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France's special envoy on North Korea, Jack Lang, arrived in Pyongyang on Monday, state media reported, on a five-day mission expected to include talks on the North's disputed nuclear programme.
A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will accept North Korea’s invitation for a senior U.S. official to visit Pyongyang for talks to bring the nuclear-armed regime back to disarmament negotiations, a White House official said today.
The French president's special envoy on North Korea held talks Tuesday with the country's foreign minister during a visit to Pyongyang to explore the possibility of establishing diplomatic ties with the communist regime.
The United States will announce in the next several days whether it will start direct talks with North Korea amid signs Pyongyang may be ready to return to broader nuclear disarmament negotiations, a U.S. official said on Monday.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il -- known for shunning air travel -- has six luxurious trains equipped with reception halls, conference rooms and high-tech communication facilities, a South Korean newspaper reported Monday.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South and North Korean warships exchanged fire off the peninsula’s western coast after the North’s vessel crossed a disputed sea border and ignored several warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South and North Korean warships exchanged fire off their western coast after the North’s vessel crossed a disputed sea border and ignored several warning shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.
President Obama has agreed to send a senior U.S. diplomat to North Korea for the first direct talks with the government there in more than a year, hoping the mission will lead to the renewal of multi-nation negotiations designed to end its nuclear program.
A South Korean ship fired on a North Korean vessel after it says the North's ship crossed into the South's waters. The exchange ratchets up tensions before US President Obama's Asia visit, scheduled for mid-November.
France's special envoy on North Korea, Jack Lang, left China for Pyongyang on Monday on a five-day mission expected to include talks on the North's disputed nuclear programme, French diplomats said.
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will accept North Korea’s invitation for a senior U.S. official to visit Pyongyang for direct talks to bring the nuclear-armed regime back to disarmament negotiations, a White House official said today.
After months of deliberation, Obama administration accepts offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, officials say.
North and South Korea have fought a brief skirmish in disputed waters, with apparent damage to a North Korean naval vessel. Pyongyang is demanding an apology, while South Korea warns the North not to engage in any more provocative behavior.
The United States is likely to decide soon to send an envoy to North Korea, the first such mission by President Barack Obama's administration to jumpstart denuclearization talks, an official has said.
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s navy opened fire on a North Korean warship that crossed its western sea border, triggering an exchange of shots, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in Seoul.
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