S. Korea Delays Aid to North
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South Korea on Friday delayed a full resumption of aid shipments to North Korea until the communist regime shuts down its main atomic reactor
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North Korea&#39;s reluctance to resume talks to end its nuclear weapons programs will delay a multilateral security guarantee and aid for the Stalinist state, US Secretary of State Colin Powell told AFP in an interview Wednesday.
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The United States has hinted at delaying its planned troop reductions in South Korea following concern by the Seoul government, a news report said.
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North Korea's refusal to divulge details of its nuclear weapons program caused it to miss a deadline in a disarmament-for-aid deal it struck with regional powers, a U.S. nuclear envoy said on Tuesday.
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A visit by the U.N. atomic watchdog to  Pyongyang set for next week is on hold, a North Korean official  said on Thursday, casting uncertainty over disarmament moves  even as the top U.S. nuclear envoy made a surprise trip to the  North.
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BEIJING -- A last-minute snag yesterday over the amount and timing of assistance to North Korea dampened hopes at six-nation talks for a landmark deal aimed at locking Pyongyang into firm steps toward nuclear disarmament.
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PUSAN, South Korea  - North Korea stormed out of   talks with South Korea on Thursday and Seoul froze food aid to   its impoverished neighbor, as regional fissures over how to   deal with Pyongyang's missile tests widened.
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North Korea has postponed the first inter-Korean dialogue of this year, citing time constraints, South Korean officials said Monday.
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The transfer of North Korean funds - a stumbling block in nuclear negotiations - has begun, an official says.
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North Korea, facing a looming deadline in a nuclear disarmament deal, blamed the United States on Monday for hurting the prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula with plans to attack the reclusive state.
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South Korea's military tightened roadblocks and traffic checks north of Seoul after finding signs of possible infiltration by North Korean agents on Tuesday, officials said.
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North Korea has missed a year-end deadline to provide a full account of its nuclear weapons program under a disarmament-for-aid deal , a U.S. official said on Monday.
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North Korea has been selling on its  domestic market international food aid aimed at helping to ease  food shortages in the impoverished country, South Korea's  Unification Ministry said on Friday.
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South Korea will not be able to complete the relocation of US bases in the country by 2008 as scheduled due to protests by residents and construction delays, officials said.
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North Korea pledges to boost its 'war deterrent', days after missing a deadline for declaring its nuclear activities.
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South Korea has evidence that rice aid intended for the hungry in destitute North Korea has been diverted to the communist state's powerful military, a South Korean defense ministry official said on Thursday.
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South Korea has stepped up aid to impoverished North Korea through international agencies this year, donating about 40 million dollars so far to seven programmes, officials said Monday.