S.Korea, Japan press North Korea to return to talks Oct 9, 2009
SEOUL (Reuters) - The leaders of South Korea and Japan called on Friday for a new approach to force North Korea to give up atomic arms as Pyongyang planned to send an envoy to the United States, a trip which could revive dormant nuclear talks ... The leaders of South Korea and Japan called on Friday for a new approach to force North Korea to give up atomic arms as Pyongyang planned to send an envoy to the United States, a trip which could revive stalled nuclear talks ... China is the North's... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Good spots, bad reputation Oct 7, 2009
Not-so-dangerous destinations - Active- msnbc. Not-so-dangerous destinations. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Prevailing joy? Oct 7, 2009
North Korean capital Pyongyang - where 'an atmosphere of joy prevails ... In central Pyongyang we're taken to the giant bronze statue of the his father, the country's founder Kim Il-Sung ... The BBC's attempts to record sound and pictures in the streets of Pyongyang are met with a stiff response. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
China, North Korea laud ties on scrutinized visit Oct 5, 2009
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will travel to North Korea next week, Beijing's Foreign Ministry and Pyongyang's state media said Monday, amid a flurry of international efforts to convince the reclusive regime to return to stalled nuclear disarmament talks ... Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency said in a brief dispatch earlier Monday that Wen will pay an "official goodwill" visit at the North Korean government's invitation ... Lavish welcome for Chinese premier in Pyongyang. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Review: Shenzhen A Travelogue Fro... Oct 4, 2009
charmed readers through Pyongyang A Journey to North Korea with stories of isolation and misunderstanding as an expat working in Asia ... As in Pyongyang he lives in a hotel, has a translator, and tries to engage with people amid growing feelings of isolation ... A Companion to Pyongyang. (Suite101.com)
NY Philharmonic shelves Cuba trip Oct 3, 2009
The Philharmonic made history last year when they performed a landmark concert in North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Logistical problems. (BBC News -- Americas)
Diplomat says U.S. open to dialogue with N. Korea Sep 30, 2009
He said North Korea should make clear that Pyongyang also is "prepared to engage on those terms.". Steinberg's visit comes days before Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is to travel to Pyongyang ... Pyongyang could announce some concrete disarmament measures during Wen's Oct. 4-6 trip, while China may promise food and fuel aid in return, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said in a report earlier this week, citing unidentified diplomatic sources in Beijing. (Florida Today)
S.Koreans head to N.Korea for reunions Sep 26, 2009
The reunion programme had been suspended for two years as ties between Pyongyang and Seoul's conservative government grew frostier. The communist state has agreed to resume them as part of a series of recent peace overtures. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Separated by war Sep 26, 2009
But Pyongyang refuses to discuss the issue, claiming that they have all voluntarily defected from the South. The list of those seeking a reunion is maintained by Red Cross officials on either side of the border. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Separated Koreans prepare for family reunions Sep 25, 2009
The reunions come amid growing international pressure on the communist regime in Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons programs and return to stalled disarmament talks. North Korea boycotted the six-nation nuclear talks in April to protest world criticism of a rocket launch it carried out, but its leader Kim Jong Il has reportedly expressed interest in "bilateral and multilateral talks," indicating the North could rejoin the nuclear negotiations involving the U.S., China, Japan, South Korea... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
China says N. Korea open to nuclear talks Sep 19, 2009
Dai Bingguo (right), special envoy of President Hu Jintao of China, handed an autographed letter from Hu to North Korea s leader, Kim Jong Il, yesterday in Pyongyang ... The statement was an about-face from what North Korea had said in April, after the UN Security Council unanimously condemned Pyongyang for launching a long-range missile ... In April, Pyongyang also said that the six-party talks had turned into a platform for forcing the North to disarm and for bringing down its system of... (Boston Globe)
'Worst building in the history of mankind' gets a face lift Sep 7, 2009
The 330-metre tall hotel dominating the Pyongyang skyline consists of three wings rising at 75 degree angles capped by several floors arranged in rings supposed to hold five revolving restaurants and an observation deck. Foreign residents of Pyongyang contacted in Seoul said Egypt's Orascom group began renovations last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
US envoy concerned over NKorea's uranium program Sep 6, 2009
