North Korea bank issue nearly resolved: report
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The transfer of North Korean funds in a Macau bank, whose delay has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal, should be completed this week, Yonhap news agency on Wednesday quoted a senior South Korean official as saying.
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The transfer of North Korean funds in a  Macau bank, whose delay has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal,  should be completed this week, Yonhap news agency on Wednesday  quoted a senior South Korean official as saying.
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North Korea accepted a proposal by Japan to discuss the sensitive issue of Pyongyang's abductions of Japanese citizens as they try to smooth the way toward diplomatic ties, a Japanese official said on Tuesday.
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North Korea said on Monday that the standoff over frozen funds had been resolved and it would now start implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February.
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Most of the North Korean funds long  frozen in a Macau bank have been transferred, an official said  on Thursday, raising the prospect of an end to the deadlock  stalling a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
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Russia expects to complete the transfer of $25 million in unfrozen North Korean funds on Monday, Interfax news agency quoted a Russian government source as saying on Friday.
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Most of the North Korean funds long frozen in a Macau bank have been transferred, an official said on Thursday, raising the prospect of an end to the deadlock stalling a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
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A financial dispute that has held up North Korea's pledge to shut down its nuclear reactor could be nearing a breakthrough after a news report that the long-awaited transfer of frozen North Korean funds will start Thursday
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North Korea will feel compelled to announce plans for another nuclear test if a financial row with Washington is not settled, a source said on Wednesday as the latest talks wound up with no signs of a breakthrough.
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The transfer of North Korean funds that have been frozen in a Macau bank is to begin on Thursday, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, raising chances for a breakthrough in a deadlock that has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
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North Korea today took possession of about $25 million in funds previously frozen by a Treasury Department investigation, potentially clearing the way for Pyongyang to fulfill its commitment to shut down an aging nuclear reactor.
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The banking dispute holding up a North Korean nuclear weapons deal looked on Friday to be almost resolved but few expected it to prompt the hermit state to actually start dismantling its atomic armory any time soon.
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North Korea wants sanctions dropped and the United States to free its overseas bank accounts as preconditions for dismantling its nuclear program, a news agency said on Wednesday, terms likely to become a sticking point in negotiations.
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North Korea's disabling of its key  nuclear complex is proceeding "smoothly," Chinese state media  on Wednesday quoted a visiting deputy foreign minister as  saying.
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North Korea said on Monday it would start  implementing a nuclear disarmament deal struck in February and  awaits a visit by U.N. inspectors now that a dispute over its  funds frozen at a Macau bank had been resolved.
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The United States&#39; top negotiator with North Korea said Friday he is optimistic of a deal within a month over frozen funds that have blocked an agreement to end Pyongyang&#39;s nuclear weapons programme.
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North Korea took possession yesterday of about $25 million in funds previously frozen by a Treasury Department investigation, potentially clearing the way for Pyongyang to fulfill its commitment to shut down an aging nuclear reactor.