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Bosworth in Beijing for Peninsula solutions

The US envoy for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Beijing on Wednesday as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Full story

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Korean Peninsula in 2010

South Korea launched a firing drill from a disputed western border island on December 20, 2010, despite the DPRK's repeated warnings of a counterattack.

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Bosworth in Beijing for Peninsula solutions

2011-01-06 00:57:35 GMT China Daily BEIJING - The US envoy for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Beijing on Wednesday as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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2011-01-05 06:46:32 GMT Xinhua English SEOUL- US special envoy for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy Stephen Bosworth met here Wednesday with Wi Sung-lac, the Republic of Korea (ROK)'s chief envoy to nuclear talks as he seeks to coordinate opinions of countries involved in stalled six-party talks over the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

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S Korea refuses DPRK's proposals on inter-Korean dialogue

2011-01-10 14:19:26 GMT Xinhua English SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Monday refused dialogue proposals formally put forward by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in official messages, urging Pyongyang to adopt "responsible attitude" first to its recent provocations.

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2011-01-10 02:19:55 GMT Xinhua English SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan are set to hold talks later Monday in Seoul over better bilateral military ties and a possibility of signing defense pacts in the face of lingering security concerns in the region.

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US envoy meets with Japan officials on DPRK

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China urges early resumption of six-party talks

2011-01-06 10:42:40 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- China Thursday urged the early resumption of the six-party talks as Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. point man for the Korean nuclear issue, visited Beijing.

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Major events on Korean Peninsula in 2010

2010-12-20 13:35:40 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING -- South Korea launched Monday a firing drill from a disputed western border island shelled last month by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) despite the latter's repeated warnings of a counterattack.