NORTH KOREA: Progress in return of Macau funds

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Updated June 15, 2007 18:42:20

There are signs of progress on a long-delayed deal to get North Korea to start shutting down its nuclear reactor. US$24 million in funds frozen in Macau, due to US financial sanctions, might finally be headed back to Pyongyang thanks to Russia's intervention.

Presenter: Shane McLeod, North Asia correspondent

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