http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/YongbyonFind stories, videos, and photos about Yongbyon from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:09:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Yongbyon14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Yongbyon from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/09/amanpour.documentary.archive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/09/amanpour.documentary.archive/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour has broadcast from some of the world's most challenging locations. Here, we bring together links to her documentaries and exclusive web-only footage.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/27/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had strong words Wednesday for North Korea's nuclear activities and saber-rattling, saying the secretive communist nation "has ignored the international community" and "continues to act in a provocative and belligerent manner toward its neighbors."Fri, 29 May 2009 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/north.korea.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/north.korea.alert/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean and U.S. forces have been placed on a higher surveillance alert level, after North Korea threatened military action following its nuclear test earlier this week, the joint forces announced on Thursday.Fri, 29 May 2009 00:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nkorea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/nkorea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea's announcement last week that it has begun reprocessing nuclear fuel rods at the Yongbyon nuclear facility about 60 miles (nearly 100 kilometers) north of the capitol, Pyongyang, raises questions about the secretive nation's agenda.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/09/north.korea.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/17/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has stepped up disablement of its nuclear reactor and allowed surveillance at its nuclear facility to resume, the U.S. State Department said Friday.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851239,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851239,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea moved closer Thursday to relaunching its nuclear arms program, announcing that it wants to reactivate the facility that produced its atomic bomb and banning U.N. inspectors from the siteThu, 16 Oct 2008 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/koreas.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/koreas.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea will resume the process of dismantling its nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849912,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849912,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea declared Monday that it will resume shutting down its nuclear program and allow U.N. experts to monitor the processTue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/koreas.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Sunday it will immediately resume work to disable its nuclear plants after the United States removed it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:48:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea warned South Korea against provoking war on Thursday as it reportedly deployed an arsenal of missiles near their sea border and told U.N. inspectors it plans to restart its nuclear facilityThu, 09 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848557,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848557,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDiplomats say that North Korea has made all of its Yongbyon nuclear facilities off limits to international inspectorsThu, 09 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844181,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1844181,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy Pyongyang is threatening to ditch its deal to disarm and restart its nuclear reactorThu, 25 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/nkorea.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/nkorea.nuclear.plant/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has made another move toward possibly restarting its suspended nuclear program, the U.N. nuclear agency reports.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/nkorea.nuclear.seals/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/22/nkorea.nuclear.seals/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has asked U.N. nuclear agency inspectors "to remove seals and surveillance equipment to enable them to carry out tests" at the Yongbyon reprocessing plant, the agency's director-general said.Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/nkorea.reactor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/nkorea.reactor/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea is restoring a reactor at the key Yongbyon nuclear complex and no longer wants to be removed from a U.S. list of countries that sponsor terrorism, the South Korean news agency reported Thursday.Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea has started reassembling its main nuclear complex in retaliation for U.S. refusal to remove the Stalinist state from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, it was reported Wednesday.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838300,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1838300,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility, citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors, Japanese media and Fox News reportedWed, 03 Sep 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836612,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836612,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea's rejection this week of the Six Party nuclear disarmament terms didn't shock the diplomats who helped make them. But it did inspire a few choice words: Here we go againWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/north.korea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea said Tuesday it has stopped disabling its nuclear plants and will consider restoring them because the United States has not removed it from a list of states that sponsor terrorism.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/12/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe latest phase of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program ended Saturday with agreement on a timetable for North Korea to disable its nuclear facilities, according to South Korea's news agency, Yonhap.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820859,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820859,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNegotiations on North Korea's nuclear program will resume this week for the first time in nine months, South Korea's nuclear envoy said TuesdayTue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/north.korea.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/north.korea.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen U.S. officials spoke in the past of the need for North Korea to declare the extent of its nuclear program, everyone from President Bush down said it must be "complete" and "verifiable."Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818813,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818813,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt may not end the nuclear threat, but the U.S. gave away very little to secure the disabling of Pyongyang's plutonium plantSat, 28 Jun 2008 05:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/amanpour.yongbyon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/amanpour.yongbyon/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea blew up part of its Yongbyon nuclear plant Friday, in full view of CNN and a handful of international broadcasters invited to witness this dramatic and symbolic event.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/northkorea.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/northkorea.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea on Friday destroyed a water cooling tower at a facility where officials acknowledge they extracted plutonium to build nuclear weapons, CNN's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour reported from the scene.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818396,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1818396,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNorth Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program, according to a news reportFri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/amanpour.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/26/amanpour.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush said Thursday the U.S. plans to drop North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism after that nation made a long-awaited declaration of its nuclear program.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nuclear.nk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/23/nuclear.nk/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea is to blow up a key part of its controversial Yongbyon nuclear reactor on Friday.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/25/syria.nuclear.