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Seoul steps up efforts to facilitate Washington-Pyongyang talks

South Korea’s presidential security adviser Chung Eui-yong returned to Seoul on Sunday after a two-day visit to the US, as South Korea seeks to propel denuclearization talks between the US and North ...

July 22, 2018
Foreign Policy
FM does not rule out trilateral summit at UN Assembly in September

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha did not rule out the possibility of a trilateral summit among leaders of the two Koreas and the US at the United Nations General Assembly in September. “It is hard to...

July 19, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ships suspected of transporting N. Korean coal to S. Korea owned by China

Two ships suspected of having carried North Korean coal to South Korean ports in October last year were found to be operated by Chinese companies, as South Korean authorities investigate the alleged ...

July 18, 2018
Foreign Policy
S. Korea investigates alleged N. Korean coal trans-shipped to its ports

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it is looking into cases in which North Korean coal was allegedly shipped to South Korea via Russia last year in violation of United Nations sanctions. According...

July 17, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] Human rights watchdog to get first female head

President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday named a women’s rights expert to head the National Human Rights Commission, amid growing calls to better protect the rights of women and minorities. Choi Young-ae...

July 17, 2018
Politics
US, N. Korea hold working-level talks on return of war remains

The US and North Korea held working-level talks on Monday at the border village of Panmunjom to discuss details of the return of the remains of US soldiers killed during the Korean War, which experts...

July 16, 2018
Foreign Policy
US, N. Korea to resume search for remains from Korean War

The US and North Korea have agreed to resume the search for the remains of US soldiers killed during the Korean War, with working-level meetings to begin on Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...

July 16, 2018
North Korea
UN panel allows S. Korea to provide fuel to N. Korea: report

A UN Security Council sanctions committee has reportedly allowed South Korea to temporarily supply fuel and vehicles to North Korea, an exception granted for the Koreas to restore their military comm...

July 15, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon hopes to declare end to Korean War this year; experts say not impossible

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he hopes to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War this year, and discussions are underway among the two Koreas and the US, but there are stumbling blo...

July 12, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘For NK refugees, learning English is about finding their voice’

For North Korean refugees who made the perilous journey to South Korea to escape the repressive regime, learning English is not only about surviving in the hyper-competitive South Korean society. ...

July 11, 2018
North Korea
Top nuclear envoy says Seoul-Washington coordination key to denuclearization

South Korea’s top nuclear envoy said Wednesday that the next few months are crucial for the path to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as he departed for Washington to consult US offic...

July 11, 2018
Foreign Policy
Commission votes down proposal to differentiate minimum wage

South Korea's commission for the minimum wage on Tuesday voted down a proposal to differentiate minimum pay by business sector, dealing a blow to employers' push for the move. (Yonhap) The Minimum ...

July 10, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Some North Korean restaurant workers ‘victims’ of defection scam: UN official

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea on Tuesday called on the South Korean government to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the defection of North Korean restau...

July 10, 2018
North Korea
US-NK negotiations face tough road ahead: experts

After the US top diplomat’s visit to North Korea laid bare fundamental differences between Washington and Pyongyang on how to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the follow-up negotiati...

July 9, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ri Su-yong delivers message from Kim Jong-un to Raul Castro: report

North Korean ruling party’s senior official met with Raul Castro, the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, in Cuba on Thursday, and delivered a message from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...

July 6, 2018
North Korea

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