Report: N. Korea to Rejoin Nuclear Talks in April (Fox News)
North Korea plans to head back to the bargaining table early next month for talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons program, a news report said Saturday.
China gains Sea of Japan trade access via N. Korean port
North Korea has agreed to lease a pier at Rajin port, close to the border with China and Russia, to a Chinese company for 10 years, giving three northeastern Chinese provinces access to the Sea of Japan, a Chinese newspaper reported Wednesday. ”North Korea’s willingness to lease China a pier at the port, as well as one for Russia, has brought speculation that the country will further open up to the outside world,” Global Times said in a front-page article.
US diplomat flees South Korea amid fraud probe (AP via Yahoo! News)
An American diplomat based in South Korea fled to the Philippines after facing charges that he swindled a local woman out of nearly $200,000, police in the southern city of Busan said Monday.
N.Korea to boost nuclear weapons capability (Reuters via Yahoo!7 News)
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it would boost its nuclear weapons capability because U.S. President Barack Obama was determined to ignore its calls for peace and bring it down by military force.
South Korea Must Lead In Resolving North Korean Nuclear Standoff – Minister (Bernama)
SEOUL, March 13 (Bernama) — South Korean must play a leading role in resolving the North Korean nuclear standoff, Yonhap news agency reported Saturday, citing Unification Minister Hyun In-taek said Saturday.
Burma and N Korea slam UN reports (BBC News)
Burma and North Korea reject UN condemnation of human rights abuses at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
U.S. says North Korea allows visit to detained citizen (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
North Korea has allowed Swedish diplomats to visit a U.S. citizen detained nearly two months ago after allegedly entering the country from China, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
