11.   North Korean agents tried to enter the South Korean consulate in Beijing where a top communist defector has taken refuge, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

12.   Security surrounding a top North Korean defector holed up in the South Korean embassy in Beijing remained tight Wednesday, as talks over his fate dragged on.

13.   South Korea on Thursday imposed a news black out on negotiations to bring a top North Korean defector out of Beijing.

14.   South Korea on Tuesday again hinted that talks on getting a top North Korea defector from Beijing to Seoul were nearing resolution.

15.   South Korean President Kim Young-Sam has personally thanked Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Prime Minister Li Peng for allowing a top North Korean defector to leave Beijing.

16.   The diplomatic stalemate surrounding a top North Korean defector in Beijing dragged on Saturday as China sought to assert its control over an increasingly tense situation.