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

UN chief orders funding inquiry

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 16:08

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon calls for an urgent inquiry into all UN funding amid concerns over North Korean misappropriation.
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'Progress' in N Korea-US talks

Friday, January 19th 2007, 12:17
related countries: United States

N Korea and the US call recent talks positive, as Washington's envoy prepares for more nuclear negotiations.
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S Korea 'regrets' refugee mix-up

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 11:33
related countries: China, South Korea
related places: Seoul

Seoul apologises for failing to stop nine North Korean refugees from being deported back there from China.
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Abducted S Korean returns home

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 12:18

A South Korean fisherman kidnapped by North Korea 30 years ago arrives home after fleeing from the North.
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Jail demand for Hyundai chairman

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 7:36

South Korean prosecutors call for a six-year jail sentence for the chairman of Hyundai Motor Company for fraud.
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S Koreans released in Niger Delta

Friday, January 12th 2007, 18:51
related countries: Niger

Nine South Korean oil workers are freed after being seized by gunmen in the Niger Delta on Wednesday.
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S Koreans seized in Niger Delta

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 8:30
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Nine South Korean oil workers are taken hostage by gunmen in southern Nigeria, officials say.
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Japan, UK agree on N Korea call

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 23:19
related countries: Japan, United Kingdom

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and the UK's Tony Blair want more effort to deter North Korean nuclear ambitions.
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Abe warns world against N Korea

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 4:10

Japan's PM urges international co-operation to stop a nuclear-armed North Korea, in a BBC interview.
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North Korea foreign minister dies

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 9:51

North Korea's Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun has died, according to the country's official media.
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North Korea talks end in deadlock

Friday, December 22nd 2006, 13:00

The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme end after five days without agreement, reports say.
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Hopes fade at North Korea talks

Friday, December 22nd 2006, 7:33

Deadlock continues as the six-party round of talks on North Korea's nuclear programme nears its end.
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US 'tables North Korea proposal'

Wednesday, December 20th 2006, 11:44
related countries: United States

The US offers a "concrete proposal" to end North Korea's nuclear plans, South Korea's Yonhap news agency says.
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Talks stall over N Korea demands

Tuesday, December 19th 2006, 4:55
related countries: United States

There was no progress on the first day of talks on North Korea's nuclear programme, the US chief negotiator says.
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N Korea demands end to sanctions

Monday, December 18th 2006, 11:38
related countries: United States

North Korea will not halt its nuclear programme unless UN sanctions are lifted, it tells key six-nation talks.
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Japan sets N Korean talks goals

Tuesday, December 12th 2006, 7:25
related countries: Japan

Japan says North Korea must let international inspectors monitor its nuclear sites, ahead of six-nation talks.
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N Korea nuclear talks to resume

Monday, December 11th 2006, 7:55

Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to resume on 18 December, China says.
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Seoul charges North Korea 'spies'

Friday, December 8th 2006, 9:32
related countries: South Korea

South Korea accuses five people of spying for the North, in what is called the biggest spy case since 2000.
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Lone Star's Korean deal 'illegal'

Thursday, December 7th 2006, 7:36
related countries: United States
related places: Lone Star

US private equity firm Lone Star's 2003 purchase of Korea Exchange Bank was illegal, prosecutors have said.
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Icahn 'sells most of KT&G stake'

Tuesday, December 5th 2006, 7:36
related countries: United States

US billionaire Carl Icahn has sold most of his stake in Korean tobacco and ginseng firm KT&G, reports say.
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US still hopeful on N Korea talks

Thursday, November 30th 2006, 4:49
related countries: United States

The US envoy for North Korea says he hopes talks on its nuclear plans will start soon, despite no date being set.
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N Korea and US in diplomacy push

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 10:45
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang

Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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S Korea in mass poultry slaughter

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 17:46

South Korean officials are to slaughter 236,000 poultry after an outbreak of the H5N1 form of bird flu at a farm.
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N Korea 'won't stop nuclear plan'

Wednesday, November 22nd 2006, 9:54
related places: Pyongyang

A top North Korean official is quoted saying Pyongyang will not abandon nuclear weapons when it returns to talks.
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Korean Air orders 25 Boeing jets

Tuesday, November 21st 2006, 6:56

Korean is to spend $5.5bn on 25 Boeing planes - the biggest such deal in the country's aviation history.
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Apec 'concern' at N Korea threat

Sunday, November 19th 2006, 11:33

Asia-Pacific leaders in Vietnam express "strong concern" over North Korea's nuclear weapons test.
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US presses for full NK sanctions

Saturday, November 18th 2006, 18:05
related countries: United States

President Bush tries to persuade leaders to give full support to UN sanctions against North Korea.
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France searches N Korean vessel

Thursday, November 16th 2006, 15:25
related countries: France, India, Indian Ocean

France stops a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean, under UN sanctions imposed after the North's nuclear test.
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Japan bans luxuries for N Korea

Tuesday, November 14th 2006, 6:57

Japan approves a ban on the export of luxury goods to North Korea, in line with UN sanctions agreed last month.
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S Korea 'spurns ship search plan'

