IN OTHER WORDS: Fair deal North Korea wanted the Bush administration to make a significant concession first. It demanded that the US provide it with a light-water nuclear reactor for electricity production. Only then would it dismantle its nuclear weapons and programmes, rejoin... 22 Sep, 2005
N Korea agrees to abandon nukes Beijing, September 19:In a major breakthrough, North Korea today agreed to abandon its nuclear weapons and programmes and rejoin the Non-Proliferation Treaty, accept inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency after the US agreed to normalise... Women 19 Sep, 2005
THE WORLD OVER N Korea nuke talksBEIJING: Negotiations aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons aspirations resumed on Tuesday, but prospects for progress were uncertain as Pyongyang remained insistent on its right to a civilian atomic programme. Envoys from... Women 13 Sep, 2005
TOPICS : South Korea’s embrace of North’s nukes From the Bush administration perspective, South Korea’s nonchalance about the North Korean nukes borders on madness. The totalitarian regime in Pyongyang is about as evil as they come, and much of its malice is directed at South. North Korea has even... 11 Aug, 2005
US, N Korea hold face-to-face meet Associated Press Beijing, July 28:The top US envoy today held his longest meeting yet with the North Koreans amid six-nation talks aimed at convincing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons, but signs of progress were scant as stark differences... Women 28 Jul, 2005
Thailand offers help to resolve N Korea issue Agence France PresseBangkok, July 25:Thailand will do what it can to help resolve the Korean nuclear standoff, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told North Korea’s foreign minister today on the eve of key six-party talks in Beijing. “The Thai... Women 25 Jul, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS Korean moveNorth Korea’s announcement Sunday that it will return to six-party talks on its nuclear weapons programme should be greeted by the US as an opportunity to engage in genuine give-and-take negotiations. China, South Korea, Japan, and Russia... 13 Jul, 2005
Beijing’s special envoy to visit Pyongyang Associated PressBeijing, July 8:China will send a special envoy to North Korea next week after weekend talks with visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on efforts to restart nuclear disarmament talks, the government said today. The brief... Women 08 Jul, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS Good chance In talks Friday with a South Korean cabinet minister, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il said he could return as early as next month to the suspended six-party talks in Beijing on the North’s nuclear weapons programme. Upon his return to... 22 Jun, 2005
SNIPPETS Four US soldiers hurtKABUL: Militants detonated a roadside bomb near a US humvee in the southeastern Ghazni province on Tuesday, injuring four American soldiers and an interpreter in the second bloody attack on US forces here in as many days. — AFP... Women 14 Jun, 2005
Japan beat North Korea, secure World Cup berth Associated PressBangkok, June 8:Japan defeated North Korea 2-0 at Bangkok on Wednesday to qualify for next year’s soccer World Cup.Late goals by Atsushi Yanagisawa in the 73rd minute and substitute Masashi Oguro in the 88th minute gave Japan the win... 08 Jun, 2005
China build-up has put military balance in region at risk: Rumsfeld Agence France PresseSingapore, June 4:Issues warnings on N Korea’s nuke development.US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today warned that China is spending considerably more on a major military buildup than officially acknowledged and asked why it... Women 04 Jun, 2005
