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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...
Kim Jong-un reached out first to reopen hotlines: spy agency

Aug 3, 2021

It was North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who first reached out to reopen the severed hotlines between the two Koreas after a hiatus of almost 14 months, according to Seoul’s spy agency on Tuesday. As ...
N. Korea sends S. Korea detailed info on illegal fishing in Yellow Sea via restored hotlines: sources

Aug 2, 2021

North Korea has sent detailed information to South Korea on fishing boats operating illegally in the Yellow Sea via inter-Korean military hotlines restored last week, government sources said Monday. ...
N. Korea blames US again for anti-govt. rallies in Cuba

Aug 2, 2021

North Korea on Monday denounced the United States again for meddling in internal affairs in Cuba by instigating anti-government demonstrations and unrest in the Caribbean country. "The US's intentio...
NK leader's sister warns S. Korea-US military exercise will cloud inter-Korean relations

Aug 1, 2021

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned Sunday that annual summertime military drills between South Korea and the United States will cloud the future of inter-Korean relations. Kim Yo-J...
N. Korea’s food shortage to worsen in H2: U.N. report

Jul 31, 2021

North Korea’s food security situation is expected to deteriorate in the next four months, a U.N. report has said, citing limited humanitarian access and trade disruptions as key factors leading to th...
Seoul proposes talks with Pyongyang, hopes to set up videoconference system

Jul 30, 2021

The South Korean government on Thursday proposed talks with North Korea on the establishment of a videoconference system, as part of efforts to rekindle stalemated inter-Korean talks, according to Un...
NK leader accuses 'hostile forces' of intensifying 'war drills for aggression'

Jul 30, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un accused "hostile forces" of intensifying "frantic and persistent war drills for aggression" as he presided over the first-ever workshop of military commanders and poli...
Xi vows to strengthen China-N. Korea ties in letter to Kim

Jul 30, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged efforts to "defend, consolidate and develop" relations with North Korea, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, after the North's Kim Jong-un said he will p...
N. Korea's trade down 73.4% in 2020: KOTRA

Jul 29, 2021

North Korea's annual trade plunged a whopping 73.4 percent in 2020 from a year earlier, as the country shut down its border amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday. The combined amount of N...
Inter-Korean military hotlines back to normal operation: defense ministry

Jul 29, 2021

Direct military communication lines between South and North Korea are back to normal operation Thursday after technical problems with one of the lines were fixed, the defense ministry said. On Tuesd...
NK leader says 'kindred ties' with China will last for generations

Jul 29, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un stressed that "kindred ties" with China will carry on generation after generation as he visited a monument symbolizing friendly relations between the two countries, st...
Inter-Korean talks going virtual?

Jul 28, 2021

Cheong Wa Dae hints at building video conference system for talks with North Korea
Koreas hold daily liaison phone call after restoring communication lines

Jul 28, 2021

South and North Korea held their daily liaison phone call on Wednesday, the unification ministry said, a day after Pyongyang restored inter-Korean communication lines after a 13-month suspension. Fo...