Monday, November 13th 2006, 8:39
related countries: South Korea, United States

South Korea will not join a US-led initiative to stop and search North Korea ships at sea, officials say.
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Golf: Yang holds off Woods to win

Sunday, November 12th 2006, 8:02

South Korean Yang Yong-Eun holds off a Tiger Woods charge to win the Champions tournament in Shanghai.
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Next UN chief pledges reform

Friday, November 10th 2006, 6:22

The UN secretary general-elect, Ban Ki-moon, pledges reform of the body and progress on North Korea.
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Japan's NHK in media control row

Thursday, November 9th 2006, 6:36
related countries: Japan

Japan's government says public broadcaster NHK can be ordered to focus on North Korean abductions.
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Japan unmoved by N Korea offer

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 4:15
related places: Pyongyang

Japan says it will maintain sanctions on North Korea despite its decision to resume talks on its nuclear activities.
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Bush hails China on N Korea deal

Wednesday, November 1st 2006, 2:03
related countries: China, United States

The US president thanks China for its role in persuading North Korea to return to talks about its nuclear programme.
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North Korea talks set to resume

Tuesday, October 31st 2006, 16:00
related countries: China

Six-nation talks on North Korea will restart soon, in the first sign of detente since the North's nuclear test.
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US expects fresh N Korean test

Monday, October 30th 2006, 6:02
related countries: South Korea, United States
related places: Seoul

The top US general in South Korea says he expects more N Korean nuclear tests, but pledges US support to Seoul.
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UN head discusses N Korea tests

Saturday, October 28th 2006, 11:07
related countries: China

The next UN chief Ban Ki-moon has talks in China debating action over North Korea's nuclear tests.
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Third top S Korean official quits

Friday, October 27th 2006, 10:10
related countries: South Korea

South Korea's intelligence agency chief is the third official this week to offer to resign over the North's nuclear test.
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S Korea lists steps against North

Thursday, October 26th 2006, 6:33
related places: Pyongyang

South Korea reveals the sanctions it will take against the North, despite a recent threat from Pyongyang.
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Bush accuses North Korean leader

Thursday, October 26th 2006, 0:09
related countries: United States

The US president says North Korea is "testing the will" of the nations negotiating with it over its nuclear programme.
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Pyongyang warning to South Korea

Wednesday, October 25th 2006, 16:51
related countries: South Korea

A North Korean reunification committee official warns the South of a "crisis of war" if it backs UN sanctions.
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Pyongyang warns South Korea

Wednesday, October 25th 2006, 16:14
related countries: South Korea

A North Korean reunification committee official warns the South of a "crisis of war" if it backs UN sanctions.
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China sees no N Korea test plans

Tuesday, October 24th 2006, 9:56
related countries: China

China says North Korea told a visiting Chinese envoy that it does not intend to carry out a second nuclear test.
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N Korea food shortages 'critical'

Monday, October 23rd 2006, 22:22

North Korean food shortages have worsened since its recent nuclear test led donors to withdraw aid, the UN says.
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N Korea links tests to 'pressure'

Sunday, October 22nd 2006, 14:18
related countries: United States
related places: Asia

North Korea will only carry out a second nuclear test if "harassed" by the US, media reports in Asia say.
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Rice: 'N Korea escalating crisis'

Saturday, October 21st 2006, 21:57
related countries: Russia, United States
related places: Moscow

The US secretary of state accuses North Korea of seeking to escalate tension over its nuclear programme.
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N Korea 'not planning more tests'

Friday, October 20th 2006, 16:11
related countries: China

Japan has unconfirmed information that North Korea is not planning more nuclear tests, reports say.
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Chinese envoy hopeful on N Korea

Friday, October 20th 2006, 8:34
related countries: China

A high-level Chinese envoy returns from North Korea expressing optimism about defusing the nuclear crisis.
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Rice presses Beijing on N Korea

Friday, October 20th 2006, 5:23
related countries: China, United States

The US secretary of state holds talks with the Chinese foreign minister as diplomacy over North Korea intensifies.
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China pressures N Korean leader

Thursday, October 19th 2006, 10:18
related countries: China

A Chinese envoy meets North Korea's reclusive leader amid international efforts to stop another nuclear test.
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Rice N Korea tour heads to Seoul

Thursday, October 19th 2006, 3:47
related countries: Japan

Condoleezza Rice begins talks in South Korea as she rallies opposition to North Korea's nuclear test.
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US backs allies against NK threat

Wednesday, October 18th 2006, 16:03
related countries: United States

The United States says it will back its Asian allies militarily against any threat from North Korea.
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N Korea says sanctions 'are war'

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 8:46
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea says UN sanctions imposed after its nuclear test are a "declaration of war", state media reports.
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Rice warns N Korea on fresh test

Tuesday, October 17th 2006, 4:18
related countries: United States

The US warns N Korea against a second nuclear test amid reports of new activity at the blast site.
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US confirms N Korea nuclear test

Monday, October 16th 2006, 18:58
related countries: United States

Air samples from North Korea confirm that a nuclear explosion was carried out, US intelligence officials say.
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