US envoy hopes to make up time in N.Korea talks
2007-06-18 15:07:53
Hill said he hopes moves toward ending Pyongyang's nuclear program can return to a tight timeline now that a banking dispute has been settled.
US: N.Korea nuke issue far from over
2007-06-18 13:39:51
The chief US envoy at N.Korean nuclear talks warned Sunday that shutting down DPRK's atomic program remains a far-off goal, but welcomed the country's decision to invite inspectors.
N.Korea invites UN nuclear inspectors
2007-06-16 19:32:08
North Korea sent a letter to the UN nuclear watchdog, inviting inspectors to the country to discuss shutting down its main nuclear reactor.N.Korea Nuclear Crisis
Hill: Glitch holding up NKorean transfer
2007-06-16 17:09:19
A technical glitch was holding up the final transfer of previously frozen North Korean funds, U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said Saturday.
Report: N.Korea funds transfer to begin
2007-06-14 15:12:28
Kyodo News agency, citing unidentified Macau government authorities, said the transfer of the $25m would begin by the end of the business day.
Seoul: N.Korea bank issue nearly over
2007-06-13 11:26:46
Negotiations to transfer North Korean funds held at a Macau bank are in their final stages, South Korea's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Russia to help end stalemate over N.Korea funds
2007-06-11 08:46:33
Russia has accepted a US request that a Russian bank help end a stalemate over frozen funds that has halted progress in the North's nuclear disarmament.
US hopes DPRK frozen assets issue to be resolved quickly
2007-06-08 04:14:00
The United States said on Thursday that the issue of frozen assets belonging to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Macau's Banco Delta Asia (BDA) is tough and hopes the issue will be resolved as soon as possible.
North Korea fires missiles off coast
2007-06-07 20:32:51
North Korea fired short-range missiles off its western coast in an apparent test Thursday. N. Korea Nuke Crisis US: not constructive
S.Korea urges North to shut down reactor
2007-05-30 14:33:07
South Korea urged the North to shut down its main nuclear reactor and gradually open their heavily armed border to regular train traffic.
North Koreans arrive in South for talks
2007-05-29 17:32:48
A high-level North Korean delegation arrived in South Korea for reconciliation talks Tuesday despite looming rifts over the North's nuclear program and South Korean rice shipments.
Nuclear impasse hangs over two Koreas' talks
2007-05-29 10:48:49
The two Koreas will try to mend relations at cabinet-level talks on Tuesday, but the North's refusal to act on a nuclear disarmament deal could lead Seoul to delay rice aid.