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Two Koreas look toward new relationship with BidenNorth KoreaJan 21, 2021Gone are the days when the leaders of the US and North Korea exchanged “love letters” -- or threats of “fire and fury.” US President Joe Biden took office Wednesday, and the world is now watching Bi... -
US to review entire approach on NK: Secretary of State nominee BlinkenNorth KoreaJan 20, 2021Antony Blinken, incoming US President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of state, said the North’s nuclear problem has “gotten worse” and that the new administration is planning a full review of Wash... -
FM Kang vows strong ties with Biden admin for denuclearization and peaceForeign affairsJan 19, 2021Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Tuesday vowed to strengthen the alliance with US under the incoming Joe Biden administration to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. She mad... -
NK parliament reshuffles economic officialsNorth KoreaJan 18, 2021North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament gathered Sunday to pass decisions made by a recent ruling party congress and carried out a major reshuffle of officials in charge of economic affairs, state medi... -
Seoul to fund survey on separated familiesNorth KoreaJan 14, 2021The Ministry of Unification on Thursday said it will spend 800 million won ($727,000) to carry out a survey of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, to check their status and to prepare for p... -
NK’s nuclear aims a warning to Biden’s US: expertsNorth KoreaJan 13, 2021North Korea wrapped up a rare eight-day party congress Tuesday, with its leader Kim Jong-un calling for stronger nuclear deterrence and maximum military power to round off one of the biggest politica... -
NK’s congress nears end with signs of military paradeNorth KoreaJan 12, 2021North Korea’s rare party congress appears to be nearing its end, with officials reviewing a draft resolution on the policy goals laid out by the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and with key officials ... -
Seoul, Tehran still deadlocked over seized tankerForeign affairsJan 11, 2021South Korea and Iran remain at odds on the issue of a Korean tanker in Iranian custody despite senior diplomats’ efforts to negotiate the release of the vessel, as well as the matter of Iranian funds... -
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[Newsmaker] Vice FM heads to Iran for talks to free seized tankerForeign affairsJan 10, 2021South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun left for Iran Sunday to seek the release of an oil tanker and its crew that were seized by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf last week. Cho... -
S. Korean delegation heads to Iran for talks to free seized tankerForeign affairsJan 7, 2021A South Korean government delegation arrived in Iran on Thursday for talks to seek the release of an oil tanker and its crew seized by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf earlier this week. “I pla... -
Seoul considers legal action against Iran after tanker seizedForeign affairsJan 6, 2021South Korea is considering legal action against Iran after its forces seized a Korea-flagged tanker and its crew, while Tehran insists the issue is “completely technical” on environmental concerns, r... -
Seoul demands release of S. Korean tanker seized by Iran, sends militaryForeign affairsJan 5, 2021Seoul is scrambling to respond to the seizure of a South Korea-flagged tanker by Iran, sending a Navy unit to the Strait of Hormuz and summoning Tehran’s envoy to Seoul demanding the immediate releas... -
Court ruling on ‘comfort women’ cases imminentForeign affairsJan 4, 2021A South Korean court is set to rule on two lawsuits filed against the Japanese government by Korean women who were forced to work in Japan’s military brothels during World War II, with the decision l... -
Moon names new chief of staffPoliticsDec 31, 2020President Moon Jae-in named You Young-min, former minister of science and ICT, as his new chief of staff, Cheong Wa Dae announced Thursday. You replaces Moon’s longest-serving chief of staff, Noh Yo... -
Foreign Minister Kang hopes NK joins new regional health initiativeForeign affairsDec 30, 2020South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha expressed hope for North Korea to join a new regional cooperative initiative on public health, noting Pyongyang’s participation could lay the foundation f...
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