Tag Archives: N Korea

IAEA nuclear team leaves N Korea

Posted on April 16, 2009 by admin

SEOUL: A three-man team from the United Nations nuclear agency that had been in North Korea arrived in Beijing on Thursday, but declined to comment about Pyongyang’s atomic programme. One of the men, who would only give his first name … Continue reading →

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Kim Jong Il re-elected to N Korea’s top post

Posted on April 9, 2009 by admin

The Supreme People’s Assembly re-confirmed Kim as the chairman of the National Defence Commission, state media reported. The commission is the most powerful body in North Korea’s government. Kim’s election was a formality in the single-party, totalitarian state, but observers … Continue reading →

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John McCain regarded as cavalier air force pilot

Posted on October 7, 2008 by admin

Though Republican presidential candidate John McCain has used his war hero status to push his political ambitions, fresh evidence has surfaced that the ex-navy pilot was actually accident prone. Senator McCain was actually involved in three major crashes during his … Continue reading →

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US nuclear envoy to discuss N Korea impasse

Posted on September 5, 2008 by admin

Beijing, Sept 05: US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrived in Beijing on Friday for talks on North Korea’s nuclear programme, as Pyongyang took steps seen as reversing its promised disarmament. The top American nuclear envoy was to attend … Continue reading →

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N Korea signs non-aggression pact with ASEAN nation

Posted on July 24, 2008 by admin

Singapore, July 24: North Korea's Communist government, long seen as a nuclear threat to the region, signed a non-aggression pact on Thursday with 10 Southeast Asian nations in a rare departure from its traditional isolationism.North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui … Continue reading →

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Japan to resume bilateral talks with N Korea: Reports

Posted on June 6, 2008 by admin

Tokyo, June 06: Japan will resume bilateral talks with North Korea on normalising diplomatic relations in Beijing this weekend as part of the six-nation process for disarming Pyongyang, reports said Friday.The countries have yet to normalise bilateral ties due partly … Continue reading →

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