The Korea Herald

Moon: Time for world to act to advance nuclear talks with N. Korea

Dec 26, 2019

South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on the international community Thursday to take reciprocal actions to maintain the momentum of talks with North Korea and facilitate the peace process. "Mor...
NK propaganda outlet denounces US surveillance operations

Dec 26, 2019

A North Korean propaganda outlet on Thursday denounced stepped-up surveillance by the United States and South Korea of military targets in the communist nation, saying the country is closely watching...
US says it stands ready amid threat of NK 'Christmas gift'

Dec 26, 2019

WASHINGTON -- The United States and its allies stand ready to defend themselves even on Christmas day, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday, as officials remained on alert for a threatened "Christmas ...
Seoul, Washington on alert over NK’s ‘Christmas gift’

Dec 25, 2019

Seoul and Washington were on high alert Wednesday over North Korea’s “Christmas gift” and its year-end deadline for US-North Korea denuclearization dialogue. According to reports, Seoul’s presidenti...
[Newsmaker] Over 3,000 S. Koreans seeking reunions with separated relatives in NK died this year

Dec 25, 2019

Over 3,000 South Koreans who had applied for reunions with their long-lost relatives in North Korea have died this year without having their wishes fulfilled, according to government data. A total o...
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North

Dec 25, 2019

CHENGDU (AFP) -- China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan for their first official meeting in over a year on Tuesday, flexing its diplomatic muscle with America's two k...
Trump says US will 'deal with' any NK Christmas surprise

Dec 25, 2019

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will "deal with it very successfully" regardless of what North Korea sends as its threatened "Christmas gift." Concerns ar...
N. Korea slams Japanese minister over criticism of weapons tests

Dec 24, 2019

North Korea's state media slammed Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono on Tuesday for his criticism of the North's weapons tests, which it said were aimed at enhancing the country's "self-defense" cap...
New construction seen at missile-related site in North Korea

Dec 24, 2019

SEOUL (AP) -- A new satellite image of a factory where North Korea makes military equipment used to launch long-range missiles shows the construction of a new structure. The release of several image...
Bolton says Trump's NK policy 'failing'

Dec 24, 2019

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump's policy on North Korea is "failing" and the communist nation poses an imminent threat to American troops and allies, one of his former national security advis...
S. Korea to contribute W2b to help N. Korea restore typhoon-hit regions

Dec 23, 2019

South Korea will provide some 2 billion won ($1.72 million) to the Korean Red Cross to help North Korean villages still reeling from the aftermath of typhoons that lashed the impoverished nation last...
North Korea beefs up self-defense capabilities in military reorganization

Dec 22, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a meeting of the top military decision-making body to accelerate the development of self-defense capabilities ahead of key events that will decide its na...
N. Korea threat looms as China, Japan, S. Korea leaders meet

Dec 22, 2019

BEIJING (Reuters) -- The spectre of new confrontation between Pyongyang and Washington hangs over meetings between China, Japan and South Korea this week, with growing risks North Korean actions coul...
NK leader presides over expanded Central Military Commission meeting of Workers' Party

Dec 22, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed "important organizational and political measures and mi...
N. Korea raps US official's human rights remarks

Dec 21, 2019

The North Korean foreign ministry on Saturday denounced a US official's remarks on its human rights conditions, which it claimed came at a time when Pyongyang-Washington relations "are reaching a hig...