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NK envoy-China visit

Yonhap News AgencyMay 23, 2013 05:35
BEIJING, May 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's special envoy's visit to China is drawing international attention with focus being given to whether he will be able to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, diplomatic sources here said Thursday. Choe Ryong-hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, flew into Beijing Wednesday as an envoy to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. He met with Wang Jiarui, the head of the Communist Party of China's (CPC) central committee's external affairs department, shortly after his arrival.

M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit

May 23, 2013 05:00
By Jonny Hogg GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

S Korea-US-Pacific trade talks

Yonhap News AgencyMay 23, 2013 03:45
SEOUL, May 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has been paying "close attention" to U.S.-led talks on forming an Asia-Pacific mega trade bloc, but it will not rush to join in on the discussion, Seoul's new ambassador to Washington said Thursday. Ambassador Ahn Ho-young, a seasoned trade diplomat set to take up the post early next month, also sounded a positive note on the U.S.-driven Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), saying it could help simplify the tangle of bilateral free trade agreements (FTA), which he called "the spaghetti bowl."

NK envoy-China visit

Yonhap News AgencyMay 23, 2013 01:30
BEIJING, May 23 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's special envoy's visit to China is drawing international attention with focus being given to whether he will be able to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, diplomatic sources here said Thursday.

North Korea-weekly review-5

Yonhap News AgencyMay 23, 2013 01:00
*** FOREIGN TIPS U.S. Government Urges North Korea to Free Jailed American WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The U.S. government called on May 15 for North Korea to release an American citizen jailed there, saying Washington's top priority is to secure the safety of its nationals. "We urge the DPRK (North Korea) authorities to grant Mr. Bae amnesty and immediate release," Patrick Ventrell, deputy spokesman for the State Department, told reporters. "There is no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety of our U.S. citizens abroad."

China-NK-US

Yonhap News AgencyMay 22, 2013 18:15
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 22 (Yonhap) -- China gave prior notice to the United States on a high-profile North Korean envoy's trip this week to Beijing, according to a U.S. official Wednesday. The notification was seen as unusual for China, which has traditionally kept mum on its top-level diplomatic exchanges with its communist ally. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, flew into Beijing on Wednesday (local time), the first known visit by a top North Korean official to China this year.

China-NK-US

Yonhap News AgencyMay 22, 2013 16:03
By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 22 (Yonhap) -- China gave prior notice to the United States on a high-profile North Korean envoy's trip to Beijing as it's crucial for relevant parties to stay close in trying to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, a U.S. official said Wednesday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's special envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, flew into Beijing on Wednesday (local time), the first known visit by a top North Korea official to China.

Mozambique stands firm against doctor strike

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 13:30
Mozambique's government is resisting pay hikes for striking doctors and nurses to keep a lid on the public wage bill, the health ministry said Wednesday. "We do not have money unless we take money from other activities related to development to pay salaries," said Health Ministry spokeswoman Francelina Romao as the country-wide, general medical strike entered its third day. The World Bank has warned the impoverished country against increasing the civil service wage bill, she added.

Boom Town Baby: African stock markets see big gains; Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria up big

The Canadian PressMay 22, 2013 12:35
NAIROBI, Kenya - African financial analysts say the continent's economies are growing quickly and offer excellent investment opportunities. Aly-Khan Satchu, a Kenya-based financial manager, says there is a growing sentiment among investors: If you're not investing in Africa, you should be. Or as Satchu is prone to say on Twitter: "ITS BOOM TOWN BABY." Several African stock markets are seeing huge returns this year. Ghana is up 50 per cent. Kenya and Nigeria are up 35 per cent.

World Bank offers $1 bn aid for Africa's Great Lakes

Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 12:15
The World Bank announced on Wednesday $1 billion in aid for Africa's troubled Great Lakes region, at the start of a visit to the DR Congo by its president Jim Yong Kim and UN chief Ban Ki-moon. The bank said the proposed new funding was aimed "to help countries in the region provide better health and education services, generate more cross-border trade, and fund hydroelectricity projects" in support of a regional peace agreement signed in February. bur/txw/mfp
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