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  From threats to diplomacy: North Korea sends envoy to ally China

  After months of ignoring China's warnings to give up its nuclear program, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with its most important ally and the latest sign that Pyongyang may be giving diplomacy a chance.

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  China says boat seized by North Koreans released without ransom

  Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the $100,000 ransom they had demanded.

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  U.S. missile test delayed in April due to N. Korean tensions now scheduled for Tuesday

  The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, which Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel had postponed in April because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on Tuesday.

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  North Korea fires short-range projectiles for 3rd day, S. Korea reports

  North Korea continued firing short-range weapons over its own eastern waters Monday after a weekend of what it called "rocket launching tests" intended to bolster deterrence against enemy attack.

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  China urges North Korea to release fishing boat

  China says it is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner publicized the plight of its 16 crew in an online account saying they were seized by gun-wielding North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom.

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  North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

  North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.

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  North Korea fires 3 short-range missiles, S.Korea reports

  North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions.

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  American sentenced to hard labour serving time at North Korean 'special prison'

  An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labour for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a "special prison," state media said Wednesday.

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  North Korea to allow Westerners to enter from Chinese border

  A Western tour company in China says it has obtained permission from North Korea for Westerners to make day trips into the country from the Chinese border.

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  North Korea replaces hard-line defence minister as new leader makes his mark

  North Korea has replaced its hard-line defence minister with a little-known army general, according to a state media report Monday, in what outside analysts call an attempt to install a younger figure meant to solidify leader Kim Jong Un's grip on the powerful military.