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Politicians divided over whether Kim Jong-un can visit Seoul within this year

With North Korea maintaining its silence as to whether Kim Jong-un will visit Seoul before the end of this year, speculation is rampant among political parties here as to whether the North Korean lea...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
Joint Korean handball team to start training in Germany

The joint Korean handball team at next year's men's world handball championships will start training later this month in Germany, officials from the sports ministry said Tuesday, hinting that North K...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
Koreas to discuss joint march, unified teams at Tokyo 2020 during sports talks: official

South and North Korea will discuss organizing a joint march at the opening ceremony of the next Summer Olympics and fielding combined teams there, when they hold sports talks this week, a Seoul offic...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea to tighten procedures for restricting inter-Korean projects

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to make it mandatory for the government to go through a Cabinet review before restricting or terminating on-going cooperation projects with North Korea. Th...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
Unified Korean ping pong team to compete in season-ending tournament in S. Korea

A unified Korean mixed doubles table tennis team will take part in the season-ending tournament in South Korea this week. The tandem of Jang Woo-jin (South) and Cha Hyo-sim (North) will compete in t...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
Joint railway inspection going as scheduled: unification ministry

A joint railway inspection that South and North Korea have been carrying out in the North is going as scheduled, the unification ministry said. A group of South Korean railway officials and experts ...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea bristles at US pressure over human rights abuses

North Korean state media outlets slammed the United States on Tuesday for pressuring the communist nation over human rights issues, calling it a "hostile" act running counter to the goodwill spirit o...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
US imposes sanctions on 3 NK officials

WASHINGTON -- The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials, including a top aide to leader Kim Jong-un, in response to their alleged human rights abuses and censorshi...

Dec 11, 2018
North Korea
2019 budget for inter-Korean projects exceeds $890m

South Korea’s budget allocated for inter-Korean projects next year has exceeded 1 trillion won ($890.7 million) for the first time since 2016, the Ministry of Unification said Monday. A total of 1.1...

Dec 10, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea bristles at S. Korea's decisions to purchase foreign weapons

North Korean propaganda media outlets bristled Monday at South Korea's decisions to purchase foreign weapons, saying the move is no different from the confrontational attitude of the previous conserv...

Dec 10, 2018
North Korea
Koreas to meet this week for talks on cooperation in medical, health sectors

Officials of South and North Korea will meet this week to discuss cooperation in medical and health sectors, including exchanging information on infectious diseases, the unification ministry said Mon...

Dec 10, 2018
North Korea
S. Koreans embark on trip to N. Korea for talks on forestry cooperation

A group of South Korean officials and experts embarked on a trip to North Korea on Monday for talks on forestry cooperation. A 10-member team led by Lim Sang-seop, a senior official with the Korea F...

Dec 10, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea on diplomatic offensive indicates desperation: experts

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho’s trips to the communist state’s allies -- China, Syria and Vietnam -- show the North’s desperation amid stalled denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and ...

Dec 9, 2018
North Korea
Pyongyang remains silent on leader’s visit to Seoul

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul remains undecided, with Pyongyang yet to respond to Seoul on the matter, Cheong Wa Dae reiterated Sunday. “There has been no contact (on the issue) f...

Dec 9, 2018
North Korea
Pope’s North Korea trip not ruled out: report

The pope may visit North Korea in 2019, and the Vatican has begun working-level efforts to establish a point of contact with Pyongyang, a Korean news agency reported Sunday. Citing a Vatican officia...

Dec 9, 2018
North Korea

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