The Korea Herald

After NK warning, South on watch for response to drills

Aug 10, 2021

North fails to respond to inter-Korean hotline call Tuesday afternoon
Inter-Korean communication channels in normal operation despite NK threats

Aug 10, 2021

Inter-Korean communication lines were in normal operation Tuesday despite an angry statement that North Korea issued against joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States, offici...
Countries welcome restoration of inter-Korean communication lines at ASEAN meetings

Aug 9, 2021

Countries have welcomed the restoration of inter-Korean communication lines in their joint statements adopted after a series of multilateral meetings led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Activists received $20,000 from NK agents

Aug 9, 2021

Civic activists detained last week for allegedly receiving orders from Pyongyang to organize protests against the purchase of F-35A stealth fighters from the US had received at least $20,000 from Nor...
South Korea weighing all possibilities to help flood-hit North Korea: ministry

Aug 9, 2021

South Korea’s Unification Ministry said Monday that it would explore all possible ways to help relief efforts in North Korea’s flood-hit eastern regions. “We will leave all the possibilities open, i...
S. Korea to explore all possibilities of helping NK with recovery from flood damage: unification ministry

Aug 9, 2021

South Korea will try to help North Korea with recovery efforts in a flood-hit eastern province while leaving all possibilities open as to how to provide assistance, the unification ministry said Mond...
Seoul, Washington eye aid to engage Pyongyang

Aug 8, 2021

South Korea and the US are discussing the possibility of offering humanitarian assistance to North Korea as a way to engage the recalcitrant regime, but it remains to be seen whether Pyongyang is rea...
NK leader orders full state support for flood recovery efforts

Aug 8, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered full state support for recovery efforts in a flood-hit eastern province as the country convened an emergency meeting of the provincial military commission ...
S. Korea's foreign minister reiterates calls for N. Korea’s return to dialogue

Aug 7, 2021

South Korea's foreign minister has renewed calls for North Korea to return to dialogue during a regional security forum, his office said Saturday, as Seoul seeks to resume nuclear diplomacy with Pyon...
Ruling party wants bold action on N. Korea: report

Aug 6, 2021

South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party wants the US to endorse its initiative to rebuild ties with North Korea, the Washington Post said Friday, citing party leader Rep. Song Young-gil. Seoul is eage...
Unification ministry hopes for N. Korea to respond to offer for discussion on virtual conference system

Aug 5, 2021

The unification ministry on Thursday expressed hope that North Korea will respond to South Korea's recent offer for discussion on setting up a virtual conference system for inter-Korean talks. South...
N. Korea puts major rice-producing areas on high alert against flooding

Aug 5, 2021

North Korea has been taking flooding prevention measures in major farming areas in the country's southwest in an effort to minimize damage to grain production amid forecasts of heavy downpours, state...
Moon urges caution in planning South Korea-US military drills

Aug 4, 2021

Seoul’s spy chief says drills could lead to N. Korea provocation
DP chief says reopening Kaesong complex will help build trust among 2 Koreas, US

Aug 4, 2021

South Korea's ruling party chairman suggested Wednesday reopening the long-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in North Korea's border town of Kaesong will help build trust among the two Koreas...
NK officials attend Russian Embassy's exhibition, resume in-person diplomacy

Aug 4, 2021

North Korean officials attended a photo exhibition held by the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang and highlighted their cooperative ties, state media showed Wednesday, signaling Pyongyang's resumption of i...