N. Korea vows to shut down nuclear facilities upon...

N. Korea vows to shut down nuclear facilities upon... North Korea on Friday (July 6) vowed to shut down its nuclear facilities at Yongbyon as soon as it starts receiving 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil promised in a six-nation agreement sealed in February.

	Putin invites Korean firms to take part in Sochi's... President Roh Moo-hyun and Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks on Friday (July 6) to discuss questions of bilateral relations and regional issues, including the denuclearization of North Korea.

	Foreign analysts bullish on post-KORUS FTA Korea Not only domestic but a lso prominent foreign institutes are giving high marks to the historic free trade agreement struck between Korea and the United States. They have assessed the KORUS FTA will give Korea an edge over Japan and China in inter...