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US Needs Right Circumstances for Dialogue with DPRK

July 15th, 2010 Yonhap News 2 comments

Kurt Campbell. ‎BY HWANG DOO-HYONG, Yonhap News

Washington — The United States Thursday called on North Korea to refrain from provocations and show its commitment to denuclearization before returning to the stalled six-party nuclear talks. Read more…

N Korea’s Overtures Put S Korea in Dilemma over Nuclear Talks

July 12th, 2010 Yonhap News Leave comments

'Cheonan Warship Is Sinking.' BY CHANG JAE-SOON, Yonhap News

Seoul — North Korea’s surprise overtures following a mild U.N. rebuke over the sinking of a South Korean warship have put Seoul in a dilemma over whether to soften its hard-line stance and resume nuclear talks with the communist nation, analysts said Monday. Read more…

N Korea Blasts Obama’s Pick of New Human Rights Envoy

October 7th, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

BY KIM HYUN, Yonhap News

Seoul — North Korea denounced on Thursday U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent nomination of a special envoy on the North Korean human rights, calling it part of a hostile offensive motivated by politics. Read more…

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Arrives in N Korea

October 4th, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

Pyongyangites ardently welcome Wen Jiabao in Pyongyang on October 4, 2009.Seoul, October 4 (Yonhap) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in North Korea on Sunday, a Chinese report said, on a trip that comes amid growing diplomatic efforts to revive multilateral negotiations on Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

Wen was widely expected to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il during his stay that ends Tuesday. Read more…

N Korea Calls for Increased Exchanges, Cooperation with South

October 3rd, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

PROPAGANDA PAINTING: Let Us Put Our National Strength Together! Let US Open the Gate of Independent Reunification! Tongil Sinbo.Seoul, October 3 (Yonhap) — A North Korean newspaper called Saturday for increased inter-Korean exchanges and cooperative projects with the South, underscoring the need to carry out accords reached by leaders of the two countries in the past. Read more…

Prolonged Halftime: How to Pack Six in Two (13)

September 30th, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

US to continue sanctioning N Korea to press denuclearization: State Dept
BY HWANG DOO HYONG, Yonhap News

Washington — The United States Wednesday reiterated that it will continue sanctioning North Korea unless it abandons its nuclear weapons programs. Read more…

Most S Koreans Skeptical North Korea Will Ever Give Up Nukes: Poll

September 30th, 2009 Yonhap News 1 comment

BY TONG CHANG, Yonhap News

Seoul — Most South Koreans in their 20s and 30s say they don’t expect North Korea to give up its nuclear capabilities despite ongoing international efforts to denuclearize the communist neighbor, a poll showed Wednesday. Read more…

Prolonged Halftime: How to Pack Six in Two (11)

September 29th, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

Bosworth dismisses military option in N Korean nuke issue

Stephen Bosworth, the US point man on north Korea. Yonhap News photo.BY HWANG DOO HYONG, Yonhap News

Washington — The United States does not have a military option on the table regarding North Korea’s denuclearization, the U.S. point man on North Korea said Tuesday, underscoring that the six-party talks are the only way to resolve the issue. Read more…

Kim Jong Il Is Healthy, in Charge: Gen Sharp

September 29th, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

Gen Walter Sharp, commander of the US forces in south Korea. Yonhap News photo.BY HWANG DOO HYONG, Yonhap News

Washington — North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is healthy and in firm control of state affairs, the commander of the U.S. forces in Korea said Tuesday.

“We have seen him out in public many more times this year than the same period last year, many, many more times,” Gen. Walter Sharp told Read more…

Prolonged Halftime: How to Pack Six in Two (10)

September 28th, 2009 Yonhap News Leave comments

No decision yet on bilateral talks with N Korea: State Dept
BY HWANG DOO HYONG, Yonhap News

Washington — The United States said Monday it has not yet made a decision on whether to have bilateral talks with North Korea to woo the North back to six-party talks on ending its nuclear ambitions. Read more…