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S. Korean envoy to discuss NK with Biegun in US

North KoreaJan 14, 2020

South Korea’s top envoy on North Korean nukes will visit Washington this week for talks with his US counterpart, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, amid a protracted stalemate in denuclearization...
Moon’s security adviser meets Trump, US and Japanese counterparts

Foreign affairsJan 10, 2020

Chung Eui-yong, chief of the Cheong Wa Dae National Security Office, met with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday amid tensions over North Korea and Iran. Trump briefly met with Ch...
US stresses sanctions on NK in regard to Moon’s New Year’s address

North KoreaJan 9, 2020

The US State Department stressed that South Korea is required to implement sanctions against North Korea in regard to President Moon Jae-in’s New Year’s address, in which he vowed efforts to expand i...
US ambassador hopes Seoul sends troops to Strait of Hormuz

Foreign affairsJan 8, 2020

US ambassador to South Korea said Tuesday that he hopes Seoul sends forces to the Strait of Hormuz, where tensions have escalated since the US killing of a top Iranian commander last week. “I would ...
Moon’s security adviser to hold 3-way talks in US

North KoreaJan 7, 2020

President Moon Jae-in’s top security adviser is expected to arrive in Washington on Tuesday for three-way talks with his US and Japanese counterparts amid rising tensions over North Korea and Iran, d...
New conservative party gears up for elections

PoliticsJan 6, 2020

A new conservative party led by eight lawmakers who left the minor opposition Bareunmirae Party held their first supreme council meeting on Monday. Reps. Yoo Seong-min, Ha Tae-keung, Oh Shin-hwan an...
State pension payouts rise 18% in 10 years

Social affairsJan 6, 2020

State pension payouts increased by about 18 percent over the last 10 years. According to the National Pension Service, this is because the consumer price index was used to calculate the amounts to b...
NK media warn of immediate strike against threats

North KoreaJan 3, 2020

North Korea’s official newspaper warned Friday that any act infringing on the country’s dignity and survival will be met with an “immediate and powerful strike.” The Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of...
Conservative bloc fumes over new probe agency

PoliticsDec 31, 2019

The main opposition Liberty Korea Party on Tuesday ratcheted up tension with the ruling camp over Monday’s passage of a bill on a new agency to investigate corruption by senior public officials. It ...
NK stresses discipline on Constitution Day

North KoreaDec 27, 2019

The North Korean state media stressed discipline among senior officials as the country commemorated Constitution Day on Friday. The Rodong Sinmun, official newspaper of the North’s Workers’ Party, s...
US surveillance planes fly over S. Korea again

DefenseDec 24, 2019

The United States flew two surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday amid growing concerns that North Korea could test a long-range missile as a “Christmas gift.” The US Air Force R...
China stresses ties with NK while seeking sanctions relief

North KoreaDec 19, 2019

North Korea and China stressed their friendship and cooperation while Beijing and Moscow have requested from the UN partial sanctions relief for Pyongyang. According to Yonhap News Agency, China’s M...
Seoul likely to send troops to Strait of Hormuz

DefenseDec 18, 2019

The South Korean government is likely to send military forces to join a US-led multinational coalition to defend the Strait of Hormuz early next year. According to military sources, the 4,400-ton de...
Preliminary candidate registration begins for April parliamentary elections

PoliticsDec 17, 2019

Preliminary candidate registration for the parliamentary elections in April began Tuesday, while a fast-track bill on electoral reform remains pending at the National Assembly amid continued partisan...
Seoul seeks to support swine fever control in NK via NGOs

North KoreaDec 13, 2019

The South Korean government plans to help control the African swine fever outbreak in North Korea by providing support through international nongovernmental organizations. The Unification Ministry i...