U.S. says not fazed by North Korea's year-end deadline

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea on Monday chided Pyongyang on the "hostile" tone of its recent statements, saying Washington would not be bound by a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in their denuclearization talks.Stephen Biegun, who arrived in Seoul on Sunday, told reporters after meeting his South Korean counterpart Lee Do Hoon that the North Koreans "know how to reach us," signaling his willingness to make contact with the North at the inter-Korean border during his three-day visit."It is time for us to do our jobs. Let's get this done," he said.Biegun stressed that the…READ FULL ARTICLE