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

North halts inter-Korean reunions

Wednesday, July 19th 2006, 15:10
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea halts cross-border family reunions in retaliation for Seoul's suspension of food aid.
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Japan mulls new N Korea sanctions

Monday, July 17th 2006, 8:26
related countries: Japan
related places: Pyongyang

Japan reportedly considers further sanctions against N Korea, after Pyongyang denounced the UN resolution.
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N Korea rejects UN missile call

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 9:31

North Korea angrily denounces a UN resolution condemning its missile tests and says it will build up its arsenal.
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Ten die in South Korea flooding

Sunday, July 16th 2006, 6:51
related countries: South Korea

Monsoon floods claim at least 10 lives and force 2,000 people from their homes in an eastern South Korea.
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UN votes for N Korean sanctions

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 21:22

The UN Security Council votes unanimously to impose sanctions on North Korea following recent missile tests.
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Korean missile vote split looms

Saturday, July 15th 2006, 6:46
related countries: China, Japan, United States

The US and Japan insist on a UN vote condemning North Korean missile launches as China threatens to veto it.
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No advance in N Korea diplomacy

Thursday, July 13th 2006, 10:38
related countries: Russia

China's draft resolution on N Korea fails to satisfy all parties, as talks with Pyongyang make no progress.
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Push to end bitter row on N Korea

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 12:26

Fresh diplomatic efforts are under way to end the row over how to respond to North Korea's missile tests.
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Push to end bitter row on N Korea

Tuesday, July 11th 2006, 9:42

New diplomatic efforts are under way to end a row between foreign allies over North Korea's missile tests.
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UN delays N Korea sanctions vote

Monday, July 10th 2006, 23:55
related countries: China, United States
related places: Pyongyang

A UN Security Council vote on sanctions over North Korea's missile tests is postponed to give diplomacy more time.
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US urges talks on N Korea tests

Sunday, July 9th 2006, 14:10
related countries: United States

The US calls for negotiations over North Korea's missile tests, but threatens isolation if more tests follow.
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US spurns N Korean talks demands

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 11:36
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang

The US rejects calls from North Korea to lift sanctions as a condition for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.
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Japan seeks N Korea sanctions

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 5:16
related countries: Japan

Japan presents a draft resolution to the UN Security Council urging sanctions over North Korea's missile tests.
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S Korea suspends North food aid

Friday, July 7th 2006, 19:43
related countries: China, United States

South Korea suspends food and fertiliser aid to the North in the wake of its missile tests, reports say.
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Outcry over N Korea missile test

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 16:21
related countries: Japan

World powers condemn North Korea for test-firing missiles, as the UN Security Council holds emergency talks.
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N Korea tests long-range missile

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 7:21
related countries: Japan

North Korea test-fires at least six missiles, including the long-range Taepodong-2, sparking global condemnation.
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Hwang accepts faked clone blame

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 7:48

Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean cloning expert, admits "broad responsibility" for faked stem cell research.
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US dismisses North Korea threat

Tuesday, July 4th 2006, 0:29
related countries: United States
related places: White House

The White House calls a North Korean threat of a nuclear strike if it is attacked by the US "deeply hypothetical".
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Bush, Koizumi talk beef and NK

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 22:34
related countries: Iran, Japan, United States
related places: Washington

US beef and North Korea's missile plans are discussed as Junichiro Koizumi makes his final US trip as Japan's PM.
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Abductee sticks to N Korean line

Thursday, June 29th 2006, 9:23

A man thought to have been kidnapped by North Korea denies it, keeping to the North's version of events.
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Kidnapped S Korean meets family

Wednesday, June 28th 2006, 10:46

A South Korean believed to have been kidnapped by N Korea meets his mother for the first time in 28 years.
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Cheney downplays N Korea threat

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 22:17
related countries: United States

The US vice-president rebuffs calls for military action against North Korea, saying its capabilities are "rudimentary".
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Seoul eases N Korea missile fears

Thursday, June 22nd 2006, 15:19
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

Seoul dampens fears North Korea is about to carry out a missile test, as the US warns of punishment if it does.
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Obey test ban, US tells N Korea

Wednesday, June 21st 2006, 15:38
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush tells North Korea to abide by its agreement to avoid testing missiles.
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N Korea missile row gathers pace

