North and South Korean officials continued to negotiate Saturday, hours after they were due to wrap up four days of economic talks. The two sides were expected to issue a joint statement hours ago in the North's capital, Pyongyang. But reports say South Korea first wants the North to commit to honoring its nuclear disarmament pledge.
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North and South Korean officials are struggling to make progress on economic talks in Pyongyang, but North Korea's missing of a deadline to start dismantling its nuclear programs is causing tension at the talks. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong.
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North and South Korean officials have opened talks in Pyongyang regarding food aid and other joint-projects. News reports from Pyongyang say the North Korean delegation delayed Thursday's talks for hours after demanding to see a text of the South's keynote speech, which Seoul refused.
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South Korea began talks with North Korea on possible aid despite its failure to make progress on an international agreement to dismantle its nuclear programs. The economic talks in Pyongyang, which run through Saturday, come as the two Koreas restore relations that suffered a blow last year following the North's missile and nuclear tests that rattled regional stability.
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Talks in Beijing between high-ranking U.S. and Chinese economic officials ended today with both sides claiming progress was made. But China's pledge to allow greater flexibility on the exchange rate of its currency -- a long-standing U.S. demand - was made without any timetable.
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Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials have begun two days of talks in Beijing aimed at easing friction over the two countries' economic relationship. Roger Wilkison reports from Beijing that, while both sides emphasize the need for long-term solutions to Washington's huge trade deficit with China, both face short-term political pressures.
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