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/25/syria.nuclear.amanpour/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of the UN nuclear watchdog berated U.S. officials Friday for failing to share earlier that they had evidence that allegedly shows North Korea helped Syria develop a nuclear reactor. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735013,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735013,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWashington's disclosure that North Korea helped Syria build a nuclear reactor is an attempt to pressure Kim Jong-IlFri, 25 Apr 2008 12:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/ammanpour.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/ammanpour.nkorea/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe North Koreans haven't seen this many Americans since the Korean War, but they are pulling out all the stops.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:41:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717019,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1717019,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe New York Philharmonic's historic visit to isolated North Korea may signal a new era -- but only in the arts, not politicsMon, 25 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/s.korea.n.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/s.korea.n.korea/index.html#cnnSTCTextSouth Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak said on Monday he is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to help in the denuclearization process as the reclusive Communist nation dismantles its nuclear program.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/30/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a last-minute nudge to North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Sunday it was "unfortunate" that Pyongyang had not supplied a complete declaration of its nuclear programs before a Monday deadline but signaled it would continue disarmament talks with its allies.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:37:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1695277,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1695277,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile the U.S. and others focus on North Korea's nuclear weapons, Japan is worried that the issue of North Korea's abduction of its citizens is falling by the wayside Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/05/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/05/nkorea.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextNorth Korea is rushing toward an end-of-year deadline to disable a key nuclear facility that produced materials to make nuclear bombs, the United States said Wednesday. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/koreas.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/koreas.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. team, including technical experts, will head to North Korea next week after the communist country agreed to begin disabling its nuclear weapons facilities, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill said Wednesday. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith his term ending, President Roh Moo Hyun wants a dÉtente with Pyongyang to cap his political career. Not everyone is convinced Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/07/bush/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/07/bush/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a rare public exchange highlighting the delicacy of political diplomacy, President Bush told South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun a formal end to the Korean War begins when North Korea halts its secretive nuclear weapons program.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1658615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1658615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter agreeing to dismantle its nukes, Pyongyang now says the U.S. must take it off a list of state sponsors of terrorTue, 04 Sep 2007 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/nkorea.iaea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/nkorea.iaea/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations inspectors have confirmed that North Korea has closed all of its nuclear facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency told reporters Wednesday.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1637743,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1637743,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. and North Korea are talking again, but will Pyongyang keep its promise to abandon nuclear weapons?Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634844,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634844,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: North Korea watchers are divided by the Dear Leader's promise to shut down a controversial nuclear reactor. Is Kim playing straight or still playing games?Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/north.korea.nuclear.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/north.korea.nuclear.talks/index.htmlU.S. envoy Christopher Hill said North Korea could shut down its main nuclear facility within three weeks as inspectors arrive to monitor the dismantling of the Stalinist country's controversial weapons program.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/nkorea.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/nkorea.nuclear/index.htmlThe United States will assess on Saturday whether North Korea has taken action to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, now that the communist nation has gained access to unfrozen funds, said U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/us.nkorea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/31/us.nkorea/index.htmlA venture set up more than a decade ago to build two light water nuclear power plants in North Korea has been formally terminated by the four countries behind it.Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/koreas.talks/index.htmlSouth Korea has agreed to hold another day of negotiations with the North after failing to convince Pyongyang to rejoin stalled six-country talks on its nuclear ambitions.Wed, 18 May 2005 02:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/koreas.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/koreas.talks/index.htmlOn the first day of talks between South and North Korea in nearly a year, the delegation from the South offered the North a "significant proposal" to rejoin the six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.Mon, 16 May 2005 22:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/21/senate.nkorea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/21/senate.nkorea/index.htmlA top American nuclear expert has told a U.S. Senate committee that North Koreans showed him a piece of radioactive metal in a glass jar when he visited that country, but said he could not say if it really was bomb-grade plutonium metal as they claimed.Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/nkorea.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/nkorea.us/index.htmlA private American delegation that visited North Korea in recent days was shown the nuclear spent fuel storage pond at Yongbyon and found it empty, reinforcing North Korea's claims to have taken the spent fuel and reprocessed it into bomb-grade plutonium.Thu, 15 Jan 2004 20:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/13/us.china.north.korea/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/13/us.china.north.korea/index.htmlA top Chinese official has said she had "useful" meetings with administration officials on the prospect of re-starting six-party talks on North Korea.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/nkorea.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/11/nkorea.us/index.htmlSouth Korean officials are due to get a first hand report on North Korea's main nuclear facility from an unofficial U.S. delegation that visited the Yongbyon complex.Sun, 11 Jan 2004 02:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/nkorea.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/nkorea.us/index.htmlNorth Korea says it showed its "nuclear deterrent" to an unofficial U.S. delegation that visited that country's Yongbyon nuclear complex.Sat, 10 Jan 2004 07:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/09/nkorea.nuclear.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/09/nkorea.nuclear.us/index.htmlA U.S. delegation returning from North Korea says it has toured the key Yongbyon nuclear complex.Fri, 09 Jan 2004 03:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/03/nkorea.dismantle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/03/nkorea.dismantle/index.htmlJapan, the United States and South Korea will demand that North Korea completely dismantle its nuclear facilities at the next round of six-nation talks, a Japanese newspaper says.Sat, 03 Jan 2004 06:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/02/koreas.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/02/koreas.nuclear/index.htmlFor the first time since North Korea expelled U.N. monitors in late 2002, the country might welcome a U.S. delegation next week to visit its Yongbyon nuclear facility, which the United States suspects is being used for nuclear weapons production.Fri, 02 Jan 2004 09:50:00 EST