WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a policy shift, the Obama administration said
Friday it is prepared to hold direct talks with North Korea in a bid
to bring Pyongyang back to six-nation nuclear disarmament
negotiations.
The
administration, which has conditioned talks with North Korea on
Pyongyang s agreeing to return to a nuclear deal it quit in April,
made the offer after consulting partners China, South Korea, Japan
and Russia.
BEIJING: Beijing lashed out at the United States on Saturday after
Washington slapped steep tariffs on imported Chinese tires, calling
the measure protectionist and threatening retaliation in China s
first trade spat with the Obama administration.
TAIPEI: Taiwan s opposition on Saturday called for the immediate
release of former President Chen Shui-bian while he appeals
against his conviction on graft charges.
BEIJING: A teenager has been jailed for 15 years in Urumqi in the
first legal action to be taken over a series of syringe attacks in
China s Muslim-majority Xinjiang region, state television reported
Saturday.
Full
Story>>
