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Japan refuses to compensate victims of colonial rule
March 19th, 2010 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
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Seoul, March 19 (IANS) Japan has refused compensation for South Koreans who suffered during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula 1910-1945, Prensa Latina reported.
The Japanese foreign ministry has ignored the contents ...
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North Korea vows n-buildup ahead of US-South Korea war games
March 7th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, March 7 (DPA) North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea's planned military exercises with the United States would force it to build up its nuclear defences and reverse the process of ...
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US, China want North Korea to restart nuclear talks
March 6th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, March 6 (DPA) The US government has joined China in calling on North Korea to restart the stalled six-nation denuclearisation talks, media reports said.
"We would like to see the six-party process ...
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China wants to resume stalled six-party nuke talks with N. Korea before July
March 5th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
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Beijing, Mar. 5 (ANI): China's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, Wu Dawei, has said that Beijing wants the stalled nuclear disarmament talks with Pyongyang to resume before July.
It was the first ...
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China, North Korea vow to deepen ties
February 23rd, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Chinese and North Korean officials Tuesday pledged to enhance cooperation between the two countries at a meeting held here.
Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist ...
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We won’t give up n-weapons for aid, asserts North Korea
February 19th, 2010 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Feb 19 (DPA) North Korea said Friday it would not trade its nuclear weapons for "petty" economic aid and announced no-sail zones ahead of artillery exercises near the disputed maritime border ...
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North Korea committed to denuclearisation, Kim tells China
February 9th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Feb 9 (DPA) North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told visiting Chinese officials that his country remains committed to denuclearisation through six-nation talks.
"The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the ...
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North Korea restarts firing artillery shells in Yellow Sea
January 28th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Jan 28 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired artillery shells near the disputed maritime border with South Korea for a second day, media reports said.
The North began firing towards the South Korean ...
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Commentator Palin debuts for Fox, says Iraq was behind 9/11
January 13th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
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New York, Jan. 13 (ANI): Making her debut as a contributor to Fox News, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin admitted Tuesday that she thought Iraq may have been behind the terrorist ...
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US rejects North Korea’s call for peace treaty
January 12th, 2010 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) US Monday rejected North Korea's proposal to discuss a peace treaty saying Pyongyang should first take steps towards denuclearisation.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters Pyongyang has ...
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Ban vows to assist in ridding Korean peninsula of n-arms
January 12th, 2010 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
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New York, Jan 12 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he would provide "all possible efforts" to make the Korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons.
Ban's remarks were in reaction to ...
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North Korea seeks peace treaty, end of sanctions
January 11th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Jan 11 (DPA) North Korea Monday proposed negotiating a peace treaty to replace the truce that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
The foreign ministry in Pyongyang also demanded the lifting of UN ...
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North Korea’s ‘peace offensive’ aimed more at aid rather than nuclear program
January 4th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
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Pyongyang, Jan. 4 (ANI): The declaration of a "peace offensive" by North Korea aimed at pacifying relations with the US could lead to the resumption of six-party talks, but Pyongyang hasn't given ...
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South Korea sees ‘turning point’ in relations with North in 2010
January 4th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Jan 4 (DPA) South Korea plans to push for dialogue with North Korea in 2010, President Lee Myung Bak said Monday after a year of rising tensions amid a North Korean ...
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N.Korea calls for mending ties with the US
January 1st, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Jan.1 (ANI): North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, official news agency KCNA reported.
"The fundamental task for ensuring peace and stability on ...
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North Korea seeks better ties with US, nuclear-free peninsula
January 1st, 2010 - 9:38 am ICT by IANS
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Pyongyang, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korea Friday called for an end to the hostile relationship between Pyongyang and Washington while reiterating it will pursue for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.
"The fundamental task for ...
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Seoul summons Japanese ambassador in territorial row
December 25th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Dec 25 (DPA) South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan summoned the Japanese ambassador Friday over educational guidelines released by Tokyo on rocky islands claimed by the two countries.
The meeting was ...
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North Korea indicates return to six-party talks
December 11th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Dec 11 (DPA) Following a meeting with a US special envoy, North Korea indicated Friday that it was ready to resume mothballed international talks to end its nuclear weapons programme.
Quoting ...
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South Korea confident after World Cup draw
December 5th, 2009 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Dec 5 (DPA) The coach and players of the South Korean national football team say they have hard nuts to crack in their 2010 World Cup group but the challenge is ...
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Nuke talks: Obama says will send envoy to N.Korea
November 19th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
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Seoul, Nov. 19 (ANI): Having arrived from Chinese capital Beijing, US President Barack Obama said here on Thursday that he will send a special envoy to North Korea next month to ...