Pyongyang's claim to have succeeded in experimental uranium enrichment - an easier way to make nuclear weapons - raises concerns that North Korea may add uranium-based weapons to enlarge its stockpile of atomic bombs made from plutonium ... Bosworth is in the region for discussions with China, South Korea and Japan over how to bring Pyongyang back to six-nation talks that the North has boycotted since earlier this year ... Bosworth is in the region for discussions with China, South Korea and... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Opening up the Hermit Kingdom Sep 5, 2009
Really an ambassador of your countryCo-founded by British national Nick Bonner, Koryos beginning was rooted in a 1992 visit to his co-founder, Josh Green, in Pyongyang and a request from a North Korean acquaintance who strangely enough, was Bonners teammate on the British Embassys local soccer team in Beijing ... Besides opening the Pyongyang Art Studio in Beijing, Bonner has also been heavily involved in producing a number of high profile documentaries that have helped shine a rare... (MSNBC -- Travel)
US, SKorea envoys discuss NKorean nuclear claim Sep 5, 2009
Pyongyang's claim to have succeeded in experimental uranium enr 00004000 ichment - an easier way to make nuclear weapons - raises concerns that North Korea may add uranium-based weapons to enlarge its stockpile of atomic bombs made from plutonium ... North Korea recently invited Stephen Bosworth, special envoy to North Korea, and chief nuclear negotiator Sung Kim to Pyongyang, and the U.S. government is strongly considering sending them to the North next month, Seoul's JoongAng Ilbo daily... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Same Axis, More Evil Sep 1, 2009
North Korea was caught building a nuclear reactor in Syria (destroyed by the Israelis in September 2007) and defector reports recently made public allege Pyongyang is also helping Myanmar to build a nuclear reactor and plutonium extraction plant ... On August 19, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson played host to two North Korean diplomats from Pyongyang s U.N. mission ... It probably knew about it even before President Clinton s trip to Pyongyang. (Human Events Online)
Two Koreas resume border traffic Sep 1, 2009
Kim Jong-il held talks with Hyundai's chairwoman in Pyongyang ... The thaw between North Korea and the outside world began when former US President Bill Clinton went to Pyongyang to secure the release of two US journalists detained for alleged illegal entry. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Two Koreas to restart family reunions as tensions ease Aug 28, 2009
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Two Koreas restart family reunions as tensions ease Aug 28, 2009
Pyongyang insists it is not holding anyone against their will even though some abductees have escaped to the South ... This month it freed two US reporters after ex-president Bill Clinton visited Pyongyang ... US special envoy to North Korea Stephen Bosworth will travel to Asian capitals soon but not to Pyongyang, the State Department said Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
North, S. Korea Agree on Family Reunions Aug 28, 2009
South Korean media reported earlier this week that Pyongyang invited Washington's two top envoys on North Korea to visit in what would be their first nuclear talks since President Barack Obama took office ... Then, their ties frayed badly after conservative South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office last year with hard-line policies such as linking aid to Pyongyang's disarmament. (CBS News)
Koreas Close to Family Reunions Agreement Aug 28, 2009
North and South Korea were close to agreement Friday on a schedule for reuniting families long separated by the Korean War, in rare talks being held amid Pyongyang's push to reach out to Seoul and Washington, reports said ... South Korean media reported earlier this week that Pyongyang invited Washington's two top envoys on North Korea to visit in what would be their first nuclear talks since President Barack Obama took office ... The reunions were held annually but were suspended as North Korea... (Time.com)
Ex-leader's funeral brings both Koreas to table Aug 25, 2009
The meeting came amid a recent thaw in relations between the Koreas, started earlier this month when former President Bill Clinton traveled to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, and secured the release of two U.S. television journalists held there. Following that visit, which many said displayed Kim Jong Il's willingness to engage with the United States and South Korea, Pyongyang released a South Korean worker it had held for nearly 140 days ... On June 13, 2000, then-President Kim Dae Jung... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Journey to North Korea, Part III: NoKo Chocolate Factory Aug 22, 2009
Executives at a factory in Pyongyang ... A train enters a Pyongyang subway station ... Korean women walk along a road carrying shovels on the outskirts of Pyongyang Tomas Van Houtryve / Panos Pictures. (Time.com)
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) delegation arrived in Seoul Friday, to pay respects to the late president Kim Dae-jung.• Inter-Korean economic talks office to be reopened Aug 21, 2009
