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Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
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(LEAD) China issues draft of verification protocol
BEIJING -- China issued a draft agreement Tuesday on ways to inspect North Korea's
nuclear facilities, as senior envoys began their second day of talks here, South
Korean delegates said.
The related parties will review the draft and deliver their positions to China,
which chairs the fitful negotiations, for modification if needed. Its contents
remains undisclosed.
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Hill says package deal considered in nuclear talks
BEIJING -- Chief U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said Tuesday that his
country is pushing for a package deal on the three main agenda items at the
six-way disarmament talks under way here.
"We've come here with three goals in mind ... to complete the verification
protocol. We also want to complete the schedule of energy and schedule of
disablement," Hill told reporters as he headed to the Chinese state guest house
Diaoyutai for the second day of negotiations on denuclearizing North Korea.
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U.S. pledges to deal with Japanese abductees in 6-way nuke talks
WASHINGTON -- The United States said Monday it will support Japan raising the
issue of North Korean abductions in the multilateral forum on ending Pyongyang's
nuclear ambitions.
"The issue of abductions needs to be dealt with," State Department spokesman Sean
McCormack said. "We will continue to work with them -- the six-party framework to
-- with the Japanese to find some answers to the questions that they have and try
to help bring some closure for those families that have been waiting years, if
not decades, for answers."
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U.S. defense report categorizes N. Korea as nuclear power
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. defense report categorized North Korea as a nuclear power
amid fears the North's nuclear armament could deepen tensions among regional
rivals.
"The rim of the great Asian continent is already home to five nuclear powers:
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Russia," said the report, titled "Joint
Operating Environment (JOE) 2008: Challenges and Implications for the Future
Joint Force."
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U.S. correcting report defining N. Korea as nuclear power: Seoul official
SEOUL -- The U.S. government said its latest defense report categorizing North
Korea as a nuclear power was wrong and is taking necessary measures to correct
it, Seoul officials said Tuesday.
The annual report, issued last month, included North Korea among five nuclear
powers on the Asian continent along with China, India, Pakistan and Russia.
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N. Korea names new envoy to Lebanon
SEOUL -- North Korea's ambassador to Syria has been named to serve concurrently
as envoy to Lebanon, according to a report by the North's state media on Tuesday.
Choi Su-hon has submitted his letter of credentials to Lebanese President Michel
Sleiman and conveyed greetings by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the No. 2
leader Kim Yong-nam on Monday last week, the North's Korean Central Broadcasting
Station said.
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Three ethnic Koreans dead, one missing in San Diego jet crash
LOS ANGELES -- Three ethnic South Koreans were reportedly killed and one went
missing after a Marine fighter jet crashed in a residential neighborhood in San
Diego, according to media reports and South Korean diplomats Monday.
A presumed grand mother, a mother and a child, all unidentified, were killed and
another child remained yet to be found when a malfunctioning F/A-18 fighter jet
crashed in their house near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in University City,
northern San Diego, according to U.S. media reports.
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BOK extends US$3 bln to local banks
SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it provided funds worth US$3
billion, received through a currency swap arrangement with its U.S. counterpart,
to dollar-starved local banks through an auction.
In late October, the Bank of Korea (BOK) announced a $30 billion currency swap
agreement with the U.S. Federal Reserve and on Dec. 2, the BOK tapped a $4
billion currency swap line for the first time.
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(LEAD) China issues draft of verification protocol
BEIJING -- China issued a draft agreement Tuesday on ways to inspect North Korea's
nuclear facilities, as senior envoys began their second day of talks here, South
Korean delegates said.
The related parties will review the draft and deliver their positions to China,
which chairs the fitful negotiations, for modification if needed. Its contents
remains undisclosed.
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Hill says package deal considered in nuclear talks
BEIJING -- Chief U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said Tuesday that his
country is pushing for a package deal on the three main agenda items at the
six-way disarmament talks under way here.
"We've come here with three goals in mind ... to complete the verification
protocol. We also want to complete the schedule of energy and schedule of
disablement," Hill told reporters as he headed to the Chinese state guest house
Diaoyutai for the second day of negotiations on denuclearizing North Korea.
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U.S. pledges to deal with Japanese abductees in 6-way nuke talks
WASHINGTON -- The United States said Monday it will support Japan raising the
issue of North Korean abductions in the multilateral forum on ending Pyongyang's
nuclear ambitions.
"The issue of abductions needs to be dealt with," State Department spokesman Sean
McCormack said. "We will continue to work with them -- the six-party framework to
-- with the Japanese to find some answers to the questions that they have and try
to help bring some closure for those families that have been waiting years, if
not decades, for answers."
-----------------
U.S. defense report categorizes N. Korea as nuclear power
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. defense report categorized North Korea as a nuclear power
amid fears the North's nuclear armament could deepen tensions among regional
rivals.
"The rim of the great Asian continent is already home to five nuclear powers:
China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Russia," said the report, titled "Joint
Operating Environment (JOE) 2008: Challenges and Implications for the Future
Joint Force."
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U.S. correcting report defining N. Korea as nuclear power: Seoul official
SEOUL -- The U.S. government said its latest defense report categorizing North
Korea as a nuclear power was wrong and is taking necessary measures to correct
it, Seoul officials said Tuesday.
The annual report, issued last month, included North Korea among five nuclear
powers on the Asian continent along with China, India, Pakistan and Russia.
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N. Korea names new envoy to Lebanon
SEOUL -- North Korea's ambassador to Syria has been named to serve concurrently
as envoy to Lebanon, according to a report by the North's state media on Tuesday.
Choi Su-hon has submitted his letter of credentials to Lebanese President Michel
Sleiman and conveyed greetings by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and the No. 2
leader Kim Yong-nam on Monday last week, the North's Korean Central Broadcasting
Station said.
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Three ethnic Koreans dead, one missing in San Diego jet crash
LOS ANGELES -- Three ethnic South Koreans were reportedly killed and one went
missing after a Marine fighter jet crashed in a residential neighborhood in San
Diego, according to media reports and South Korean diplomats Monday.
A presumed grand mother, a mother and a child, all unidentified, were killed and
another child remained yet to be found when a malfunctioning F/A-18 fighter jet
crashed in their house near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in University City,
northern San Diego, according to U.S. media reports.
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BOK extends US$3 bln to local banks
SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank said Tuesday it provided funds worth US$3
billion, received through a currency swap arrangement with its U.S. counterpart,
to dollar-starved local banks through an auction.
In late October, the Bank of Korea (BOK) announced a $30 billion currency swap
agreement with the U.S. Federal Reserve and on Dec. 2, the BOK tapped a $4
billion currency swap line for the first time.
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