Industrial Park Hostage to U.S.-N.Korea Ties
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An industrial park offering cheap labor, handy transport links and next door to major Asian markets should be a powerful lure for manufacturers looking for a competitive edge.
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U.S. and Asian negotiators have struck a tentative deal with North Korea over freezing its nuclear weapons program in exchange for energy assistance.The agreement, announced by U.S. and Chinese officials after marathon overnight discussions, marks a major breakthrough in long-stalled six-nation talks.
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U.S. and North Korean officials  started talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing  diplomatic ties as part of an agreement under which Pyongyang  has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs in exchange for  aid.
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North Korea has set tough terms for a freeze of one of its nuclear facilities, demanding that the United States exceed commitments made under a Clinton-era deal that the Bush administration previously derided as inadequate.
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North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its nuclear reactor as part of a disarmament deal, the U.S. State Department said after a team of U.N. nuclear monitors arrived in Pyongyang.
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In the first remarks to the outside world concerning last Thursday&#39;s mysterious explosion, North Korea reportedly has said the blast was part of a construction project.
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November 25, 2004 ã¡ WASHINGTON â A senior expert on Korean affairs at the US State Department said the US government supports Seoul&#39;s efforts to harmonize relations with Pyeongyang through such projects as the Gaeseong industrial complex in North Korea
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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 says it plans to unload  fuel rods from its nuclear reactor to process plutonium in an  attempt to pressure the United States into bilateral talks, a  U.S. scholar just back from Pyongyang said on Saturday.
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âI can confirm British Ambassador, David Slinn and other foreign diplomats (Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Mongolia) were today taken by North Korean officials to Samsu in the north-east of the country, where a hydro electric power
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The United States and North Korea have signed a memorandum under which Pyongyang has agreed to shut down a nuclear reactor in exchange for energy aid, a newspaper said.
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American officials see the step by the Treasury as a crucial part of the recent deal to disarm North Koreaâs nuclear program.
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Amid skepticism over North Korea&#39;s claim that a large explosion in its remote northern province last week was part of demolition work, international diplomats are slated to visit the blast site this Thursday.
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While talks between the U.S. and North Korea seem to be progressing, Tokyo and Pyongyang are at an impasse
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Seems that everywhere U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill goes these days, the North Koreans are never far away. Suspicious types think this is no accident.
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Pyongyang appears to have been well-rewarded for cooperation on nukes, but its follow-through on denuclearization will shape the outcome
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Washington expects North Korea will meet  a commitment to shut down its nuclear facilities this month  after it has received funds still frozen in a Macau bank, U.S.  envoy Christopher Hill said on Friday.