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US not seeking to ‘contain’ China: Obama
November 14th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
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Tokyo, Nov 14 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Saturday said the US is seeking "pragmatic cooperation" with China and welcomed its growing role and responsibility on the world stage.
At the same ...
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South Korea on high alert after navy battle with North Korea
November 11th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
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Seoul, Nov. 11 (ANI): South Korean troops went on high alert on Wednesday in anticipation of a possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed in ...
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ASEAN urges North Korea to comply with UN resolutions
October 24th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
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Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 24 (IANS) The 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit here issued a statement Saturday urging North Korea to fully comply with UN resolutions.
"We urged the DPRK (North ...
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North Korean threat growing with missile, n-programmes: Gates
October 21st, 2009 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Oct 21 (DPA) The danger posed by North Korea has grown as it develops its nuclear and missile programmes and engages in proliferation, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday on ...
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Chinese Premier pushes for nuclear-free Korean peninsula
October 5th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
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Pyongyang (North Korea), Oct.5 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for talks with top leader Kim Jong-il Sunday and said that he would be ...
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Chinese Premier to persuade N. Korea to resume six-nation talks
September 29th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
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Beijing, Sep. 29 (ANI): Keen to bring Pyongyang back to the multilateral negotiation table, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) early next week.
Pyongyang withdrew from ...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il meets Chinese President Hu Jintao’s special envoy
September 18th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
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Pyongyang, Sep. 18 (ANI): North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Il on Friday met with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy, Dai Bingguo, in Pyongyang.
According to Xinhua, Dai delivered Hu's letter to ...
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President Obama calls with Japan’s Hatoyama
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by BNO News
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama on Wednesday had a phone call with Japan's Hatoyama, who is set to become the country's next prime minister. The White House released the following ...
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N. Korean delegation visit to China may tackle nuke issue
September 2nd, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): A delegation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-il has arrived in Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
The Chinese ...
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Ship carrying banned weapons seized: UAE
August 29th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
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New York/Seoul, Aug 29 (DPA) The United Arab Emirates claims to have seized a ship carrying banned weapons from North Korea bound for Iran, diplomatic sources said in New York.
The incident, which ...
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North Korea-US nuke talks likely in September
August 26th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington/Seoul, Aug.26 (ANI): US special envoy Stephen Bosworth is said to have accepted an offer from North Korea for nuclear talks and is expected to visit Pyongyang next month.
According to South Korean ...
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South Korean president meets Pyongyang delegation
August 23rd, 2009 - 9:33 am ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Aug 23 (Xinhua) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held talks with a visiting North Korean delegation here Sunday amid Pyongyang's latest conciliatory moves that show signs of easing tensions on the ...
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North and South Korea restart talks
August 22nd, 2009 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Aug 22 (DPA) North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in almost two years Saturday amid indications of an easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula.
South Korea's Minister of ...
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Statement from President Obama on the death of former South Korean president Dae-jung
August 18th, 2009 - 10:02 pm ICT by admin
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama released the following statement on Tuesday on the passing of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung.
"I was saddened at the passing of former President Kim ...
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South Korean president urges dialogue with Pyongyang
August 15th, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, Aug 15 (DPA) South Korea's president Saturday called for dialogue with North Korea, urged Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme and offered to restart aid so both Koreas could find ...
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UN chief urges North Korea to return to talks
August 6th, 2009 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
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New York, Aug 6 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday appealed to North Korea's communist regime to return to six-party talks about dismantling its nuclear weapons programme, just hours after the ...
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South Korean vessel towed by North Korea (Lead)
July 30th, 2009 - 9:57 am ICT by IANS
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Seoul, July 30 (DPA) Seoul Thursday demanded the return of one of its fishing boats which was seized by North Korea after it strayed across the inter-Korean sea border, the South Korean ...
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South Korea’s ex-president breathing on a respirator
July 16th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
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Seoul, July 16 (DPA) South Korea's former president and Nobel peace laureate in 2000 Kim Dae Jung is breathing on a respirator in hospital, a spokesman for a Seoul hospital said Thursday.
The ...
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North Korea must give up nuclear programme: Seoul
July 13th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
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Stockholm, July 13 (DPA) North Korea must give up its controversial nuclear programme, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday after talks with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Lee said he supported sanctions ...
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Nuclear issues of Iran, North Korea different: Medvedev
July 5th, 2009 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
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Moscow, July 5 (Xinhua) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang's activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran.
"I ...
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