The Korea Herald

U.S. finds no evidence to relist N.K. as terrorism sponsor

Apr 6, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The Obama administration said Tuesday it has not yet found enough evidence to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. “There’s a very specific procedure, thoug...
N. Korea tests new submarine in naval drills

Apr 6, 2011

North Korea has strengthened the intensity of its naval drills this year by deploying a new submarine, prompting South Korea’s military to raise its level of vigilance, a government source here said ...
Seoul to foster N.K. defectors as unification force

Apr 5, 2011

Four-month program to train 1,000 young people from N. Korea South Korea will open a program aimed at training young North Korean defectors to be resourceful workers after the reunification of the t...
North Korea desperate for outside food aid

Apr 3, 2011

Seoul, Washington reluctant to resume full-scale assistance Facing ongoing international isolation and experiencing a wobbly power transfer from its ailing leader to his young son, North Korea is es...
U.S. legislators move to redesignate N. Korea as terror sponsor

Apr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― A bipartisan group of congressmen will soon submit legislation to redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism for its torpedoing of a South Korean warship and s...
U.S. confident on ability to intercept N.K. missiles

Apr 3, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― The U.S. has the capability to intercept ballistic missiles from North Korea, a senior U.S. official has said. Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Missile Defense Agency, ma...
N. Korea's parliamentary speaker asks Britain to send food aid: report

Apr 2, 2011

North Korea's parliamentary speaker asked Britain to send food aid to his country in the midst of a deepening food shortage, saying the upcoming two months would be the most difficult, a report said ...
Dictator Kim becomes popular drink’s model

Apr 1, 2011

Sprite advertisement (YouTube) Although Kim Jong-il is the most influential and even sacred figure in North Korea, he is treated as a hilarious icon outside of the hermit kingdom. A new Sprite adve...
South Korea willing to hold military talks with North: minister

Mar 31, 2011

South Korea’s defense minister said Thursday his military was willing to hold low-level military talks with North Korea if the North suggests such a meeting again, but insisted that no progress would...
S. Korea resumes civilian humanitarian aid to N. Korea

Mar 31, 2011

South Korea said Thursday it has allowed civilian groups to resume humanitarian aid to North Korea for the first time since last November when the North bombarded a South Korean island. The Unificat...
N. Korea proposes inter-Korean Red Cross talks over return of defectors

Mar 30, 2011

North Korea on Wednesday proposed holding inter-Korean Red Cross talks to discuss the repatriation of four North Korean defectors, officials said. The four were among 31 North Koreans who strayed ac...
Koreas agree to continue study on volcanic threat

Mar 29, 2011

The two Koreas agreed Tuesday to advance their joint study of volcanic threats from Mount Baekdu, providing room for the chance of official dialogue long-stalled amid high tensions. The sides did no...
Seoul not opposed to N.K. food aid: GNP’s Chung

Mar 29, 2011

WASHINGTON (Yonhap News) ― South Korea does not oppose providing humanitarian food aid to North Korea as the communist country suffers from severe food shortages due to a poor harvest last year, a se...
Divided Koreas hold their first-ever volcano talks

Mar 29, 2011

In a rare scene of cooperation, the two Koreas began a meeting of geology experts Tuesday to gauge the potential threat of a volcanic eruption at a mountain considered sacred by both sides. The meet...
Activists to fly anti-N.K. balloons next month

Mar 28, 2011

Leftist groups to hold separate demonstration at Imjingak near border South Korean activists said Monday they have asked the government to approve their plan to fly anti-North Korea propaganda ballo...