The Korea Herald

Law banning leaflets into N. Korea to take effect this week

Mar 29, 2021

A law banning the sending of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea will take effect this week, the unification ministry said Monday. The amendment to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act...
N. Korea to hold large sports competition to mark birth anniv. of state founder

Mar 29, 2021

North Korea will hold a large sports competition next month to mark the birth anniversary of state founder Kim Il-sung, state media reported Monday. The sports competition among athletes, students a...
N. Korea accuses UN of 'double standard' for criticizing recent missile test

Mar 29, 2021

North Korea on Monday accused the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) of violating its sovereignty and applying a "double standard" as it is set to hold a meeting this week to discuss Pyongyang's ...
NK paper stresses local economy as 'cornerstone' of national development

Mar 28, 2021

North Korea's official newspaper on Sunday called for local economic development to achieve self-reliance in securing food and other key necessities, saying cities and counties are a "cornerstone" of...
Consultation with allies important part of N. Korea policy review: White House

Mar 28, 2021

WASHINGTON -- US efforts to develop a new approach toward North Korea are in their final stages that include consultations with US allies, a White House spokeswoman said Friday, calling consultations...
N. Korea to hold conference of 'cell secretaries' in early April: state media

Mar 28, 2021

North Korea will hold a conference early next month of the secretaries of "party cells," the grassroots units of the ruling Workers Party, state media reported Sunday, as the country tries to achieve...
S. Korea, US. express deep concerns about NK missile launches

Mar 27, 2021

Senior defense officials of South Korea and the United States have expressed deep concerns over North Korea's recent missile launches and vowed to closely cooperate to counter threats from Pyongyang,...
N.Korea accuses Biden of 'provocation' for criticizing missile launches

Mar 27, 2021

North Korea on Saturday accused US President Joe Biden of making a "provocation" for criticizing its recent missile launches, claiming the firings are an exercise of its self-defense right and warnin...
Moon slams North Korea’s missile test amid efforts for dialogue

Mar 26, 2021

President Moon Jae-in on Friday expressed deep concerns over North Korea’s recent missile launches, calling any action that hampers ongoing efforts for resuming dialogue “undesirable.” “I’m aware th...
N. Korea holds general assembly of Olympic Committee

Mar 26, 2021

North Korea held a general assembly meeting of its Olympic Committee to discuss plans for this year, state media said Friday, amid uncertainty over the North's participation in the upcoming Tokyo Sum...
Seoul court orders N. Korea, leader Kim to pay damages to family of Korean War abductee

Mar 26, 2021

A Seoul court has ordered North Korea and leader Kim Jong-un to compensate a family member of a South Korean who was abducted to the North during the 1950-53 Korean War. The plaintiff, identified by...
US condemns N. Korea's missile launch as 'destabilizing'

Mar 26, 2021

The United States on Thursday condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches as "destabilizing" actions violating multiple UN Security Council resolutions. "The United States condemns the DPRK's...
NK leader inspects construction site without attending missile test-firing

Mar 26, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a construction site for riverside apartments in Pyongyang without attending a test-firing of newly developed ballistic missiles, according to state media Frida...
Biden says US will act accordingly if N. Korea escalates, but diplomacy still possible

Mar 26, 2021

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States will respond appropriately should North Korea continue to escalate tension, but that it is also prepared for diplomacy with the recalcit...
N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided missiles

Mar 26, 2021

North Korea said Friday it test-fired new tactical guided missiles a day earlier, confirming the launch of ballistic missiles for the first time in about a year. On Thursday, South Korea's military ...