Chinese PM arrives in NKorea

CHINA: North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il greeted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Pyongyang on Sunday, China's official Xinhua news agency said, amid signs the reclusive state may return to nuclear disarmament talks. Wen was accompanied by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and China's envoy to the stalled talks, Wu Dawei, Xinhua said.

China has framed the rare three-day visit as a "goodwill" trip to a longtime ally, but it comes amid indications of a possible resumption of the talks which group the two Koreas, the United States, Russia, Japan and China.

Beijing , Sunday, AFP