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December 13, 2018 North Korea

Koreas to hold railway, road groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 26

The two Koreas agreed on Thursday to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization and reconnection of cross-border railways and roads this month, in accordance with the agreement reached betw...

S. Korea to ‘swiftly discuss’ railway, road groundbreaking ceremony with NK: ministry

South Korea reaffirmed that it will swiftly discuss with North Korea holding a groundbreaking ceremony to link cross-border roads and railways by the end of the year, the South’s Ministry of Unificat...

December 11, 2018
North Korea
2019 budget for inter-Korean projects exceeds $890m

South Korea’s budget allocated for inter-Korean projects next year has exceeded 1 trillion won ($890.7 million) for the first time since 2016, the Ministry of Unification said Monday. A total of 1.1...

December 10, 2018
North Korea
NK highlights policy shift through officials’ overseas trips: experts

The latest series of overseas trips by ranking North Korean officials is a sign of the regime’s efforts to emphasize its policy shift toward diplomacy and a more open economy, coupled with its hopes ...

December 3, 2018
North Korea
Inter-Korean road project exempt from feasibility study

South Korea has decided to exempt a part of an inter-Korean road project from a preliminary feasibility study, reports citing officials said Sunday, in a sign that the South hopes to make as much pro...

December 2, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea sends 50 tons of pesticides to NK to save pine trees

South Korea sent about 50 tons of pesticides to North Korea on Thursday to aid its fight against pine tree diseases, the Ministry of Unification said, amid signs of slow progress on stalled inter-Kor...

November 29, 2018
North Korea
Joint railway survey to kick off Friday: ministry

The two Koreas have agreed to begin a joint inspection of cross-border railways this week, which involves the test-operation of trains on North Korean rail tracks, the Ministry of Unification said We...

November 28, 2018
North Korea
NK Foreign Minister’s Vietnam visit may include visit to SEZs: expert

North Korea’s foreign minister is reportedly scheduled to visit Vietnam later this week, with reports saying his intention is to learn more about the Southeast Asian country’s model of economic refor...

November 27, 2018
North Korea
US using human rights issue to draw concessions in nuclear negotiations: NK

North Korea’s state-run newspaper on Monday lambasted the US, claiming that the country has been using the communist nation’s human rights conditions as a means to draw concessions in denuclearizatio...

November 26, 2018
North Korea
Two Koreas discuss date for joint railway survey this week

South Korea has proposed to North Korea that the two countries begin a joint railway inspection by the end of this week, the South’s Ministry of Unification said Monday. “(The ministry) has acknowle...

November 26, 2018
North Korea
NK’s economy likely to decline futher in 2019, but variables exist

With North Korea expressing its willingness to denuclearize at the landmark summit with the US in June, many thought that it would be a matter of time before the sanctions layered against the regime ...

November 25, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea in talks with US, relevant parties on sanctions exemptions for railway project

South Korea, the US and other concerned parties are discussing temporary sanctions exemptions for a joint railway field survey with North Korea, a Unification Ministry official said Thursday. The tw...

November 22, 2018
Foreign Policy
Gyeonggi Province’s inter-Korean projects likely to be pushed back to 2019

Most of Gyeonggi Province’s planned inter-Korean projects failed to materialize this year and are likely to be pushed back to next year. In late 2017, Gyeonggi allocated 5.5 billion won ($4.9 millio...

November 21, 2018
North Korea
China not likely to play active role in US-NK nuclear talks: experts

Expectations are mounting over how China will use its clout to push North Korea back to dialogue with the US, after the leaders of China and South Korea agreed to cooperate to bring about a possible ...

November 18, 2018
North Korea
NK official’s abrupt cancellation of S. Korea trip prompts speculations

A top North Korean nuclear negotiator’s abrupt cancellation of a trip to South Korea has raised speculations regarding her whereabouts and the reasons behind her absence, amid a perceived stall in nu...

November 15, 2018
North Korea

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