China, N. Korea agree on joint offshore oil exploration
December 25, 2005Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan and North Korean Vice Premier Ro Tu Chol agreed in Beijing on Saturday to jointly explore for offshore oil, North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said. The two vice premiers signed an accord in a ceremony on the same day, KCNA said. The report did not say where the exploration would be conducted by the two countries.