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Defense ministry calls for N. Korea's 'flexible' stance, full implementation of military pact

Mar 16, 2021

The defense ministry urged North Korea on Tuesday to have a "flexible" stance and implement an inter-Korean military agreement after Pyongyang threatened to scrap the pact in anger over Seoul's combi...
NK leader's sister slams S. Korea for military drills with US, threatens to scrap military pact

Mar 16, 2021

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un threatened Tuesday to scrap a military peace agreement with South Korea and break up a Workers' Party organ tasked with inter-Korean dialogue as...
US consulted with S. Korea in advance on behind-the-scenes outreach to NK

Mar 15, 2021

The United States consulted with South Korea in advance before attempting to reach out to North Korea recently, the unification ministry said Monday. Citing a senior official in the Biden administra...
S. Korea hopes for N. Korea to take part in World Cup qualifiers despite global pandemic

Mar 15, 2021

South Korea on Monday expressed hope for North Korea to take part in an inter-Korean World Cup qualifier scheduled for June as it is preparing to host the soccer match amid the global coronavirus pan...
US to end North Korea review in weeks: official

Mar 14, 2021

The US will wrap up its policy review on North Korea in the coming weeks, a senior US diplomat for East Asian affairs said Friday, ahead of senior-level talks to take place in Seoul this week between...
US expects to complete N. Korea policy review in "weeks": Sung Kim

Mar 13, 2021

The United States is expected to complete its ongoing review of its North Korea policy in a few "weeks," a senior US State Department official said Friday, ahead of Secretary Antony Blinken's upcomin...
Blinken's trip to Asia will provide 'key ingredient' for US policy toward N. Korea: Price

Mar 13, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Japan and South Korea will give him a chance to coordinate US policy and its approach toward North Korea, a State Department official said Friday. Ned ...
Diplomacy and pressure should go ‘hand in hand’ in US policy toward NK

Mar 12, 2021

As the Biden administration is conducting its policy review on Pyongyang with a chance of doubling down pressure on the reclusive regime, a former Trump official on North Korea stressed that the pres...
Former US nuke negotiator urges Seoul, Washington to refrain from large-scale military exercises

Mar 12, 2021

A former US nuclear negotiator on Friday called on South Korea and the United States to refrain from large-scale combined exercises and urged North Korea to avoid nuclear tests to achieve progress in...
NK's official paper calls for tighter antivirus efforts in time for spring season

Mar 12, 2021

North Korea's official paper urged the people not to let their guard down against the new coronavirus, saying laxity is the "greatest enemy" in their ongoing efforts to ward off the highly contagious...
UN official urges Seoul to address NK rights violations

Mar 11, 2021

The United Nations investigator of human rights violations in North Korea on Wednesday called on South Korea to address the North’s rights violations in nuclear talks and to seek economic and humanit...
NK paper stresses close relations with Cuba amid impasse in nuclear talks

Mar 11, 2021

North Korea's main newspaper on Thursday stressed close relations with Cuba in time for the 35th anniversary of a former Cuban leader's visit to Pyongyang. The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper ...
Ministry vows to keep close communication with int'l community on anti-Pyongyang leaflet ban

Mar 11, 2021

The unification ministry on Thursday said it will continue to maintain close communication with the international community on a recently legislated ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North ...
NK newspaper calls for nationwide efforts to boost crop output

Mar 11, 2021

North Korea's official newspaper on Thursday urged nationwide efforts to increase grain output, calling it "a crucial matter" in the country's push to achieve key goals unveiled in a rare party meeti...
N. Korea poses 'serious' and 'immediate' threat to US, allies: Davidson

Mar 10, 2021

North Korea poses a serious and most imminent threat to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region such as South Korea, the commander of US Indo-Pacific Command said Tuesday. Adm. P...