North Korea called for talks with Washington on Sunday, proposing discussion on military tensions, the armistice, and nuclear weapons. [...]
20th June 2013
China
Pyongyang media reports confirm government-to-government talks
After over 17 hours of negotiation at a working-level meeting on Sunday morning, North and South Korea have decided to reconvene for two days of talks in Seoul this week. [...]
Kim Jong Un sends Choe Ryong Hae as ‘special envoy’ to China
A high ranking KPA Vice Marshall has been sent to China by Kim Jong Un as a "special envoy" after leaving Pyongyang by plane a few hours ago, the KCNA reported this morning [...]
More North Korea Sanctions As Tensions Mount On The Peninsula
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures aimed at North Korean trading, finance and travel. [...]
8 Risks and Failures Of U.S. Policy to North Korea
Speaking at an event in Seoul, Joel Wit asked: What are the implications of the emergence of a nuclear North Korea? And what should Washington's long terms goals be for relations with Pyongyang? [...]
Fears Rise About Iran – North Korea Nuclear Connection
Iran paid North Korea tens of millions of dollars to witness the most recent nuclear test, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported this weekend. According to Kyodo’s source, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad approved the payment in November after a meeting of his national security team. The pay-to-view request was reported to have come from the head of [...]
Perilous Passages: Human Trafficking and the “Underground Railroad”
Involuntary and voluntary trafficking in North Korea continues across the 880 miles of border with China, says Human Rights Activist Steven Kim and author Melanie Kirkpatrick. [...]
N. Korean Propaganda Outlet Indicates Nuclear Test Might Not Happen
"Important measures" planned by North Korea may not refer to a third nuclear test, said North Korean propaganda outlet Tongil Shinbo Friday. Will North Korea go ahead with a third nuclear test after all? [...]
Chinese Pressure To Halt North Korean Nuclear Test Increases
With North Korea threatening to go beyond a third nuclear test in response to what it sees as "hostile" sanctions imposed after the December rocket launch, Chinese pressure to halt a North Korean nuclear test appears to be mounting. [...]
China Urges N. Korea Not To Go Ahead With Test
China have bolstered calls for North Korea to abandon a third nuclear test, with one editorial even suggesting that Beijing may cut aid to North Korea if it goes ahead with the plans. [...]
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