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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Expected international talks on North Korea's nuclear program to firm up a deadline for the country to disable its facilities so it can no longer produce weapons have been postponed, regional officials said Monday.
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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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North Korea is still committed to an international disarmament-for-aid deal, a U.S. nuclear envoy said on Wednesday, urging patience even though the reclusive state missed a deadline to list its nuclear arms program.
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South Korea will not be able to complete a major relocation of US military bases by 2008 as scheduled due to protests by residents and a dispute over cost-sharing, the defence ministry says.
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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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South Korea sent a second shipment of heavy fuel oil to the North on Monday under a nuclear disarmament deal after Pyongyang appeared to have halted its nuclear reactor and source of arms-grade plutonium.
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Japan is considering aid for North Korea, its first since 2004 when it halted shipments over the abduction issue.
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Bad weather forced Japan on Friday to  postpone the launch of a fourth spy satellite that will expand  its ability to monitor potential threats including North Korea,  whose missile arsenal can reach all of Japan.
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Air China has postponed Wednesday's opening of a new route to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, until March, citing operational reasons, but denied the decision was linked to politics.
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Violent protests staged against the U.S. military presence in South Korea are likely to delay a major realignment of U.S. bases in the country, including the closure of a base in Seoul, the defense ministry said on Wednesday.
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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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The United States and South Korea plan to  announce on Wednesday a three-year delay in plans to cut the  number of U.S. troops stationed on the Cold War frontline to  protect the U.S. ally against reclusive communist North Korea.
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A meeting of East Asian leaders in the Philippines next week is postponed due to bad weather, officials say.
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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, possibly breaking a deadlock that has stalled a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.
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North Korea may delay discussions to prepare a fourth round of six-nation talks aimed at dismantling the communist nation&#39;s nuclear programs, US and UK government 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.