There are no diplomatic relations between North Korea and the United States.

VOA: special.2009.08.08

No more trains from the North could reach Washington that way.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

There was no question that the North had the military strength.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

Still,North Korea, also known as the DPRK, set no date for sitting down to talk about implementing its nuclear disarmament commitments.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"The statement was very clear. There was no question about the intent of the statement, what the statement required of the north.

VOA: standard.2009.04.14

North Korea holds the events in banquet halls with no real opportunity for privacy, and forbids the families from spending the night together.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

Security was reported to be heavy at the North Korean border, but there was no apparent tightening in Beijing, where Mr.Kim is believed to be heading.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

At least five countries, North Korea,Malta,Qatar, Palau and Saudi Arabia are facing sanctions because they have had no women delegates for three years in a row.

VOA: standard.2009.04.05

The North Korean military notice, carried on state-run media, also said South Korean ships and aircraft will no longer be allowed passage through the North's territorial space.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

For weeks, South Korean officials delayed expected announcements it would join, but experts say they had no other choice after Monday's underground nuclear weapons test by the North.

VOA: standard.2009.05.26

The Chinese,South Korean and North Korean delegations were reported to have met on the sidelines of the ASEM meeting, but no results of that meeting were made public.

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

Under questioning, Clinton said she had no plans for a Pyongyang visit herself but noted that U.S.envoy for North Korean Stephen Bosworth has been dispatched to Asia and Russia to discuss the situation.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

The report says there has been no change in the extremely poor level of respect for religious freedom in North Korea,where some of the as many as 200,000 people held in political prison camps are reportedly there for religious reasons.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26