Thursday's announcement is the latest conciliatory gesture from Pyongyang. It invited Hyun Jeong-eun, chairwoman of Hyundai Group, last week and released a Hyundai employee who had been detained there since March for criticizing its political system. (Xinhuanet, China)
North Korea to lift border curbs Aug 21, 2009
South Korea earlier approved the visit of a delegation from Pyongyang for the funeral of ex-President Kim Dae-jung ... It follows offers from Pyongyang to resume reunions for families separated by the 1950-53 war and to restart tourist visits from the South ... Mr Richardson, New Mexico's governor, said he had detected a "lessening of tension" since former US President Bill Clinton's recent visit to Pyongyang. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
North Korea ready to talk with US: Richardson Aug 20, 2009
Pyongyang does not have diplomatic relationship with the US, but it has its Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. As per existing agreement, the North Korean diplomats attached with country's mission at the UN are required to take permission to travel outside the 25 miles perimeter of the New York city. (India Times, India)
North Korean officials to meet with NM governor Aug 19, 2009
The North's surprise announcement followed a meeting Sunday between Kim and the chairwoman of Hyundai Group, the biggest South Korean investor in the North, who traveled to Pyongyang last week to secure the freedom of a company employee and discuss restarting joint business projects ... The chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group conglomerate will travel to Pyongyang on Monday to try to win the release of a detained employee and to discuss restarting joint projects in North Korea. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
US-ROK's joint military drill means nuclear attack Aug 19, 2009
PYONGYANG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- The joint military exercises by the United States and South Korean is a scheme for aggression to mount a preemptive nuclear attack on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the official news agency KCNA quoted a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry as saying on Wednesday ... PYONGYANG, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), mourned former South Korean president Kim Dae Jung, praising his feats for... (Xinhuanet, China)
South Korea set to launch its first rocket in space Aug 19, 2009
Pyongyang has said it would closely watch the international response to Seoul's launch. The ministry said the North would take unspecified tough measures against any provocation. (India Times, India)
Former President of S. Korea Dies Aug 18, 2009
June 15, 2000: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il toast at a luncheon held in Pyongyang. June 15, 2000: South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il toast at a luncheon held in Pyongyang ... His efforts led to an unprecedented thaw in relations with the North and culminated in a historic North-South summit the first on the divided peninsula and a jubilant meeting in Pyongyang with leader Kim Jong Il in 2000. (Fox News)
N. Korea Threatens Retaliation Over Sanctions Aug 17, 2009
Meanwhile, Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun extended her stay in North Korea for an additional day Sunday, the fifth time since arriving in Pyongyang last Monday, her company said, in an apparent bid to try to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to discuss stalled joint projects. No reason for the extension was given. (Fox News)
North Korea eases border restrictions Aug 17, 2009
The agreement came a day after a meeting in Pyongyang between North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and Hyun Jung-Eun, chairwoman of the South's Hyundai Group, the official Korean Central News Agency said ... Hyun, whose group runs inter-Korean business projects, had travelled to the North last week and secured the release of an employee detained there since March for allegedly criticising Pyongyang's regime ... Pyongyang halted day trips to Kaesong and limited South Korean businessmen's access to a... (India Times, India)
Seoul: Koreas must talk before border reopens Aug 17, 2009
Pyongyang limited access to Kaesong in December as relations worsened between the nations. North Korea also was to schedule an early October reunion for families across the peninsula who have been separated by the Korean War, KCNA reported. (CNN -- International)
North Korea agrees to resume joint projects with South Korea Aug 17, 2009
South Korea's conservative Lee angered Pyongyang by taking a tougher line than his predecessors on keeping North Korea accountable to its commitments on nuclear disarmament ... Hyundai Chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held talks in Pyongyang on Sunday ... South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday that Chinese nuclear envoy Wu Dawei was expected to travel to North Korea later Monday to try to get Pyongyang to return to six-nation talks aimed at its... (Honolulu Advertiser)
N. Korea threatens to retaliate over sanctions Aug 16, 2009
