Aug 25, 2000

TOKYO [MENL] -- Japan and North Korea appear to be making headway in theircurrent effort to establish diplomatic relations.

Sep 04, 2000

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. intelligence community faces difficulty inassessing the North Korean missile threat.

Sep 19, 2000

TOKYO [MENL] -- The United States and South Korea have ended negotiations onthe request by the Asian ally to extend the range of its missiles to strikemost of the communist north.

Oct 10, 2000

TOKYO [MENL] -- North Korea held a military parade to honor ruler KimJong-Il, but left its missiles and heavy guns in their bases.