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March 24, 2019 Defense

Pyongyang’s silence sheds doubt on inter-Korean military talks

Propspects that two Koreas will hold military talks this month are fading, as the North appears to have pulled back on all inter-Korean cooperation plans following the breakdown of its second summit ...

[Feature] Is Kim Jong-un considering ‘new way’?

Following the failure to reach an agreement at last month’s summit between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, tension has been building between the two sides,...

March 19, 2019
North Korea
Medium-range missile accidentally launches, explodes in air

A surface-to-air missile was accidentally launched from an air base in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, Monday and exploded in the air, South Korea’s Air Force said. The medium-range Cheongung M-SAM, al...

March 18, 2019
Defense
S. Korea, US relieve sanctions for video reunion of separated Korean families

South Korea and the United States held a working group session Thursday to discuss about ways to resume denuclearization negotiations with North Korea, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The two alli...

March 15, 2019
Foreign Policy
North Korea returns US court document on damages for Warmbiers: report

A written judgment from a US court ordering North Korea to pay compensation to the family of Otto Warmbier came back a second time from the North’s Foreign Ministry, a US media outlet said Thursday. ...

March 14, 2019
North Korea
Fire breaks out at military shooting range, spreads to mountain in Incheon

A fire broke out at a military shooting range during training in Incheon on Wednesday, prompting a warning from the authorities. According to Incheon Fire Department, the blaze started at a shooting...

March 13, 2019
Social affairs
Korean Navy’s Cheonghae Unit celebrates decade of contribution to global peace

The Cheonghae Unit of the Navy celebrated its decadelong contributions to global peace Wednesday, standing as the very first maritime unit including warships to be deployed overseas. Having set sail...

March 12, 2019
Defense
Jung Joon-young illicitly taped sex videos, shared with others including Seungri: report

Jung Joon-young, a K-pop singer, illicitly taped sex videos and shared them via mobile messenger group chats that included Seungri of K-pop idol group BigBang, a local broadcaster reported on Monday....

March 11, 2019
Social affairs
North Korea holds rubber-stamp election to determine Assembly representatives

North Korea held a national election on Sunday for its Supreme People’s Assembly, a rubber-stamp event thought to strengthen the solidarity of its communist regime. The North elects its legislators ...

March 10, 2019
North Korea
[Feature] Will the border open at the Joint Security Area?

The unexpected sight of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un crossing the Military Demarcation Line back and forth, hand-in-hand, before their first summit on April...

March 10, 2019
North Korea
Man with 62 criminal convictions detained for ‘drink and dash’

A 47-year-old man with over 62 criminal convictions was arrested again Tuesday for drinking and dashing, two months after being released from prison. Gwangju Seobu Police Station detained the man fo...

March 5, 2019
Social affairs
South Korea-US kick off combined exercise Dong Maeng

South Korea and the United States kicked off their weeklong combined exercise Dong Maeng on Monday, replacing the previous large-scale springtime exercises, as announced by the defense ministries of ...

March 5, 2019
Defense
Kim to leave Hanoi earlier than scheduled: sources

HANOI, Vietnam -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will depart from Hanoi earlier than scheduled, sources said Friday, following his summit with US President Donald Trump that ended with no deal. Kim...

March 1, 2019
North Korea
Trump hints US, NK have different visions for denuclearization

HANOI, Vietnam -- US President Donald Trump hinted that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s vision for denuclearization may be different from that of the United States, after the two failed to reached ...

February 28, 2019
North Korea
[From the scene] As Trump-Kim meet, venue buzzes with excitement

HANOI, Vietnam -- Just a couple of hours before the first meeting set to take place between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday during their second summit, the ...

February 27, 2019
North Korea

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