China's nuclear negotiator likely to visit N. Korea

WASHINGTON, United States - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei (left) plans to visit North Korea as early as next week in a bid to prod the hermit nation into following through on its promise to reveal all details of its nuclear programs by the year's end, a source close to U.S.-North Korea relations said Friday. Wu, the chairman of the six-party North Korea nuclear talks, will make the pitch when he meets with his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan (R), the source said.

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