NKorean fund transfer from Macau to begin Thur-Kyodo

TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) The transfer of North Korean funds that have been frozen in a Macau bank is to begin today, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing Macau financial authorities.

Pyongyang has refused to honour a February deal to begin shutting its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and source of material for atomic weapons until its funds at Banco Delta Asia are released through normal banking channels.

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