News: North Korea

We have started to collect the most important news related to North Korea in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to North Korea – overview

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• December 17th 2009 – October 28th 2009
• October 26th 2009 – September 12th 2009
• September 8th 2009 – August 6th 2009
• August 5th 2009 – July 1st 2009
• July 1st 2009 – June 2nd 2009
• June 1st 2009 – April 22nd 2009
• April 22nd 2009 – April 2nd 2009
• April 2nd 2009 – March 6th 2009
• March 5th 2009 – January 12th 2009
• January 3rd 2009 – November 6th 2008
• November 2nd 2008 – September 24th 2008
• September 24th 2008 – July 24th 2008
• July 23rd 2008 – June 19th 2008
• June 19th 2008 – April 9th 2008
• April 8th 2008 – January 21st 2008
• January 18th 2008 – November 23rd 2007
• November 16th 2007 – September 2nd 2007
• September 1st 2007 – July 31st 2007
• July 31st 2007 – July 6th 2007
• July 6th 2007 – May 8th 2007
• May 3rd 2007 – March 21st 2007
• March 20th 2007 – February 12th 2007
• February 11th 2007 – November 28th 2006
• November 25th 2006 – October 20th 2006
• October 19th 2006 – October 7th 2006
• October 6th 2006 – August 3rd 2006
• August 1st 2006 – June 22nd 2006
• June 22nd 2006 – April 24th 2006
• April 13th 2006 – January 2nd 2006
• December 30th 2005 – November 11th 2005

North Korea: news

US refuses to end N Korea freeze

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 14:02
related countries: United States

The US refuses to drop financial sanctions against North Korea amid rows over stalled nuclear talks.
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N Korea offers nuclear talks deal

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 4:58
related countries: Macau, United States

North Korea has offered to return to nuclear talks if the US releases assets frozen in a bank in Macau.
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N Korea forum ends in deadlock

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 10:27

Talks aimed at persuading North Korea to return to stalled nuclear talks end without making progress.
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Talks continue at N Korea forum

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 7:27
related countries: Japan
related places: Pyongyang, Tokyo

A second day of meetings is under way in Tokyo aimed at persuading Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme.
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Attempts to revive N Korea talks

Monday, April 10th 2006, 5:24
related countries: Japan, United States
related places: Senior

Senior officials from Japan, South Korea and the United States meet to discuss North Korea's nuclear plans.
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N Korea talks revival 'up to US'

Friday, April 7th 2006, 7:25
related countries: United States

North Korea says it is up to the US to revive stalled talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arms programme.
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N Korea to attend security talks

Thursday, April 6th 2006, 7:09
related countries: Japan
related places: Pyongyang

Japan confirms a North Korean will attend a meeting focusing mainly on Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
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S Korean ship seized off Somalia

Wednesday, April 5th 2006, 2:28
related countries: Somalia

A South Korean fishing trawler with 28 crew aboard is hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
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S Korea nominates female PM

Friday, March 24th 2006, 7:54

The South Korean president names Han Myung-sook as the country's first woman prime minister.
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French worker on spy charges

Wednesday, March 22nd 2006, 9:35
related countries: France

A top South Korean representative of French defence group Thales is arrested on spying charges.
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South Korea cloning expert fired

Monday, March 20th 2006, 10:25
related countries: South Korea

Disgraced South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk is dismissed from Seoul National University.
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Warning to N Korea over missiles

Thursday, March 9th 2006, 0:33
related countries: United States

The US urges North Korea not to conduct missile tests after it apparently fires two short-range missiles.
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Korean cloning expert questioned

Thursday, March 2nd 2006, 4:59

South Korean prosecutors question disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk and three of his researchers.
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S Korean rail strike talks fail

Thursday, March 2nd 2006, 1:42
related countries: South Korea

Talks to end a rail strike in South Korea break down as the country returns to work after a public holiday.
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Japan wants N Korean spies held

Thursday, February 23rd 2006, 7:55
related countries: Japan

Japan issues arrest warrants for two North Korean agents it believes abducted Japanese citizens to help train spies.
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Japan raids over bio weapons fear

Friday, February 17th 2006, 4:03
related countries: Japan

Japan police target firms suspected of exporting goods to North Korea that could be used for biological weapons.
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Macau bank drops N Korean clients

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 9:25
related countries: Macau, United States

A Macau bank accused by the US of laundering money for North Korea agrees to sever all ties with the country.
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S Korean minister enters UN race

Tuesday, February 14th 2006, 5:30

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon declares his candidacy for UN secretary-general.
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S Korea cloning expert suspended

Friday, February 10th 2006, 7:34
related countries: South Korea

Disgraced South Korean cloning scientist Hwang Woo-suk is suspended from Seoul National University.
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South Korean rates raised again

Thursday, February 9th 2006, 6:55
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's central bank raises interest rates for the third time in five months to keep a lid on inflation.
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No deal after N Korea-Japan talks

Wednesday, February 8th 2006, 5:29
related countries: Japan

Bilateral talks between Japan and North Korea end without a formal agreement on any major issues.
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N Korea-Japan dispute unresolved

Sunday, February 5th 2006, 22:03
related countries: Japan

Talks between Japan and North Korea over an abduction issue dating back to the 1970s make little headway.
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S Korea ruling on Agent Orange

Thursday, January 26th 2006, 9:55
related countries: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
related places: Seoul

US makers of Agent Orange should pay South Korean troops who fought in Vietnam, a Seoul court rules.
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N Korea confirms Kim's China trip

Wednesday, January 18th 2006, 12:11
related countries: China, United States
related places: Beijing

After days of silence, North Korea's official news agency confirms reports that Kim Jong-il has been in China.
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Korea cloning researchers quizzed

Monday, January 16th 2006, 11:04

South Korean prosecutors question researchers who worked with disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk.
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Kim Jong-il 'inspects' China boom

Sunday, January 15th 2006, 16:46
related countries: China, Japan

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il tours high-tech firms in China, according to secret filming aired by Japanese TV.
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S Korean held over oil-for-food

Saturday, January 7th 2006, 6:45
related countries: Iraq, United States

The US arrests a South Korean lobbyist accused of working for Iraq to establish the UN oil-for-food scheme.
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S Korea leader reshuffles cabinet

Monday, January 2nd 2006, 6:52

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun appoints new ministers ahead of local elections later this year.
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