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N Korean leaders’ honours could result in freed prisoners

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:09:03 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – North Korea is reportedly planning an amnesty for prisoners, but no further details are available, say a number of media, citing the country’s official news agency. Birthdays of leaders are moveable feasts in North Korea, and those of its two previous leaders, Kim Jong-il, who died 17 December 2011 and his father Kim [...]

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N Korean leader dies, Swiss-educated son takes over

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:42:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The “Great Successor”, Kim Jong-un, has officially been named the successor to his father, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, 69, who died Monday 19 December of a heart attack while traveling, according to media reports coming out of the country. The son, who is reportedly in his late 20s, surfaced as part [...]

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US, North Korea meet in Geneva, narrow differences on what needs to be done

Laila Rodriguez — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:56:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Updated: 17:32 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The second bilateral encounter between North Korea and the United States of America on de-nuclearization concluded on a somehow “positive” note. It was “generally constructive” said outgoing US Ambassador Stephen Bosworth who responded that both governments had “narrowed differences in terms of what has to be done before [they] can [...]

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US, N Korea to meet in Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:07:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The US Mission in Geneva has confirmed State Department news Wednesday that an American interagency team will meet with representatives from the North Korean government 24-25 in Geneva to review the Asia country’s willingness to begin nuclear disarmament. The meeting, with First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan leading the Korean group, follows [...]

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S. Korea live-fire drill ends

Sean Ecker — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:08:55 +0000

GenevaLunch.com No immediate reaction from North Korea South Korea’s military exercises on Yeonpyeong Island on the disputed maritime border with North Korea, which included the firing of live munitions, have ended. Residents on the island were ordered into bomb shelters and South Korea launched fighter jets which patrolled South Korean airspace in the event of an [...]

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USA sends carrier force to Yellow Sea

Sean Ecker — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:58:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com US President Barack Obama has ordered an aircraft carrier task force to hold joint exercises with South Korea’s naval forces, after North Korea pounded an inhabited South Korean island near the peninsula’s disputed western maritime border 23 November. Four people are confirmed dead in the artillery attack, two civilians and two military personnel. South Korea’s [...]

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North Korean centrifuges deemed a provocation

Sean Ecker — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:45:38 +0000

GenevaLunch.com The existence of a new nuclear facility in North Korea with “hundreds and hundreds” of centrifuges capable of enriching uranium to weapons grade is complicating US efforts to bring North Korea’s nuclear ambitions to a halt, says Steven Bosworth, chief US envoy on the stalled six-party talks with North Korea. The centrifuges are part of [...]

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Former Swiss student now officially next N Korean leader

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:20:41 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A North Korean senior official has announced it and photo agencies have offered living proof that Kim Jong Un will likely succeed his father, Kim Jong Il, as leader of North Korea when the father dies. Kim Jong-Il has been in failing health since a cerebral hemorrhage in August 2008. The [...]

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Intn’l Sports: North Korean gymnast, federation barred from world’s championship

Laila Rodriguez — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:33:32 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - North Korean gymnast Hong Su Jong and her fellow teammates have been barred by the Lausanne-based International Gymnastics Federation, IFG, from competing at the Artistic World Championships in Rotterdam for allegedly lying about her age. The North Koreans have been barred from competing during the next 30 days which will prevent [...]

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And the winner is, maybe, probably: Kim Jong-un, N Korea’s heir

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:55:33 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Kim Jong-un, after months of speculation that he might be named the heir apparent to the leader of North Korea, his father Kim-Jong Il, has finally been given a public face by his country. The son was named a general, state media announced Monday (Swiss time), the first official public mention [...]

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