sanctions strengthened an arms embargo and authorized ship searches on the high seas to try and rein in Pyongyang's nuclear program ... For years, South Korea had been one of Pyongyang's biggest benefactors, but since taking office early last year, Lee suspended unconditional aid to the impoverished North as part of a new hard-line approach ... Meanwhile, Group Chairwoman Hyun Jung-eun, who traveled to Pyongyang last Monday to secure the release of a Hyundai employee held there, extended her... (USA Today -- News)
North Korea makes nuclear threat over military drills Aug 16, 2009
South Korean and U.S. forces on Monday start joint computer simulation and communication drills that come in the wake of rare conciliatory moves by Pyongyang, which this month released two U.S. journalists and a South Korean worker it had held captive ... Impoverished North Korea has been angered by Lee's policy of ending unconditional handouts -- once equal to about 5 percent of the North's estimated $17 billion a year economy -- and instead linking aid to progress Pyongyang makes in ending the... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Court says ex-Samsung boss guilty over bond deal Aug 14, 2009
The chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group conglomerate will travel to Pyongyang on Monday to try to win the release of a detained employee and to discuss restarting joint projects in North Korea ... The North's move, which came a week after Pyongyang released two U.S. journalists following a visit by former President Bill Clinton, could help improve relations between the two Koreas that were further strained by the North's recent nuclear and missile tests ... Pyongyang responded by cutting... (Fresno Bee -- Business)
A Lousy Day's Work Aug 11, 2009
Whatever the Pyongyang press has said, it is unlikely to exceed in its flattery the encomium already offered by , a former consigliere to both Clintons ... Undoubtedly Pyongyang understood they had a public relations problem with the detention of these two journalists and were looking for a face saving way to release them from day one, while still making a statement with their convictions and sentences that North Korea viewed reporting on its refugee problem by outsiders with the utmost concern.... (Slate)
Eye in the sky Aug 10, 2009
This image shows an elite residential compound to the north of the capital Pyongyang ... He says the lager he tried when he was last in Pyongyang "had a full flavour" but others are less palatable ... Dubbed, the "Pride of Pyongyang" the advert showed young women in traditional Korean dress serving trays of beer to men in western suits. (BBC News)
NKorea's Kim killed those who knew of his first love Aug 10, 2009
It appears to be the last act in a drama that began on a film set in the 1960s in Pyongyang, when the youthful Kim encountered a beguiling older woman who starred in patriotic movies. The two began an affair, even though Song was married to another man. (India Times, India)
Hyundai Chief to Visit Pyongyang Aug 10, 2009
(SEOUL) The chairwoman of South Korea's Hyundai Group conglomerate will travel to Pyongyang on Monday to try to win the release of a detained employee and to discuss restarting joint projects in North Korea ... Hyun Jung-eun, chairwoman of the Hyundai Group, is to cross the heavily fortified border on Monday afternoon for a three-day trip to Pyongyang, the group said in a statement ... Her trip comes on the heels of former President Bill Clinton's journey to Pyongyang last week to secure the... (Time.com)
Pak exchanged N-tech for N Korean missiles: US Aug 8, 2009
Pyongyang received designs for uranium enrichment centrifuges from Pakistan nuclear "czar" A Q Khan and has attempted to purchase overseas key components for uranium enrichment centrifuges, but some of these purchases have been blocked, according to the report. Related Articles. (India Times, India)
N Korea fired 2 missiles off east coast: S Korea Aug 8, 2009
During the US Independence Day holiday in 2006, Pyongyang fired a barrage of missiles, including a long-range Taepodong-2 that broke apart and fell into the ocean less than a minute after lift-off ... A long-range missile launch by North Korea toward the United States would further flout the UN sanctions resolution punishing Pyongyang for its May 25 nuclear test. (India Times, India)
AP: S. Korea Doing Everything to Free Citizens in North Aug 8, 2009
South Korean and Japanese officials said Clinton urged the North to free the South Koreans and to address a decades-old abduction of Japanese citizens during his landmark trip to Pyongyang earlier this week that included a rare meeting with leader Kim Jong Il ... "The government is fully aware of the concern and interest the people have in this issue. Lee did not elaborate on what measured were being taken, but he added that Seoul and Washington had fully coordinated on the American journalists'... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Home Truths: Moving On In America Aug 8, 2009
Former president Bill Clinton had arranged the release by going to Pyongyang. Was an apology offered. (India Times, India)
Release of journalists from Korea is worth celebrating Aug 7, 2009