Wednesday, June 21st 2006, 7:17

The US says North Korea seems to be moving towards the test launch of a missile with the range to hit US soil.
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S Korea cloning expert on trial

Tuesday, June 20th 2006, 9:07

Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean cloning expert whose research was faked, goes on trial for fraud.
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N Korea warned off missile test

Tuesday, June 20th 2006, 6:40
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns North Korea not to test-launch a long-range missile.
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Pressure builds against N Korea

Monday, June 19th 2006, 5:23

International pressure mounts against North Korea amid speculation it might test-launch a long-range missile.
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N Korea warned about missile

Sunday, June 18th 2006, 22:35
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan is to lodge a "fierce" protest if North Korea test-fires a missile said to be capable of hitting the US.
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Japan and US warn N Korea on test

Saturday, June 17th 2006, 14:38
related countries: Japan, United States

Japan and the US issue new warnings to North Korea amid reports of an imminent test of a long-range missile.
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N Korea test moves 'continuing'

Saturday, June 17th 2006, 12:18
related countries: United States

North Korea is stepping up preparations to test fire a missile capable of reaching the US, regional media report.
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US warns N Korea on missile test

Wednesday, June 14th 2006, 11:51
related countries: United States

The United States warns it will respond if North Korea goes ahead with a test launch of a new long-range missile.
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N Korea to face Japan sanctions

Tuesday, June 13th 2006, 9:05
related countries: Japan

Japan's parliament votes to impose sanctions on North Korea unless it solves a row over kidnapped Japanese.
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Japan doubtful of N Korea test

Tuesday, June 13th 2006, 6:33
related countries: Japan

Japan says it does not believe North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile any time soon.
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N Korea in 'US spy plane' warning

Sunday, June 11th 2006, 9:48
related countries: United States

North Korea says it will punish the US, after claiming it is conducting spy flights over its territorial waters.
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S Korea abductee 'to meet family'

Thursday, June 8th 2006, 4:24

North Korea says it will allow a South Korean allegedly abducted nearly 30 years ago to meet his family.
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'Five killed' in Nigeria oil raid

Wednesday, June 7th 2006, 9:42
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Five Nigerian soldiers are killed in a raid on an oil field in which five South Koreans were kidnapped, militants say.
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N Korea hints at US envoy's visit

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 9:33
related countries: United States
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea conditionally invites the US negotiator on its nuclear programme to visit Pyongyang for talks.
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N Korea reactor project ended

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 1:21

A consortium set up to build nuclear power plants in North Korea, to stifle its weapons ambitions, ends the scheme.
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N Korea cancels border rail trial

Wednesday, May 24th 2006, 3:49
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea cancels the first train crossing of its border with the South in 50 years, an official in Seoul says.
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Arrest warrant in S Korea attack

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 11:00

A court issues a warrant for the arrest of a man accused of slashing the face of the South Korean opposition leader.
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Arrest sought over S Korea attack

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 12:12

South Korean prosecutors seek the formal arrest of a man accused of slashing the face of the opposition leader.
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S Korea ex-leader to visit North

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 11:09

Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung is to visit North Korea next month, officials say.
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S Korea scientist on fraud charge

Friday, May 12th 2006, 4:11

Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean cloning expert whose research was faked, is charged with fraud.
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UN agency to resume N Korean aid

Thursday, May 11th 2006, 8:41
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea is to allow foreign food aid shipments to resume, six months after cracking down on aid agencies.
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US accepts six N Korean refugees

Sunday, May 7th 2006, 0:05
related countries: United States

The US grants refugee status to six North Koreans, says a senator who co-sponsored a new human rights law.
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Hyundai boss arrested in S Korea

Friday, April 28th 2006, 14:43

South Korean police arrest the boss of Hyundai Motor Group, Chung Mong-Koo, on embezzlement charges.
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Prosecutors seek Hyundai arrest

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 3:59

Prosecutors plan to arrest the chairman of South Korean car giant Hyundai, on embezzlement charges.
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S Korea warns Japan over islands

Tuesday, April 25th 2006, 6:47
related countries: Japan

S Korean leader Roh Moo-hyun accuses Japan of denying Korean independence by claiming disputed islands.
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Hyundai chief faces prosecutors

Monday, April 24th 2006, 2:16

The chairman of South Korean car giant Hyundai is being questioned about alleged illegal political lobbying.
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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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