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North Korea's Kim Jong Il reportedly dispatched his top nuclear envoy to Beijing on Tuesday to discuss restarting nuclear disarmament talks, a day after pledging Pyongyang's commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he remained committed to giving up the country’s nuclear weapons program as a news report said his chief arms negotiator is visiting China.
A senior U.N. envoy pressed ahead Wednesday with international efforts to get North Korea back into nuclear disarmament talks, during the world body's first high-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years.
North Korea's top nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Tuesday as Pyongyang said it was willing to step up talks with China on resuming stalled disarmament-for-aid talks.
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. said North Korean leader Kim Jong Il ’s declaration that he is committed to shelving the country’s nuclear weapons program must be followed by action to rejoin international negotiations.
Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il pledged to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula in a meeting with a senior envoy from China, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday from Pyongyang.
North Korea's severe food shortages are expected to worsen this year after a poor grain harvest in 2009, South Korean officials said Wednesday.
Matchmaking services connecting North Korean women and South Korean men are helping ease the transition to a new life for some defectors
Pyongyang accused Seoul on Monday of plotting to topple its regime as relations again soured, while a top Chinese official met North Korea's leader to bring the country back to nuclear disarmament talks.
A senior U.N. envoy arrived in North Korea on Tuesday, the world body's highest-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years, amid an international push to get it back to the nuclear negotiating table.
Kim Jong-Il restated North Korea's goal of ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his top nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks.
North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il has apologized for inflation caused by last year’s currency revaluation and vowed to better feed the country’s 24 million population, a Seoul-based rights group said.
Beijing - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told Chinese officials that his country remains committed to denuclearization through six-nation talks, Chinese state media reported Tuesday. The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party tal...
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he remained committed to giving up the country’s nuclear weapons program as diplomatic efforts intensified to end a 14-month hiatus in multilateral disarmament talks.
Pyongyang accused Seoul on Monday of plotting to topple its regime, souring relations again as a top Chinese official visited North Korea in a new drive to bring it back to nuclear disarmament talks.
A senior Chinese official met North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Monday and a top U.N. political envoy was slated to arrive a day later in a new push to get the reclusive state to return to stalled nuclear disarmament talks.
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