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N. Korea holds agricultural conference to discuss increasing food production

Jan 20, 2020

North Korea held an agricultural conference to discuss ways to increase food production, state media said Monday, amid Pyongyang's intensifying "self-reliance" efforts in various areas in the face of...
Nearly half of N. Korean party vice chairmen replaced in recent convention

Jan 19, 2020

Ri Su-yong, former North Korean foreign minister and vice chairman of the ruling party's Central Committee, and four others seem to have been replaced in a recent plenary party meeting, according to ...
N. Korean ambassadors to China, UN head home: source

Jan 19, 2020

BEIJING -- North Korea's top envoys to China and the United Nations returned to Pyongyang on Saturday, a source in Beijing said, spurring speculation the North could review its nuclear negotiating st...
N. Korea slams Japan's plan to set up military space unit

Jan 19, 2020

North Korea on Saturday slammed Tokyo's plan to establish a military space unit, saying the plan is a dangerous and reckless move to make Japan a "military giant." "Japan is madly keen on exploiting...
Inter-Korean cooperation will occur within framework of denuclearization: official

Jan 18, 2020

South Korea's push for inter-Korean cooperation will be done in a way that can facilitate the denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea, a senior presidential official s...
US military leader expresses full confidence in ability to defend against new NK missiles

Jan 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The vice chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday that he has "100 percent confidence" in the US ability to defend itself from new North Korean missiles. Air Force...
US State Dept. says it supports inter-Korean cooperation

Jan 17, 2020

The US State Department said it supports inter-Korean cooperation, Voice of America reported Friday. “The United States supports inter-Korean cooperation and coordinates with our ROK ally to ensure...
Pyongyang demands Seoul tear down facilities at North’s resort

Jan 17, 2020

North Korea asked the South through the inter-Korean liaison office in December to tear down buildings at the North’s Kumgangsan mountain resort, government sources familiar with the matter said Thur...
Seoul calls shots in engaging Pyongyang: Official

Jan 17, 2020

South Korea is a sovereign country that dictates its own North Korean policies, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Friday, in a reference to remarks by US Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris that W...
S. Korea says inter-Korean policy matter of sovereignty

Jan 17, 2020

South Korea's policy on North Korea is a matter of sovereignty, the unification ministry said Friday, after US Ambassador Harry Harris called for Seoul to make sure to consult closely with Washington...
US sends nuke-detecting plane to air base in Japan

Jan 17, 2020

The United States has deployed a WC-135W radiation detection plane to one of its air bases in Japan, an aviation tracker said Thursday, a move seen as aimed at beefing up surveillance of North Korea....
Biegun reaffirms US commitment to N. Korea talks

Jan 17, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun has reaffirmed the United States' commitment to denuclearization talks with North Korea and urged China to fully enforce United Nations sanct...
Seoul seeks to revive tours to NK

Jan 16, 2020

Hurdles include US-led sanctions, Pyongyang’s lack of interest in engagement
Trump likens N. Korea talks to 'beautiful game of chess'

Jan 16, 2020

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he views the on-again, off-again nuclear talks with North Korea as a "beautiful game of chess." Trump made the remark during a White House sign...
S. Korea, US seek dialogue with NK within sanctions framework: envoy

Jan 15, 2020

South Korea’s top nuclear envoy said Wednesday that Seoul and Washington are looking for ways to promote dialogue with Pyongyang under the current sanctions framework. “Promoting dialogue within the...