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.

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North Korea: news

N Korea 'ready to shut reactor'

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 9:31
related countries: China, United States

US envoy Christopher Hill says North Korea is prepared for a prompt shut-down of its main nuclear reactor.
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US envoy Hill visits North Korea

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 23:31
related countries: United States

US envoy Christopher Hill goes to N Korea, as the country casts doubt on a planned trip by nuclear inspectors.
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North Korea 'test-fires missile'

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 12:42
related countries: United States

North Korea reportedly tests a missile, as US officials say it now has access to funds frozen for years.
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US welcomes N Korean inspection

Monday, June 18th 2007, 21:55
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea's decision to allow UN inspectors in is 'a good step'.
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IAEA inspectors to visit N Korea

Monday, June 18th 2007, 12:33

The UN nuclear watchdog says it will go to North Korea next week to discuss shutting the Yongbyon reactor.
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US hails N Korea nuclear offer

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 22:19
related countries: United States

The US welcomes North Korea's decision to invite UN nuclear monitors to discuss shutting down a key reactor.
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N Korea invites nuclear monitors

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 11:20

North Korea invites monitors from the UN nuclear watchdog to discuss shutting down a key reactor.
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North Korea fund transfer stalled

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 11:03
related countries: Macau, United States

Technical problems prevent the transfer of funds to N Korea, but it invites UN monitors for nuclear talks.
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N Korea fund transfer under way

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 13:16

North Korean money is finally transferred from a Macau bank, marking a breakthrough in the nuclear dispute.
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N Korea funds transfer 'to begin'

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 6:09
related countries: Macau

The transfer of N Korean funds frozen in Macau, a key issue in nuclear talks, will soon begin, media says.
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Russia to help N Korea funds row

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 7:58
related countries: Russia, United States

Russia is to help resolve a banking row holding up a North Korean nuclear deal, US officials say.
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North Korea 'test-fires missiles'

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 15:52

North Korea test-fires two short-range missiles off its west coast, South Korean officials say.
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N Korea 'only tested one missile'

Saturday, May 26th 2007, 8:57
related countries: South Korea

North Korea only test-fired one short-range missile on Friday, reports from South Korea say.
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North Korea test-fires missiles

Friday, May 25th 2007, 15:26
related countries: Japan

North Korea test-fires several missiles towards the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military exercise.
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Korean trains in historic link-up

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 10:24
related countries: South Korea

Two trains make the first rail crossings between North and South Korea since the end of the Korean War.
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Korean boats seized off Somalia

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 10:33
related countries: Somalia

Unidentified gunmen seize two South Korean fishing boats off the coast of Somalia.
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Birds 'starve' at S Korea wetland

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 9:58

Thousands of migrating birds face hardship because of a South Korean land project, conservationists say.
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Korean generals hold rare talks

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 8:18

Generals from the two Koreas meet for talks that could lead to the first border rail crossings for 50 years.
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Some foreigners freed in Nigeria

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 15:10
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Five foreigners kidnapped in Nigeria's oil-rich south have been freed say militants, but others are still held.
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US to give North Korea more time

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 22:39
related countries: Japan, United States

The US says it will give N Korea more time to act on its nuclear disarmament pledge following talks with Japan.
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Japan-US talks pressure N Korea

Friday, April 27th 2007, 18:03
related countries: Japan, United States

The leaders of Japan and the US strengthen calls for North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programme.
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Burma, North Korea restore ties

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 9:34
related countries: Burma

Burma and North Korea, two of the world's most isolated nations, restore diplomatic ties after 24 years.
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Japan raid on pro-N Korea group

Wednesday, April 25th 2007, 8:53
related countries: Japan
related places: Pyongyang

Japanese police raid a pro-North Korean group over the alleged kidnapping of two children in the 1970s.
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Teen N Korean defectors freed

Wednesday, April 25th 2007, 8:31
related countries: Laos

Three North Korean teenagers who fled to Laos are released into South Korean custody, officials say.
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Seoul bid to solve North bank row

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 9:44
related countries: South Korea, United States

South Korea's nuclear envoy heads to the US to discuss a bank dispute threatening North Korea nuclear progress.
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Seoul to resume N Korea food aid

Sunday, April 22nd 2007, 4:14
related countries: South Korea

South Korea agrees to send 400,000 tonnes of food aid to North Korea after five days of intense bargaining.
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US doubts North Korea reports

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 22:56
related countries: South Korea

The US says it has no official confirmation that North Korea is starting to shut down its main nuclear reactor.
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S Korea 'may delay aid to North'

Monday, April 16th 2007, 17:18
related countries: South Korea, Russia, United States
related places: Pyongyang

Seoul eyes delaying aid to North Korea, as Russia blames the US for Pyongyang's failure to meet a nuclear deadline.
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US-Korean man jailed for spying

Monday, April 16th 2007, 9:36
related countries: United States

An American-Korean man is jailed for nine years by a South Korean court for spying for the Communist North.
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US urges N Korea to shut reactor

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 21:02
related countries: United States

The US urges North Korea to seal its nuclear reactor, as Pyongyang misses a key deadline to close the plant.
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N Korea reaches nuclear deadline

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 3:40
related countries: United States

The US expresses concern as the deadline is reached for the closure of a North Korean nuclear reactor.
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N Korea still unsure over funds

Friday, April 13th 2007, 14:18
related countries: China, United States
related places: Pyongyang

N Korea says it is still waiting to confirm whether a funding row has been resolved, as a nuclear deadline looms.
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US recovers bodies from N Korea

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 9:57
related countries: United States
related places: New Mexico

The US governor of New Mexico succeeds in securing the remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean war.
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S Korea wolf clone claims probed

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 11:09

A claim by South Korean scientists to have created the first cloned wolves is being investigated by officials at the team's university.
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US mission arrives in North Korea

Sunday, April 8th 2007, 10:29
related countries: United States
related places: New Mexico

The US governor of New Mexico's goes to North Korea to claim remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean war.
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N Korea fund row 'solution found'

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 0:35
related countries: United States

The US says there is a way to return North Korean funds frozen in Macau, a move which could restart talks.
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Deadlock in N Korea funds talks

Friday, April 6th 2007, 11:32

Talks on frozen N Korean funds end without a deal, casting doubt that a disarmament deadline will be met.
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S Korea pledge on North food aid

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 21:24
related countries: South Korea

South Korea will give rice to North Korea even if it misses a deadline to close its nuclear plant, an official says.
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N Korea nuclear deadline in doubt

Wednesday, April 4th 2007, 9:57

Asian diplomats voice doubts North Korea will meet an April deadline to shut a nuclear plant, part of a landmark deal.
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N Korea envoys 'keeping children'

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 9:47

North Korean diplomats are refusing an order to send their children home to stop defections, reports say.
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Japan mounts missile self-defence

Friday, March 30th 2007, 6:13
related countries: Japan
related places: Tokyo

A Patriot missile system is deployed near Tokyo to deal with the possible threat posed by North Korea.
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