xinhua) — Two trains collided after one of them derailed during the Friday evening rush hour in Fairfield, the U.S. state of Connecticut, injuring at least 20 people, local authorities said.
The Fairfield police estimated [...]
7 Egyptian security officers kidnapped by militants in North Sinai
CAIRO, May 16 (Xinhua) — A group of unidentified militants kidnapped seven Egyptian soldiers and policemen in northern Sinai Peninsula in the early morning of Thursday, local security officials told Xinhua.
The soldiers and policemen [...]
Japan PM adviser arrives in North Korea: report
By Shingo Ito, AFPMay 16, 2013, 12:13 am TWN
TOKYO–An adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday, a report said, amid speculation North Korea may be trying to re-engage an old adversary amid frosty [...]
U.S. Envoy Talks With Chinese About North Korea
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Glyn B. Davies, the senior American envoy on the North, said he had discussed “all aspects of the North Korea issue,” including sanctions, during a visit to Beijing.
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Tencent Cuts Staff In North American Game Studio
Chinese Internet company Tencent recently completed its staff layout in its North American office, and about 20 employees were dismissed during this adjustment, accounting for 40% of its total employees in North America.
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S. Korea proposes talks with North on industrial park
South Korea formally offered dialogue to North Korea on Tuesday, after President Park Geun-Hye said she wanted talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.
The South’s Unification Ministry said [...]
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