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Government officials from Japan and North Korea meet in Beijing for their first direct talks in four years.

SOURCE BBC News – Asia

Searching for North Korea’s secret border passages

SOURCE BBC News – Asia

North Korea’s head of parliament, Kim Yong-nam will visit Iran and attend the Non-Aligned Movement summit briefly, state media reports.

SOURCE BBC News – Asia

North Korea has completed a ”major step” by placing a dome on a light water reactor that could support its nuclear programme, an analyst says.

SOURCE BBC News – Asia

China says it has signed agreements stepping up economic co-operation with North Korea during a visit to Beijing by a senior Pyongyang official.

SOURCE BBC News – Asia