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S. Korea, US envoys discuss humanitarian aid for NK, nuclear issue

Aug 31, 2021

South Korea and the US discussed potential humanitarian aid to North Korea and reiterated calls for the reclusive regime to return to dialogue, Washington’s top nuclear envoy said Monday, as Pyongyan...
Unification minister calls for early resumption of dialogue with N. Korea

Aug 31, 2021

Unification Minister Lee In-young called Tuesday for the early resumption of talks with North Korea, saying dialogue is the only way toward achieving objectives that everyone wants. Lee made the app...
N.Korea leader urges young ex-convicts to become 'kindling spark' for national development

Aug 31, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met and held a photo session with young ex-convicts volunteering to work in "difficult and challenging sectors," and urged them to become a "kindling spark" for nation...
NK appears to have reactivated Yongbyon nuclear reactor: IAEA

Aug 30, 2021

North Korea appears to have restarted operations at its main Yongbyon nuclear reactor in July, a UN nuclear watchdog said, raising the alarm that the reclusive regime could be increasing its nuclear ...
N. Korea denounces S. Korea, US over joint military drill, vows to strengthen war deterrence

Aug 30, 2021

North Korea slammed South Korea and the United States over their recent summertime joint military drill, vowing to strengthen "war deterrence" strong enough to counter and remove any external threats...
N.Korea stresses close relations with Cuba on 61st anniversary of diplomatic ties

Aug 29, 2021

North Korea on Sunday stressed its close relations with Cuba and expressed continued support and solidarity on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. "For the ...
N. Korea remains unresponsive to S. Korea's hotline calls even after summertime joint exercise wraps up

Aug 27, 2021

North Korea did not answer liaison calls from South Korea on Friday morning, a unification ministry official said, dashing hopes Pyongyang could pick up the phone now that joint military exercises be...
N. Korea's main paper urges ideological education for youth ahead of anniversary

Aug 27, 2021

North Korea's main newspaper on Friday stressed the importance of ideological education for younger generations ahead of the county's Youth Day, urging officials to look out for any "exotic elements"...
N. Korea to hold Supreme People's Assembly session next month: state media

Aug 26, 2021

North Korea will convene a meeting of its rubber-stamp legislature in Pyongyang next month to discuss adopting laws on youth education and modifications to the national economic plan, state media sai...
US back to waiting on NK amid standoff

Aug 25, 2021

The US is being forced back to former President Barack Obama’s strategic patience on North Korea, as Pyongyang rebuffs any diplomatic outreach and shows no signs of returning to nuclear negotiations,...
NK foreign ministry defends Cuba's capture of American, boat seizure as 'legitimate measure'

Aug 25, 2021

North Korea said Wednesday that Cuba has captured an American attempting to smuggle people from Havana to the United States, calling it a "legitimate measure." The North's foreign ministry made the ...
Unification minister, US nuclear envoy discuss ways to restart talks with Pyongyang

Aug 24, 2021

Unification Minister Lee In-young met with the visiting US envoy for North Korea on Tuesday and together they discussed ways to resume stalled nuclear talks at the earliest and engage with Pyongyang....
South Korea, Russia affirm need to induce Pyongyang back to nuclear talks

Aug 24, 2021

Seoul and Moscow on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of close coordination and the need to induce Pyongyang back to the stalled denuclearization talks, in the meeting between the two sides’ top nucl...
NK paper calls for Japan to make reparations for colonial-era brutality

Aug 24, 2021

North Korea's main newspaper on Tuesday urged Japan to repent and make reparations for colonial-era brutality on the occasion of the 111th anniversary of Tokyo's annexation of the Korean Peninsula. ...
US holds no hostile intent toward North Korea, urges for dialogue: nuclear envoy

Aug 23, 2021

The US holds no hostile intent toward Pyongyang, President Joe Biden’s point man on North Korea said Monday, reaffirming a willingness to meet his North Korean counterparts “anywhere, at anytime.” ...