(June Chinese New Year day), July 14, 2007, North Korea shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, the situation on the peninsula to turn for the better.


satellite photos taken on February 5, 2003 the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea.
7 May 14, North Korea shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility, significant progress in the process of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. November 29, Chinese officials and experts from five countries of South Korea and Japan the United States and Russia-finding mission at the end of the trip to North Korea, said the North Korean nuclear facilities disablement work progress smoothly. Over the past year, the inter-Korean relations continue to improve. October 3 to 4, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun held a summit meeting in Pyongyang, jointly signed the "Declaration on the development of North-South relations and the peace and prosperity". The inter-Korean relations continue to heat up as the settlement of the DPRK nuclear issue, to ease the situation in the region to create more favorable conditions.