The Korea Herald

Trump-Kim summit unlikely before US presidential election: US envoy

Jun 30, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The top US envoy for North Korea said Monday that another summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is unlikely before the November presidential election...
North rallies people behind leader Kim amid lingering tensions

Jun 29, 2020

North Korea on Monday called on its people to rally behind leader Kim Jong-un amid lingering tensions on the peninsula, marking the fourth anniversary of Kim’s rise to chairman of the State Affairs C...
Ministry takes final step to delist defector NGOs over leaflets

Jun 29, 2020

The Unification Ministry on Monday held a hearing on two North Korean defector-led groups, as the final step before revoking their permits for floating anti-North Korea propaganda materials across th...
NK paper lauds Kim on his leadership anniversary

Jun 29, 2020

North Korea's official paper lauded leader Kim Jong-un on Monday on the occasion of the anniversary of his fourth year as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the communist state's highest decis...
Govt. holds hearing on defector groups over anti-NK leafleting

Jun 29, 2020

The unification ministry held a hearing on Monday to give two North Korean defector groups a final chance to explain themselves before going ahead with a decision to revoke their operation permits fo...
Defectors’ cash aid to family cut off amid tightened security

Jun 28, 2020

North Korea has recently stepped up monitoring of its citizens whose family members have defected to the South, a local news outlet reported Sunday. Defectors here have been sending cash to and corr...
[Video] Korean War veterans wish for the end of war and lasting peace

Jun 26, 2020

Korean War veterans, bereaved families and future generations wished for the end of war and lasting peace on the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the 1950-1953 Korean War. South Korea’s northeas...
90% of S. Koreans say NK won’t give up nukes: poll

Jun 26, 2020

Nine out of 10 South Koreans think North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons, but nearly half think the South should still seek dialogue with the North, according to a recent poll. In an annu...
Pro-N. Korea paper slams Bolton, Abe for hindering inter-Korean reconciliation

Jun 26, 2020

A pro-North Korea newspaper in Japan on Friday slammed former US National Security Adviser John Bolton for breaking up talks between Pyongyang and Washington and hampering inter-Korean reconciliation...
In war memorial speech, Moon considered 'comprehensive' security, not just N. Korea threat: Cheong Wa Dae

Jun 26, 2020

Pledging a tough response to "provocations from any direction" in his Korean War anniversary speech this week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in was talking about "comprehensive security," not just ...
Police raid offices of defector groups over anti-NK leaflets

Jun 26, 2020

The police on Friday raided the two defector-run organizations at the center of anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaigns here on allegations that they violated laws governing inter-Korean exchanges. Inve...
NK propaganda outlet resumes anti-Seoul criticism over 'subservient' attitude to US

Jun 26, 2020

A North Korean propaganda outlet on Friday accused South Korea of being subservient to the United States in inter-Korean policy, resuming anti-Seoul criticism that state media abruptly halted earlier...
N. Korea skips anti-US rallies on Korean War anniversary

Jun 26, 2020

North Korea appears to have skipped an annual mass rally against the United States on the 70th anniversary of the Korean War this week amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations and coronavirus concern...
Police search property of ex-NK defector at center of anti-Pyongyang leafleting

Jun 26, 2020

Police on Friday searched the house and office of a former North Korean defector who has been at the center of the anti-Pyongyang leafleting campaign in South Korea, denounced vehemently by North Kor...
Moon urges N. Korea to formally end Korean War, warns of firm response to threats

Jun 25, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea Thursday to join a bold move to formally end the Korean War in peace overtures, coupled with a clear warning message, commemorating the confli...