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Even if Kim Jong-un came to Seoul, most South Korean might not know until last minute: experts

Analysts said S. Korean government wants to reveal Kim’s travel plans at the last minute out of safety concerns for the NK leader

Dec 7, 2018
North Korea
Koreans to visit Pyongyang next week for talks on forestry cooperation

South Korea will send 10 officials and experts to Pyongyang next week for talks on forestry cooperation, the unification ministry said Friday. The team will fly to the North via Beijing on Tuesday f...

Dec 7, 2018
North Korea
Koreas to hold chief liaison officers' meeting amid speculation over Kim's trip to Seoul

South and North Korea will hold a meeting of their chief liaison officers on Friday, a unification ministry official said, amid speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could visit Seoul befo...

Dec 7, 2018
North Korea
Top diplomats of S. Korea, US vow close coordination on NK

The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States met in Washington Thursday and agreed to coordinate closely in their efforts to denuclearize North Korea, both sides said. South Korean Foreign...

Dec 7, 2018
North Korea
US senators warn against US-NK summit without tangible denuclearization steps

US senators who are influential in shaping Washington’s North Korea policy advise tying the second US-North Korea summit to more tangible steps toward denuclearization from Pyongyang, Voice of Americ...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
S. Korean military says it has long watched N. Korea’s ‘unreported’ missile base

The South Korean military said Thursday that Seoul and Washington have long monitored a North Korean missile base that a US media outlet described as an unreported facility capable of launching a lo...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
Koreas agree to verify removal of 22 guard posts next week

The militaries of the two Koreas agreed to verify each other’s work on the removal of 22 guard posts next week, Seoul’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in an effort to sustain the momentum of a deten...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
US wants brighter future for NK after its denuclearization: official

WASHINGTON -- The United States is ready to offer a brighter future to North Korea, but only after it completely abandons its nuclear weapons program, a senior US official said Wednesday. The two si...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
Korea, US in coordination over groundbreaking ceremony for inter-Korean road, railway connection

South Korea and the United States are closely coordinating on all inter-Korean exchanges, including an agreed-upon plan to hold a ceremony to break ground for a railway and road reconnection project ...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea holds state funeral for former anti-Japanese fighter, military official

North Korea has held a state funeral for a former anti-Japanese fighter also long involved in the country's military affairs, Pyongyang's state media reported Thursday. The funeral was held in Pyong...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea 'significantly' expands key missile base: report

North Korea has "significantly" expanded a key long-range missile base, while denuclearization negotiations with the United States have stalled, CNN reported Wednesday, citing new satellite imagery. ...

Dec 6, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Koreas in consultations for joint road inspection

Government preparing to hold groundbreaking ceremony to connect inter-Korean roads and railways this month

Dec 5, 2018
North Korea
NK leader’s Seoul trip dependent on US-NK talks: NIS

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service on Wednesday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Seoul is dependent on US-North Korea talks. According to the minor conservative oppositi...

Dec 5, 2018
North Korea
Blue House denies reports on NK leader’s visit

Cheong Wa Dae on Wednesday once again stressed that the dates for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s possible visit to Seoul remain undecided, denying reports of behind-the-scenes negotiations between...

Dec 5, 2018
North Korea
Entering buffer zone near DMZ to be simplified for civilians

The South Korean government on Wednesday pledged to simplify the process for civilians to enter the restricted border region, as a part of efforts to lift the ban on developing the military-controll...

Dec 5, 2018
North Korea

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