Japan-N Korea talks open in Hanoi
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Japan and North Korea begin their first formal bilateral talks in more than a year, aimed at normalising ties.
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North Korea has invited a delegation of the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the country in what could be a first step toward implementing an international agreement intended to curb its nuclear program.
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Envoys to North Korean disarmament talks began gathering Wednesday, and the chief U.S. negotiator said he expected "hard bargaining" over new proposals to get the North to abandon its nuclear programs.
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Inviting the IAEA chief inspector to visit, North Korea signals it's willing to allow scrutiny of its nuclear program for the first time since 2003. By the Associated Press.
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Japanese and North Korean officials began a third round of talks in Pyongyang Wednesday over the fate of 13 Japanese citizens abducted decades ago by North Korean spies, reports The China Post.
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South Korea and Japan agreed Saturday to try to restart stalled six-party talks concerning North Korea&#39;s nuclear ambitions. North Korea should return to the multilateral
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The United States, Japan and South Korea  agreed on Friday to try to arrange a fresh round of six-party  talks this month on dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs  despite growing concerns it might be tough to do so.
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U.N. inspectors headed to North Korea's key nuclear reactor Thursday for the first time since 2002 to discuss plans to shut the plutonium-producing facility under an international accord.
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Pyongyang will participate in six-party talks aimed at resolving the nuclear stand-off on the Korean peninsula, a Foreign Office Minister said on Monday.
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Friday marks the beginning of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi, where themes such as terrorism and trade will be discussed.
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Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program resumed Monday for the first time in more than a year, a test of whether the secretive communist regime is willing to negotiate after its surprise atomic test rattled the region this fall.
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Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions decided to extend talks into Friday as differences emerged on the next steps towards disabling the North's atomic facilities, a Japanese delegate said.
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North Korea has invited a delegation  of the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the country in  what could be a first step towards implementing an  international agreement intended to curb its nuclear programme.
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Japan's prime minister called on North Korea Monday to quickly resume negotiations on ending its nuclear weapons program, as support grew for Japan to take a tougher line against the communist country.
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North and South Korea resumed high-level meetings Tuesday for the first time since the North tested a nuclear bomb in October
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North Korea Saturday invited UN atomic inspectors to discuss the shutdown of its reactor, saying a banking dispute which had blocked a nuclear disarmament pact is almost over.
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Diplomatic efforts to kickstart the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program have got underway in Beijing as envoys to the negotiations converged on the Chinese capital.