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S. Korean officials visit N. Korea for forest inspection

A group of South Korean officials visited North Korea on Wednesday to jointly inspect forests for control of pests and diseases, the South’s Ministry of Unification said Wednesday. A delegation of 1...

Aug 8, 2018
North Korea
Humanitarian aid for N. Korea may assist denuclearization process: Cheong Wa Dae

Providing humanitarian aid to North Korea could be helpful in denuclearizing the communist nation, the presidential spokesman said Wednesday, possibly hinting at a resumption of assistance for the im...

Aug 8, 2018
North Korea
NK criticizes S. Korea for confrontation that could undermine peace mood

North Korea accused South Korea on Wednesday of seeking confrontation and undermining the cross-border conciliatory mood, bristling at a recent defense meeting between Seoul and Washington. The Rodo...

Aug 8, 2018
North Korea
N. Korean leader Kim inspects fish pickling plant

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a fish pickling plant in the southwestern area of the country, calling on workers to closely listen to people's demand and provide high-quality goods, it...

Aug 8, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea continues to dismantle missile engine test site: 38 North

WASHINGTON -- North Korea has continued to take down a missile engine testing site in line with an agreement reached by its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, a US website monitoring t...

Aug 8, 2018
North Korea
Trump offered to send Pompeo to N. Korea again: Bolton

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump has offered to send Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to North Korea again to meet with Pyongyang's leader and continue negotiations on dismantling its nuclear we...

Aug 8, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea rights body meets North's waitress 'defectors' in probe

Officials from South Korea's top rights body have met some of the 12 North Korean waitresses at the centre of a blazing row between Seoul and Pyongyang to determine whether they were tricked or coerc...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
UN guidelines to speed up Seoul’s humanitarian aid to NK

South Korea’s long-stalled plan to provide state-backed humanitarian assistance to North Korea is expected to gain traction, boosted by the United Nations Security Council’s adoption of new guideline...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
NK repatriates S. Korean citizen via Panmunjom

North Korea on Tuesday returned a South Korean citizen who illegally crossed the border on July 22 to enter the communist country, South Korea’s Ministry of Unification said Tuesday. North Korea rep...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
Australia presses North Korea on return of war dead

SYDNEY (AFP) -- Australia has pressed North Korea over the remains of 43 soldiers still missing after the Korean War in a rare encounter between the two nations, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Tu...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
Govt. denies report of ship carrying N. Korean coal

The South Korean government on Tuesday dismissed a report that another foreign vessel carrying North Korean coal has entered a southeastern port in the country, potentially in breach of UN Security C...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
Pompeo declines to address NK foreign minister's complaints

WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has brushed aside North Korea's complaints about the United States' commitment to their nuclear deal, saying Pyongyang's top diplomat was clear about h...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
UN adopts guidelines to ease humanitarian aid to N. Korea: reports

WASHINGTON -- The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted guidelines to ease the provision of humanitarian aid to North Korea in the face of crippling sanctions against the regime, news rep...

Aug 7, 2018
North Korea
[Herald Interview] ‘North Korean defectors can serve as a bridge for unified Korea’

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles featuring inter-Korean relations to mark the paper’s 65th anniversary that falls on Aug. 15. Following is the third installment. -- Ed After 65 ye...

Aug 6, 2018
North Korea
9 suspected NK coal shipments under investigation: official

Nine suspected North Korean coal shipments are under investigation on allegations of having entered South Korean ports in violation of UN Security Council sanctions, a Foreign Ministry official said ...

Aug 6, 2018
North Korea

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