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N.K. leader, son attend military concert celebrating China trip
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and his heir-apparent son attended a military concert celebrating the outcome of his recent trip to China, Pyongyang's official news agency said Sunday.Kim returned home from a weeklong trip to China last week that included talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao. It was the reclusive leader's third trip to the neighboring ally and key provider of aid in about a year
May 29, 2011
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No inter-Korean talks without N. Korea's apology: minister
South Korea has no intention of sacrificing its "principle" for an apology fromNorth Korea for last year's deadly attacks for the sake of the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue, Seoul's point man on cross-border affairs said Saturday. Tensions persist on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea continues to ignore the South's demand for an apology for two deadly military attacks -- the March 2010
May 28, 2011
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U.S. envoy leaves N. Korea after winning release of American citizen
A U.S. government team led by Robert King left North Korea on Saturday, the North's state media said, after winning the release of an American citizen detained in the reclusive state for the past six months. King, the U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, left North Korea "by air after visiting the DPRK (North Korea) to consult humanitarian issues between the DPRK and the U.S.," the
May 28, 2011
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Kim gains little in China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s days-long trip to China appears to have done little in securing a promise of reliable financial and diplomatic support from the longstanding ally, observers in Seoul said Friday.A special train carrying Kim and the 70-member entourage left the border region of Dandong Friday morning and is expected to arrive back in Pyongyang later in the day, the South Korean med
May 27, 2011
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Kim returns home amid conflicting forecasts for China-N.K. economic ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il returned home Friday after concluding a weeklong trip to China reportedly designed to promote bilateral economic and diplomatic relations. Kim's special train crossed the China-North Korea border into the North's border city of Sinuiju earlier in the day after a 6,000-kilometer-long journey that took him to China's northeastern and prosperous eastern areas and Be
May 27, 2011
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‘Economy tops Kim-Hu summit agenda’
Experts say Beijing may have pressured North Korean leader on nuke talksNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il is likely to have pleaded for steady financial support from China, his impoverished state’s last-remaining benefactor, during his purported talks with President Hu Jintao, officials and analysts here said Thursday. The reclusive leader of Pyongyang arrived in Beijing the previous day for an appa
May 26, 2011
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N. Korean leader leaves Beijing after visit to technology center
BEIJING, May 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il departed from Beijing on Thursday, the seventh day of his secretive trip, after holding talks Wednesday with Chinese President Hu Jintao on expanding bilateral economic and political relations.Kim's special train left Beijing Station at around 2:19 p.m.(local time) and headed north apparently towards China's northeastern region bordering
May 26, 2011
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Kim, Hu discuss widening economic cooperation
BEIJING (Yonhap News) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il held summit talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Wednesday apparently on boosting economic cooperation and resolving deadlock over Pyongyang's nuclear programs.As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Sunday that Kim's trip, the third in just more than one year, is aimed at learning from China's
May 25, 2011
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Kim seen traveling with woman, said to be wife
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was confirmed to have taken his partner Kim Ok with him to China, a South Korean news report said, drawing attention to her mysterious official role and status in the Pyongyang government. Kim Ok, 47 years old, is known as Kim’s current spouse and a powerful figure who personally assisted him through his illness in 2008 and assumes the role as North Korea’s first la
May 25, 2011
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Kim’s long train ride indicates his health
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, long known for his frail health, has traveled tirelessly by train since Friday without spending a night in a hotel en route to eastern China, demonstrating that his health may have improved to the extent that he can sustain three days of train ride.The 69-year-old Kim, who suffered a stroke in 2008, crossed the border into China on Friday before heading to China’s
May 25, 2011
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N.K. leader’s China visit shows crucial ties
BEIJING (AP) ― Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s visit to crucial ally China highlights his regime’s increasing dependence on its giant neighbor amid his country’s economic collapse and diplomatic isolation over its nuclear program.This is Kim’s third trip to China in just over a year, indicating an interest in the market economy initiatives that Beijing is believed to be pushing for in
May 25, 2011
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Kim holds talks with Chinese leaders: report
Kim Jong-il spotted in China (Yonhap News)North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Beijing apparently for a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the South Korean media reported Wednesday, drawing regional attention to the talks that could provide a breakthrough to the stalemate in the North’s denuclearization process.The North’s reclusive leader, who rarely travels abroad, is on his third t
May 25, 2011
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N.K. leader visits Nanjing industrial park
Kim’s trip indicates urgency in securing economic assistance from ChinaNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in the eastern city of Nanjing and looked around industrial facilities there, the South Korean media said on Tuesday, the fifth day of the secretive trip indicating the communist state’s need to secure aid and economic support from its main benefactor. Kim traveled to Nanjing in a convoy
May 24, 2011
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N. Korean leader heading northwest from Nanjing
BEIJING/YANGZHOU/SHANGHAI(Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il departed the eastern city of Nanjing on Tuesday by train after touring a top electronics company on a trip in which he apparently hopes to learn about China's vibrant economy.Kim appears to be heading toward China's northwest, though his next destination remains unclear.Earlier on Tuesday, he arrived in Nanjing in a convoy of som
May 24, 2011
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N. Korean leader in eastern China, may meet Jiang
Pyongyang media remains silent as China confirms Kim’s tripNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il is currently visiting an eastern Chinese city, local reports said Monday, as Pyongyang remained silent about the secretive trip posing potential influence over inter-Korean ties. A train carrying Kim and the 70-member delegation arrived at Yangzhou, west of the Chinese capital Beijing, late night Sunday, and
May 23, 2011
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N. Korean leader may visit joint development zone with China: sources
SEOUL, (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il may visit the site of a joint industrial park with China on his way back from the latest trip to the neighboring nation, sources said Monday, a move that could underscore his commitment to economic cooperation with the ally.The 69-year-old Kim has been traveling by train through the Changchun, Jilin and Tumen regions of China's northeastern region
May 23, 2011
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N. Korean leader expected to meet China’s president
Kim Jong-il, Hu Jintao will discuss economic cooperation, denuclearization efforts: expertsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-il was expected to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday to discuss bilateral economic cooperation as well as denuclearization efforts.The special train carrying Kim entered the Chinese border town of Tumen early Friday, passed through Shenyang Saturday evening and was
May 22, 2011
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N.K. leader arrives in Chinese city
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived at a northeastern Chinese city on the second day of his secretive trip to the ally state, TV reports here said Saturday.Kim's special train arrived in Changchun around 8:20 a.m., and a convoy believed to be carrying an entourage accompanying the leader was seen heading toward the city's South Lake Hotel, according to reports citing unnamed sources there. A l
May 21, 2011
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King to lead U.S. mission to N. Korea
The United States said Friday it will send a delegation to North Korea next week to assess the food situation and discuss human rights conditions in the impoverished communist state.The mission, led by Robert King, special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, will travel to North Korea for five days from Tuesday for "food assessment" and to address "appropriate human rights issues," State D
May 21, 2011
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Kim Jong-il visits China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (Yonhap News) ‘Whereabouts of heir unconfirmed’ North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appears to be visiting China, a senior Seoul official said Friday, adding it was not confirmed whether he was accompanied by his son and heir apparent Jong-un. “The current trip to China is being led by Kim Jong-il. We believe his third son Jong-un is not part of the delegation,” an offi
May 20, 2011