After a new round of UNSC sanctions against its nuclear program, North Korea says it will continue to weaponize its spent plutonium rods and to take "resolute military actions" against efforts to isolate it. In a statement on Saturday, an unnamed ...Read More
SEOUL, South Korea -- Buddhist monks from South and North Korea held a joint ceremony at a temple in the communist country Saturday in a continuation of civic exchanges between the nations despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month. The ...Read More
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Buddhist monks headed to North Korea on Saturday for a joint ceremony with monks there, showing the countries continue civil exchange despite a bloody naval skirmish earlier this month.The 13 South Korean monks in ...Read More
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A UN human rights resolution againstNorth Korea adopted this week is “nothing but a trite politicalplot,” the communist nation’s state-run media said yesterday,citing a foreign ministry spokesman it didn’t identify. It should never be overlooked that the ...Read More
SEOUL (AFP) – President Barack Obama announced Thursday a US envoy would visit North Korea early next month, as he joined South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in urging the communist state back to nuclear talks. But differences remained between the two ...Read More
Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties against Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program. Obama's warning came after Iran rejected a compromise ...Read More
Osan Air Base, Osan, South Korea - There was no doubt it. President Barack Obama got by far the loudest cheers of his six-day East Asian odyssey Thursday in a rousing 15-minute talk before about 1,000 troops. At Osan Air Base ...Read More
SEOUL (AP) — Showing impatience with Iranian foot-dragging, President Barack Obama said Thursday that the U.S. and its allies are discussing possible new penalties to bring fresh pressure on Iran for defying international attempts to halt its contested nuclear program.
Obama's ...Read More
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he was willing to help North Korea repair its economy and end decades of international isolation if Pyongyang stopped a cycle of threats and finally moved toward nuclear disarmament. Speaking to reporters at ...Read More
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, meeting with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul on Thursday, said he will send envoy Stephen Bosworth to North Korea next month for bilateral talks on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear program.
"If ...Read More
TRIPOLI, Libya - -- Iran's foreign minister vowed Wednesday that his nation would not allow any of its enriched uranium out of the country, the most definitive statement so far on an international proposal to exchange the bulk of Iran's ...Read More
Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak pressed North Korea to end provocation and return to dormant nuclear talks, as the US president wrapped up his Asian tour with a brief visit to Seoul today.
Lee said the two ...Read More
SEOUL, South Korea — President Obama delivered a stern message on Thursday to North Korea and Iran that they risk further sanctions and isolation if they do not rein in their nuclear ambitions.
Appearing at a joint press conference with President ...Read More
Iran brushes aside U.N. nuclear-swap deal TEHRAN -- Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday said his country would not export its enriched uranium for further processing, brushing aside the latest U.N. plan aimed at preventing Tehran from potentially building nuclear weapons. Instead, Manochehr ...Read More
(For stories on Obama's Asia trip click on [ID:nOBAMAASIA]) SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's trip to Asia may increase pressure on North Korea to return to stalled nuclear talks, but it is a long way from ensuring ...Read More
(Combines previous stories, adds quotes, context) SEOUL (Dow Jones)--The U.S. and South Korea vowed Thursday to work toward implementing a stalled bilateral free-trade agreement, which has snagged on disagreements over auto trade. President Barack Obama and his counterpart Lee Myung-bak both told ...Read More
SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy StephenBosworth will visit North Korea on Dec. 8 to discuss how to getPyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons programme, U.S.President Barack Obama said on Thursday. Bosworth's mission will be aimed at reviving ...Read More
South Korea's president said he and President Barack Obama have agreed to offer North Korea a "grand bargain" aimed at ending the North's nuclear program. Speaking at a joint news conference with Mr. Obama, President Lee Myung-bak said the deal would ...Read More
SEOUL - U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid.
"I hope that by accepting our ...Read More
SEOUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama andSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea onThursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomicamontions in return for massive economic aid. "I hope that by accepting our ...Read More
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on North Korea on Thursday to return to stalled nuclear talks and end its atomic ambitions in return for massive economic aid.
"I hope that by accepting ...Read More