The Obama administration said Tuesday that the families of two reporters imprisoned in North Korea had asked former President Bill Clinton to travel to Pyongyang to seek the women's release ... The pair of journalists flew home Wednesday with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, who traveled to Pyongyang after receiving word from the North Koreans that his visit would help win their release ... The pair of journalists flew home Wednesday with her husband, former President Bill Clinton,... (Fresno Bee)
Clinton's Many Contacts Helped in Release Aug 7, 2009
Clinton's plane travel to Pyongyang was funded by Hollywood producer Steve Bing ... The Obama administration took pains to distance itself from the mission, though officials conceded they had repeated contact with North Korean officials in the days leading up to the trip to confirm the journalists would be released if the former president traveled to Pyongyang ... The breakthrough in the standoff over the journalists -- who were sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor after being seized near... (CBS News -- US)
Clinton's Rolodex aided N. Korea mission Aug 7, 2009
KCS via AP fileFormer President Bill Clinton meets with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, left, front, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, during his mission to bring home two imprisoned American journalists ... The Obama administration took pains to distance itself from the mission, though officials conceded they had repeated contact with North Korean officials in the days leading up to the trip to confirm the journalists would be released if the former president traveled to Pyongyang ... The... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Dear Trip Leader Aug 6, 2009
If you're feeling adventurous and wish to visit beautiful Pyongyang, the U.S. State Department recommends getting a visa through North Korea's U.N. representative ... There's no American Embassy to turn to in case of emergency, but the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang provides basic consular services for U.S. citizens ... Whatever deals were made to allow the transfer of the two journalists occurred long before Clinton touched down in Pyongyang. (Slate)
Behind the Scenes: Clinton's N. Korea Trip Aug 6, 2009
The North Koreans told the prisoners they could be granted amnesty and released if President Clinton came to Pyongyang ... "To have President Clinton in Pyongyang, the first high-level visit in a decade and not raise some of these issues I think is a little bit beyond belief," Zarate said. (CBS News)
With Reporters Home, What Happens Next? Aug 6, 2009
Did the U.S. Hit the Reset Button on North Korean Relations, or Hand Pyongyang a Public Relations Coup ... (CBS) Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea since March, returned to the United States Wednesday after a surprise trip to Pyongyang by former President Bill Clinton ... So does their pardon from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il represent a chance for the U.S. to start over with North Korea and thaw an otherwise frigid relationship that's been... (CBS News -- Politics)
North Korea Runs "Train of Love" for Remote Schoolkids Aug 6, 2009
Bordering China, it's more than 430 miles from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang. This special train, with only two passenger carriages, takes children from some of the small villages in the hills to a school in the district's main town. (National Geographic)
Clinton, 2 journalists depart N. Korea for U.S. Aug 6, 2009
"Clinton's landmark trip to Pyongyang also resulted in rare talks with reclusive Kim Jong Il that state-run media described as "wide-ranging" and "exhaustive. " The meeting was Kim's first with a prominent Western figure since reportedly suffering a stroke nearly a year ago.While the White House emphasized the private nature of Clinton's trip, his landmark visit to Pyongyang to free the Americans was a coup that came at a time of heightened tensions over North Korea's nuclear program.State media... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Scribes' release: NKorea wanted only Bill Clinton Aug 6, 2009
While Obama never spoke directly with Clinton about this issue, negotiations were under way within the administration, according to two senior Obama administration officials who described to CNN how Clinton's mission to Pyongyang to secure the release of two US journalists imprisoned by North Korea evolved. The mission unfolded after it was conveyed to the administration that North Koreans were willing to grant the two journalists amnesty if a high-level envoy, such as former President Clinton,... (India Times, India)
Clinton leaves N. Korea with 2 freed reporters Aug 5, 2009
The women appeared healthy as they climbed the steps to the plane and shook hands with Clinton before getting into the jet, APTN footage in Pyongyang showed ... The Obama administration said that the families of the women had asked Clinton to travel to Pyongyang to seek the women's release ... While the White House emphasized the private nature of Clinton's trip, his landmark visit to Pyongyang to free the Americans was a coup that came at a time of heightened tensions over North Korea's nuclear... (AZCentral -- News)
