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North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talks

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BEIJING - North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest nuclear test.

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European banks stop sending money to North Korea: aid groups

BEIJING - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the impoverished country.

World, 22 May 2013

European banks stop sending money to North Korea: aid groups

BEIJING - European aid groups said their banks in Europe had stopped sending money to North Korea in the wake of U.S. sanctions on Pyongyang's main foreign exchange bank, leaving them scrambling for a solution short of hand-carrying cash into the impoverished country.

World, 22 May 2013

North Korea sanctions threaten humanitarian aid: group

LONDON, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies helping millions of people in North Korea could be forced to pull out after a Chinese bank cut ties with main foreign exchange bank, a humanitarian group said on Wednesday.

World, 22 May 2013

North Korea sends top Kim Jong-un aide to Beijing

SEOUL/BEIJING - North Korea sent one of its top military officials as a "special envoy" from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with its most important ally.

World, United Nations, 22 May 2013

Hawkish general makes comeback as North Korea's military chief

SEOUL - North Korea has reappointed a hardline and loyal general as military chief in a move experts said was part of young leader Kim Jong-un's attempt to tighten his grip on the armed forces.

World, 22 May 2013

Japan considers resuming talks with North Korea: media

TOKYO - Japan has started looking into resuming inter-governmental talks with North Korea after a surprise visit to Pyongyang by an aide to Japan's prime minister, the Asahi Shimbun and other newspapers said on Wednesday.

World, Japan, 21 May 2013

North Korea releases detained Chinese fishing boat

BEIJING - North Korea released a Chinese fishing boat on Tuesday more than two weeks after it was detained in waters between the countries, as China demanded an explanation for the incident that has been a new irritant in ties between the often uneasy allies.

World, China 21 May 2013

U.S. says Korea tensions relatively low, despite missile tests

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Monday appeared to play down North Korea's six short-range missile launches over the past three days, describing tensions on the Korean peninsula as relatively low.

World, 20 May 2013

North Korea fires sixth missile in three days

SEOUL - North Korea fired two short-range missiles on Monday, making six launches in three days, and it condemned South Korea for criticizing what it said were its legitimate military drills. | Video

World, South Korea, Aerospace & Defense 20 May 2013

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