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...North Korea Raises the Stakes Analysis: More tough talk, another provocation. What's behind Pyongyang's threat to test a nuclear weapon...
...Rice's North Korea Sanctions Mission Is No Slam-Dunk Analysis: Sure, China has agreed to block any trade with its neighbor's weapons programs. But its priorities are to engage Pyongyang and restart nuclear diplomacy - not necessarily the same as those...
...perform in Pyongyang with the South Korean conductor Chung Myung-Whun, who will also not be participating, wrote in an e-mail that he is "utterly disappointed" that he will not be performing in the concert commemorating the 89th birthday of the late Korean composer, Isang...
...Russia and China pushed back hard, warning that "extreme sanctions" would only exacerbate the crisis. China's U.N. ambassador made clear that Beijing sees interdicting North Korean shipping, for example, as likely to raise the danger of a military response from Pyongyang, sending the confrontation potentially spiraling out of control. For China and Russia, the endgame remains restoring the six-party talks and persuading North Korea to give up nuclear weapons in exchange for political, economic and security incentives. Moscow and Beijing - as well as South Korea - agree that North Korea must be punished for its flagrant disregard of Security...
...Tokyo, Beijing and Seoul to rally support for a vigorous implementation of the sanctions resolution. Russia, China and South Korea will be looking for ways to restart the six-party process - a process they believe requires direct negotiations between the U.S. and North Korea, and a readiness to offer Pyongyang security guarantees if it verifiably disarms. And the the stalemate over North Korea's weapons program will most likely continue...