Caution on hope for North Korea deal
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Prospects of ending North Korea's  nuclear arms ambitions brightened a little on Friday as  negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend  activities at a nuclear plant as a first step to dismantlement.
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Six-way talks on ending North Korea's  nuclear program resumed on Saturday with a dim promise of  progress, but envoys remained cautious after many false dawns  and at least one stumbling block across their path.
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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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Hopes for a September round of  six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear crisis evaporated  Tuesday as Pyongyang hinted it was awaiting the outcome of the  U.S. presidential race.
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The gulf between the U.S. and North Korean positions complicates the art of the deal in Beijing. But their mere presence suggests neither has a good alternative to compromise
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The Bush administration is trying to keep a lid on growing frustration over faltering talks to rid North Korea of nuclear weapons as criticism surfaces from hardliners in the wings, experts say.
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North Korea appears increasingly willing to bargain over the terms of ending its nuclear programs, prompting cautious optimism that some sort of agreement may be reached when the six-nation disarmament talks reconvene next week in Beijing, U.S. and Asian officials close to the talks said.
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Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill  cautioned on Wednesday that difficult work remained to  implement the breakthrough energy-for-arms agreement with North  Korea.
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South Korea on Wednesday cautioned against hopes for a breakthrough in six-way talks next week with North Korea but said they would aim for a deal committing Pyongyang to real steps to end its atomic weapons program.
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The United States has seen signs in recent days that North Korea is preparing to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear complex as called for under a six-country agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, but other officials were more cautious.
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The United States has seen signs in  recent days that North Korea is preparing to shut down its  Yongbyon nuclear complex as called for under a six-country  agreement, a U.S. official said on Monday, but other officials  were more cautious.
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North Korea heads into talks with the region's main powers this week with signs the impoverished state may be ready to agree to an initial deal over demands it stop building a nuclear arsenal in exchange for aid.
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North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.
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BEIJING -- Deadlocked over energy aid to North Korea, envoys to six-nation denuclearization talks decided last night to give themselves one more day to come up with an agreement on the first steps toward getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea has accused the United States of attempting to scupper a recent deal to lift financial sanctions on the communist state within a month, a report said.
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North Korea might be the world's most dangerous investment, but some are betting stronger commercial links could push the Hermit Kingdom toward reform
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The prospect of initial steps toward ending North Korea's nuclear arms programme brightened on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend operations at its nuclear facilities within two months.