North Korea offers $100,000 to China for quake victims

Sat May 17, 2008 11:02am BST
 
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SEOUL (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea has offered $100,000 to China to help with disaster relief in the wake of Monday's devastating earthquake, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Saturday.

The report came a day after the United States said it would provide 500,000 tonnes of food aid to North Korea despite their standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program.

North Korea is a frequent recipient of foreign aid.

(Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; Editing by David Fox)

 

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