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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• November 11th 2005 – February 14th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – May 24th 2006
• June 1st 2006 – July 8th 2006
• July 9th 2006 – August 24th 2006
• September 2nd 2006 – October 11th 2006
• October 11th 2006 – October 26th 2006
• October 27th 2006 – December 22nd 2006
• December 22nd 2006 – February 25th 2007
• February 26th 2007 – April 7th 2007
• April 8th 2007 – June 16th 2007
• June 16th 2007 – July 15th 2007
• July 16th 2007 – August 10th 2007
• August 11th 2007 – October 2nd 2007
• October 2nd 2007 – December 10th 2007
• December 13th 2007 – February 25th 2008
• February 25th 2008 – April 22nd 2008
• April 25th 2008 – June 30th 2008
• July 2nd 2008 – August 25th 2008
• August 26th 2008 – October 9th 2008
• October 9th 2008 – November 25th 2008
• November 26th 2008 – February 3rd 2009
• February 5th 2009 – March 17th 2009
• March 18th 2009 – April 8th 2009
• April 9th 2009 – May 14th 2009
• May 16th 2009 – June 9th 2009
• June 9th 2009 – July 9th 2009
• July 10th 2009 – August 18th 2009
• August 19th 2009 – October 4th 2009
• October 5th 2009 – November 27th 2009
• December 3rd 2009 – December 17th 2009

North Korea: news

No breakthrough at N Korea talks

Friday, November 11th 2005, 7:35

A fifth round of six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme ends with no real signs of progress.
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N Korea 'lists steps to disarm'

Monday, November 14th 2005, 10:21
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

North Korea has suggested a five-point plan under which it could dismantle its nuclear weapons, Seoul says.
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S Korean scientist defends work

Monday, November 14th 2005, 14:04

South Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-suk insists his work meets ethical standards over human egg donations.
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Leaders urge Korea peace treaty

Thursday, November 17th 2005, 5:35
related countries: South Korea, United States
related places: Pyongyang, Seoul

The US and S Korean leaders call for a Korean peace treaty and say a nuclear-armed North will not be tolerated.
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UN raps N Korea's rights record

Thursday, November 17th 2005, 19:46

A UN General Assembly panel voices serious concern about alleged human rights abuses in North Korea.
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S Korean former spy found dead

Monday, November 21st 2005, 10:29

A South Korean intelligence official, quizzed over a bugging scandal, has apparently committed suicide.
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Death sentence for Korean soldier

Wednesday, November 23rd 2005, 13:31
related countries: South Korea

A military court in South Korea sentences to death a soldier who shot dead eight of his colleagues in June.
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N Korea threatens talks walk-out

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 9:21
related countries: United States

North Korea threatens to end talks on its nuclear programme unless the US removes financial sanctions.
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South Korea fines Microsoft $32m

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 9:56
related countries: United States

US software giant Microsoft is fined $32m following an antitrust ruling by South Korean regulators.
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US says N Korea 'criminal regime'

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 11:04
related countries: United States

A senior US diplomat calls North Korea a "criminal regime" involved in drug trafficking and forgery.
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Seoul 'ignoring' N Korean abuses

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 11:24
related countries: South Korea

Activists criticise South Korea for not putting enough pressure on North Korea over its human rights record.
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Strike talks start at Korean Air

Friday, December 9th 2005, 8:10

Striking pilots at Korean Air meet managers for talks, as the government threatens to intervene.
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S Korea cloning expert hits back

Friday, December 16th 2005, 8:22

Cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk stands by his apparently breakthrough research, after claims results were faked.
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N Korea to resume nuclear plans

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 12:13

North Korea says it will resume building two nuclear reactors, renewing concerns about its ambitions.
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North Korea-Japan talks to resume

Wednesday, December 21st 2005, 5:20
related countries: Japan

Japan says it will resume talks with North Korea on Saturday, with the issue of its abducted citizens topping the agenda.
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S Korea cloning research was fake

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 8:29

Research by South Korean cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk was "fabricated", says an academic panel.
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US threat over N Korean food aid

Friday, December 30th 2005, 4:14
related countries: United States

The US says it will stop food aid to North Korea unless foreign aid agencies can oversee its distribution.
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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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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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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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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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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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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-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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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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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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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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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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