Clinton, journalists en route to U.S. Aug 5, 2009
American journalists Laura Ling, left, and Euna Lee, second right, walk to a chartered plane at an airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday ... The women, dressed in short-sleeved shirts and jeans, appeared healthy as they climbed the steps to the plane and shook hands with Clinton before getting into the jet, APTN footage in Pyongyang showed ... KRT TV via APNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Il, left,speaks with former President Bill Clinton in Pyongyang on Tuesday. (MSNBC -- Race)
Click to read:Clinton, 2 Freed Reporters Headed Home Aug 5, 2009
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the two female American journalists, in green and red shirts, just amnestied by North Korea go aboard a chartered plane carrying the homebound former President Bill Clinton, top, to leave Pyongyang, North Korea, Aug. 5, 2009 ... In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, journalists Laura Ling, center, and Euna Lee, far right, just pardoned by North Korea, walk to former President Bill Clinton's chartered jet as they prepare to... (CBS News)
Families, Gore asked Clinton to intervene Aug 5, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Tuesday that the families of two reporters imprisoned in North Korea had asked former President Bill Clinton to travel to Pyongyang to seek the women's release. A senior administration official said the families were joined in the request by former Vice President Al Gore. (Albany Times Union)
Clinton wins pardons in N. Korea Aug 5, 2009
Clinton departed from Pyongyang, the capital, at about 8:30 a.m. local time, along with the journalists, Laura Ling, 32, and Euna Lee, 36, on a private jet bound for Los Angeles, according to a statement from the former president s office ... Clinton s mission to Pyongyang was the most visible by an American in nearly a decade ... She proposed sending various people to Pyongyang - including Bill Clinton s former vice president, Al Gore - to lobby for the release of the women, before Bill Clinton... (Boston Globe)
Tuesday morning almanac-Lightning sparks more fires in Lake County-Sun will help power nine Oregon schools-Bill Clinton meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il Aug 5, 2009
World: SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a surprise visit to Pyongyang, with the "exhaustive" talks covering a wide range of topics, state-run media said. Clinton "courteously" conveyed a verbal message from President Barack Obama, the official Korean Central News Agency said in a report from Pyongyang. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Clinton gets N. Korean deal to free captured journalists Aug 5, 2009
The move to free reporters Laura Ling and Euna Lee reflected North Korea s humanitarian and peaceloving policy, the Korean Central News Agency said in a dispatch from Pyongyang early Wednesday ... Pyongyang has publicly and privately expressed anger that Washingtons point man on North Korean issues, special envoy Stephen Bosworth, has only taken the job part-time, retaining his university position as well ... Pyongyang has refused Bosworths requests to visit North Korea, and instead has... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Two American journalists released by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea left Pyongyang Wednesday morning aboard a chartered plane carrying homebound former U.S. President Bill Clinton.• Clinton's DPRK trip requested by journalists' families Aug 5, 2009
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The families of two American journalists detained in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had asked former President Bill Clinton to travel to Pyongyang to seek their release, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday. The two female American journalists just amnestied by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) go aboard a chartered plane carrying the homebound former U.S. president Bill Clinton to leave Pyongyang, capital of the DPRK, on Aug. 5,... (Xinhuanet, China)
North Korea Rejects China Model as Kim Jong Il Spurns Furs in Nuclear Test Aug 5, 2009
Former U.S. President arrived in Pyongyang on a surprise visit today, North Koreas state-run Korea Central News Agency reported, without giving a reason for the trip ... They were paid through the government in Pyongyang, which sought to increase wages to $300 while asking companies to pay $500 million for using the land. (Bloomberg)
North Korea pardons US journalists Aug 5, 2009
Clinton on Tuesday had met Kim for talks during a surprise mission to Pyongyang to win the release of the two reporters. His was the highest-profile visit by an American to Pyongyang for nearly a decade. (India Times, India)
Clinton, journalists head home Aug 5, 2009
Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a surprise visit to Pyongyang, holding "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, former President Bill Clinton goes aboard a chartered plane leaving Pyongyang, capital of North Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 ... His mission accomplished, former President Bill... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
