The Korea Herald

Kim Jong-un stresses ‘aggressive measures’ for security

Dec 30, 2019

Seoul keeps close eye on NK, US continues to warn off provocations
[2019 in review] From Hanoi to ‘Christmas gift,’ Trump-Kim’s roller-coaster year

Dec 30, 2019

Lots of drama, but no progress on North Korean denuclearization
US says it has many 'tools' to deal with NK 'Christmas gift'

Dec 30, 2019

WASHINGTON -- US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien warned North Korea Sunday that the United States has many "tools in its toolkit" to respond to any major provocation and will use them to dem...
NK party meeting discusses 'offensive measures' to ensure sovereignty, security

Dec 30, 2019

North Korea has discussed "offensive measures" to ensure the country's sovereignty and security during the second-day session of a major party meeting, state media reported, amid concern Pyongyang co...
US stops operating surveillance flight on N. Korea: aviation tracker

Dec 29, 2019

The United States stopped operating a surveillance flight around the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Sunday, as North Korea did not follow through on its threat to deliver a "Christmas gif...
[Newsmaker] Seven bodies found on suspected N. Korean boat in Japan

Dec 29, 2019

TOKYO, (AFP) -- The badly decomposed remains of seven people have been found in a suspected North Korean fishing boat that washed up on a Japanese island, a coast guard official said Sunday. The rem...
N. Korea holds key party meeting to discuss 'important policy issues'

Dec 29, 2019

North Korea has held the first-day session of a previously announced meeting of the ruling Workers' Party to discuss "important policy issues for new victory in our revolution," state media said Sun...
Japan notifies UN of suspected N. Korean transshipment in East China Sea

Dec 28, 2019

Japan has notified the United Nations of a suspected North Korean transshipment case, the country's 15th such UN notification since the start of last year, according to the Japanese foreign ministry....
Japan's NHK delivers erroneous North Korean 'Christmas gift'

Dec 27, 2019

TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Friday sent a news bulletin that incorrectly reported North Korea had launched a missile that fell into waters east of the Japanese archipelago, ...
Unification minister proposes ‘tentative deal’ for NK nuclear impasse

Dec 27, 2019

Expressing regret over stalled inter-Korean relations, South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul stressed the need to seek “modus vivendi,” or a tentative deal, as a solution to break the impas...
UN Green Climate Fund approves 1st project for N. Korea

Dec 27, 2019

The UN Green Climate Fund has approved $752,000 in funding for North Korea to help Pyongyang deal with climate change, marking the first financing project by the UN fund for the reclusive nation. Th...
NK stresses discipline on Constitution Day

Dec 27, 2019

The North Korean state media stressed discipline among senior officials as the country commemorated Constitution Day on Friday. The Rodong Sinmun, official newspaper of the North’s Workers’ Party, s...
NK may consider timing of nuclear talks amid uncertainty in US politics: source

Dec 26, 2019

North Korea has reasons to keep up nuclear talks with the United States, but it may consider their timing based on its assessment of the political fortunes of US President Donald Trump, who faces an ...
Christmas over but allies await NK’s ‘Christmas gift’

Dec 26, 2019

Christmas Day has passed without North Korea’s “gift” materializing, but Seoul and Washington are keeping a close eye on Pyongyang amid rising speculation about the regime’s next move. Seoul is said...
N. Korea may launch 'maximum gray-zone' provocations for US concessions in 2020: expert

Dec 26, 2019

North Korea could launch maximum "gray-zone" provocations next year just short of an intercontinental ballistic missile launch to extract US concessions in their stalled nuclear talks, an expert said...