Tag: North Korea
Speaker Moon meets with top Chinese party official over N. Korea
National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang has met with a senior Chinese party official to discuss ways to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, his office said Tuesday. Moon held talks […]
FM says S. Korea, U.S. share same goal of N.K. denuclearization
South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington are pursuing the same goal of North Korea’s denuclearization despite a “tug of war” over the method to […]
U.S. commission calls for N. Korea to stay on religious freedom blacklist
An independent U.S. government commission has asked the State Department to keep North Korea on its blacklist of countries that repress freedom of religion, citing Pyongyang’s “systematic” and “egregious” human […]
S. Korea to conduct testing of video reunion facilities for 2 weeks
South Korea plans to conduct tests for about two weeks on video conferencing facilities overhauled in preparation for a round of video reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean […]
Tours to JSA to resume on southern side this week
Tours to the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom that straddles the inter-Korean border will resume this week, the defense ministry said Monday. The popular tours to the […]
Civic group claims 7 N. Korean defectors face repatriation from China
Seven North Korean defectors are facing repatriation to their communist homeland from China, a civic group claimed Monday, calling for the Seoul government to help prevent their return. The defectors […]
Trump, Abe to coordinate N.K. policy at White House meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will coordinate their next steps to achieve North Korea’s denuclearization when they meet at the White House this week, a […]
N.K. media urges South to push for inter-Korean cooperation independently of U.S.
North Korean propaganda outlets called on South Korea on Friday to deal with inter-Korean issues free from intervention by the United States, accusing Washington of hindering cross-border cooperation. The North’s […]
Kim resolves to deepen Russia ties, Putin calls for peaceful resolution of nuke standoff
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday highlighted his “unwavering” will to cement ties with Russia while President Vladimir Putin made an emphatic call for a peaceful resolution of Pyongyang’s […]
Kim says Korean Peninsula peace entirely depends on Washington’s future attitude
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said peace and security on the Korean Peninsula will entirely depend on Washington’s future attitude during his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, state […]