Topic: Pyongyang

S. Korea to allow Carter flight from North: report

South Korea is expected to give former US President Jimmy Carter rare approval to fly directly to Seoul after visiting the North Korean capital Pyongyang next week, a report said Thursday."President Carter has informed us that he wants to fly directly to ...
North Korea Friday celebrated the birth anniversary of its founding father as South Korean activists launched cross-border leaflets calling for the overthrow of the regime led by his son.The showpiece capital Pyongyang is in a festive mood, the communist state's official news ...

Former US president seeks N. Korea trip: official

Former US President Jimmy Carter intends to visit North Korea in an apparent bid to help ease acute cross-border tensions, South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday.Seoul is "paying attention to Carter's plan to visit North Korea," foreign ministry spokesman Cho Byung-Jae told ...

S.Korea rejects North's offer to discuss uranium at talks

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's foreign minister on Thursday rejected North Korea's offer to discuss its uranium enrichment programme at a new round of six-party talks, saying it fell far short of what was needed to restart the stalled process.A resumption of ...

N. Korea ready to discuss uranium programme

North Korea has told a Russian envoy that it is willing to discuss its uranium enrichment programme and a suspension of nuclear tests if six-party disarmament talks resume, state media said Tuesday."(North Korea) expressed its stand that it can go out to ...

North Korea says willing to discuss uranium enrichment

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it was willing to discuss its uranium enrichment program at nuclear disarmament talks, clearing one of the hurdles for the resumption of long-stalled international dialogue.Pyongyang walked out of six-party talks over two years ago, ...

N. Korea sought military talks with US: report

North Korea last month offered to hold high-level military talks with the United States to discuss tensions on the Korean peninsula and nuclear disarmament, a report said Monday.The North proposed the talks in a letter from its defence minister Kim Yong-Chun to ...

N. Korea 'appears to prepare for nuclear test'

North Korea has started digging tunnels at its nuclear test site in apparent preparation for a third atomic detonation, a report said on Sunday.The North started building at least two new tunnels at its Punggye-ri facility in northeastern North Hamgyong province for ...

N. Korea appears to prepare nuclear test: report

North Korea has started digging tunnels at its nuclear test site in apparent preparation for a third atomic detonation, a report said Sunday.The North started building at least two new tunnels at the Musudan-ri Launch Facility at Punggye-ri for a possible underground ...

North Korea nears completion of second missile site: reports

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears close to finishing a second launch site for long-range missiles, media reports said on Thursday, underscoring U.S. concerns that Pyongyang's ballistic missile programme is fast becoming a direct threat.New satellite images show the North has almost ...