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China's Xi promises support for China-N.Korea relations in letter to Kim: KCNA

Oct 10, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed efforts to further develop his country's relationship with North Korea and support the North's struggle to advance its socialist agenda, the North's state media rep...
N. Korea's military parade expected to showcase new strategic weapons

Oct 10, 2020

North Korea is expected to stage a military parade Saturday to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party as speculation mounts Pyongyang could roll out "new strategic weapons," ...
[Newsmaker] Criticism mounts over revelation of NK diplomat’s defection

Oct 9, 2020

Criticism is mounting over the recent revelation of a high-ranking North Korean diplomat’s defection here by S. Korean media and lawmakers. A UN official called on both Koreas to make efforts to hel...
N. Korea likely to stage military parade as expected; preparations at final stage: officials

Oct 9, 2020

North Korea is likely to hold a military parade this weekend as expected to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, military officials in Seoul said Friday. The parade for t...
N. Korea could unveil new ICBM or SLBM in this week's military parade: unification ministry

Oct 8, 2020

North Korea could unveil newly developed strategic weapons, such as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), during this week's widely expected military parade in a bid to strengthen internal un...
NK premier visits typhoon-hit areas, calls for speedy recovery

Oct 8, 2020

North Korea's Premier Kim Tok-hun visited flood-hit eastern areas and called for speedy reconstruction to provide people with better houses and living conditions, state media reported Thursday. Kim ...
Missing North Korean diplomat settled in South in July 2019

Oct 7, 2020

A former North Korean diplomat, who disappeared in late 2018, came to South Korea in July last year and has lived here ever since, lawmakers revealed Wednesday. Ruling Democratic Party Rep. Jeon Hae...
N. Korea tries to manage situation over killing of S. Korean official: defense ministry

Oct 7, 2020

North Korea's quick apology for its killing of a South Korean fisheries official last month was an indication that the regime attempted to "manage the situation" to avoid turning public opinion in th...
NK at final stage of preparations for military parade: defense ministry

Oct 7, 2020

North Korea is at the final stage of preparing for a military parade expected to be held in Pyongyang this weekend to mark the founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, the defense ministry ...
N. Korea has no intention of giving up nuclear weapons: Bolton

Oct 7, 2020

WASHINGTON -- North Korea has never had any intention of giving up its nuclear weapons and the time to rid the communist state of its nuclear ambition may be running out, a former national security a...
N. Korea kicks off celebrations for party founding anniversary

Oct 7, 2020

North Korea has kicked off a lighting festival and other celebratory events to mark this week's founding anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party even as the impoverished nation has been struggling t...
N. Korea's SLBM to complicate denuclearization efforts: ex-defense official

Oct 7, 2020

WASHINGTON -- North Korea's acquisition of submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) capabilities will further complicate international efforts to denuclearize the communist state, a former US defe...
Ex-N. Korean envoy to Italy in S. Korea after disappearing in 2018: lawmaker

Oct 7, 2020

A former senior North Korean envoy to Italy is currently in South Korea, having disappeared from Rome in late 2018, a lawmaker here said Tuesday. "Former (acting) Ambassador Jo Song-gil was found to...
Lawmaker’s intelligence disclosure causes concerns about national security

Oct 6, 2020

A lawmaker has given rise to debate by revealing classified information to the public regarding the recent killing of a South Korean civil servant by North Korean forces. The discussion centers on th...
NK’s Kim calls for ‘80-day campaign’ to boost economy

Oct 6, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for a nationwide “80-day campaign” in a bid to revive the country’s ailing economy and attain its goals before a congress next year, state media reported Tuesda...