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North Korea to make Munich Security Conference debut in 2020

Jan 23, 2020

North Korea will send a delegation to the Munich Security Conference for the first time in the 56-year history of the top diplomatic gathering, organizers said Thursday. An MSC spokesperson confirme...
Seoul closely monitoring N. Korea's expected meeting of diplomats

Jan 23, 2020

South Korea is keeping a close watch on North Korea over a possible meeting of its overseas diplomatic mission chiefs, a unification ministry official said Thursday, amid speculation Pyongyang could ...
US to continue 'patient' diplomacy with N. Korea: official

Jan 23, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The United States will continue "patient" diplomacy with North Korea to make clear that the regime needs to return to denuclearization talks, a senior State Department official said Wed...
Seoul eyes rail project to engage NK

Jan 22, 2020

Seoul appears to be looking to resume a joint railway project with Pyongyang as it seeks a breakthrough in inter-Korean relations, amid halted nuclear negotiations between the US and North Korea. ...
NK media confirm appointment of new defense minister

Jan 22, 2020

North Korean state media confirmed Wednesday the appointment of a military official who directed the construction of key tourism facilities as the country’s new defense minister. Kim Jong-gwan, vice...
NK paper reports on 'Wuhan pneumonia' amid report of temporary border shutdown

Jan 22, 2020

North Korea's official newspaper reported Wednesday on the outbreak of a new type of pneumonia-like illness in China, as a tour agency reported that the North has temporarily shut down its borders wi...
NK state media confirms appointment of new defense minister

Jan 22, 2020

North Korea's official news agency on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of a military official spearheading leader Kim Jong-un's key pet construction projects as the country's new defense minister....
North Korea says may seek 'new path' of weapons build-up

Jan 22, 2020

GENEVA (AFP) -- Pyongyang on Tuesday warned that it could seek a "new path" and accelerate its weapons programme, after Washington imposed fresh sanctions on North Korean companies amid stalled nucle...
US reaffirms need for inter-Korean cooperation, denuclearization to move in lockstep

Jan 21, 2020

WASHINGTON -- The United States reaffirmed Monday that inter-Korean cooperation should proceed "in lockstep" with progress in North Korea's denuclearization, as Seoul continued to push for individual...
South Korea should take active role in denuclearizing North: ex-minister

Jan 20, 2020

South Korea should take an active stance in dealing with North Korea amid stalled inter-Korean ties, such as by showing its resolve to halt joint military exercises with the US, a former unification ...
Seoul pushes for NK tourism despite rift with Washington

Jan 20, 2020

South Korea is moving forward with its controversial plan to allow individual trips to North Korea by its own citizens, Seoul’s Unification Ministry confirmed Monday, reiterating that the US-led inte...
[Feature] Love without borders, or nuclear threats?

Jan 20, 2020

A hit drama reflects South Koreans’ deep-rooted interest in North Koreans, despite military hostility
N. Korea holds state funeral for former anti-Japanese fighter

Jan 20, 2020

North Korea has held a state funeral for a former female anti-Japanese fighter considered close to late founding leader Kim Il-sung, according to Pyongyang's state media on Monday. The memorial serv...
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 ...