World - North Korea

US envoy's trip to North Korea still on: Clinton
AFP – 20 mins ago

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SINGAPORE (AFP) - A US envoy will go ahead with a landmark trip to North Korea despite a naval clash between the reclusive state and South Korea, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday. Full Story »
US presses diplomacy with NKorea despite skirmish
AP – 59 mins ago

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SINGAPORE - Amid rising tension between North and South Korea after a naval skirmish this week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday urged calm but said diplomatic efforts to resolve the nuclear standoff with the North would continue. Full Story »
S.Korea deploys more warships after clash: sources
AFP – 1 hr 23 mins ago

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SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea Wednesday sent two more warships to guard its border after a naval clash left a North Korean patrol boat in flames, as Washington confirmed it would send an envoy for nuclear talks in Pyongyang. Full Story »
SKorea troops on high alert after navy skirmish
AP – 2 hrs 35 mins ago

AP

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea is ready to deter any retaliation by North Korea following the two countries' first naval clash in seven years, officials said Wednesday, as the top U.S. diplomat said the skirmish will not scuttle a planned visit to Pyongyang by an American envoy. Full Story »
Clinton says Korea naval fight won't deter U.S. envoy visit
Reuters – Wed Nov 11, 4:28 am ET

Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A naval skirmish between the two Koreas will not derail the Obama administration's plans to send its first envoy to Pyongyang to revive dormant nuclear talks, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Full Story »
Two Koreas' naval clash won't deter U.S. visit: Clinton
Reuters – Wed Nov 11, 2:55 am ET

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - This week's naval clash between North and South Korea will not affect the decision to send a U.S. special envoy to North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Full Story »
US announces NKorea nuclear talks
AP – Tue Nov 10, 6:02 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to North Korea before year's end to try to pull the Koreans back into international negotiations on nuclear disarmament, the State Department said Tuesday. Full Story »
First Obama envoy to visit North Korea
AFP – Tue Nov 10, 4:15 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The new US administration will send its first mission to North Korea to jumpstart denuclearization talks, officials confirmed Tuesday, saying the visit was likely before year end. Full Story »
N.Korea boat in flames after naval clash: Seoul officials
AFP – Tue Nov 10, 3:06 pm ET

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SEOUL (AFP) - A North Korean patrol boat was set ablaze after exchanging fire with South Korea's navy on Tuesday, Seoul officials said, as the White House warned Pyongyang against an escalation of regional tensions. Full Story »
U.S. sets North Korea talks, looking for positive steps
Reuters – Tue Nov 10, 2:36 pm ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold bilateral talks with North Korea in hopes of coaxing Pyongyang back into broader negotiations aimed at ending its nuclear arms program. Full Story »
US warns North Korea after naval clash
AFP – Tue Nov 10, 1:17 pm ET

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) - The White House on Tuesday warned North Korea against any actions that could be seen as an "escalation" after a fiery maritime clash between the North's navy and a South Korean vessel. Full Story »
French envoy meets with NKorean foreign minister
AP – Tue Nov 10, 2:47 am ET

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PYONGYANG, North Korea - 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. Full Story »
North and South Korea have naval skirmish: Yonhap
Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 10:11 pm ET

SEOUL (Reuters) - North and South Korea have had a naval skirmish in Yellow Sea waters off their west coast, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. Full Story »
US likely to send envoy to Pyongyang: official
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 9:02 pm ET

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - 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. Full Story »
U.S. to decide soon on North Korea talks: official
Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 4:17 pm ET

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. Full Story »
France's N.Korea envoy in Pyongyang
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 11:11 am ET

AFP

SEOUL (AFP) - 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. Full Story »
Report: NKorea's Kim rides on tricked-out trains
AP – Mon Nov 9, 8:21 am ET

AP

SEOUL, South Korea - 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. Full Story »
France's NKorea envoy heads to Pyongyang
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 2:46 am ET

BEIJING (AFP) - 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. Full Story »