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NK fires missile, blames US ‘hostile policy’

Sept 28, 2021

North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range missile into the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The launch took place just minutes before North Korea’s ambassador ...
N. Korea urges US to give up hostility by permanently stopping joint military exercise

Sept 28, 2021

WASHINGTON -- The United States must permanently stop its joint military exercises with South Korea and the deployment of its strategic weapons to the South if it wishes to promote peace on the Korea...
Cheong Wa Dae shows cautious optimism over North Korea’s overture

Sept 27, 2021

Pyongyang still remains unresponsive to Seoul’s hotline calls
NK slams US as ‘most heinous human rights abuser’

Sept 27, 2021

North Korea dismissed the US as the “most heinous human rights abuser” for using its human rights agenda to put pressure on other countries and interfere in their internal affairs, its state media sa...
N. Korea remains unresponsive to Seoul's hotline calls after Kim Yo-jong's statement

Sept 27, 2021

North Korea remained unresponsive to South Korea's calls via liaison and military hotlines Monday despite cautious optimism created after the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the two Ko...
N. Korea missile launches show serious threat: Pentagon official

Sept 27, 2021

North Korea's recent missile launches show the "seriousness of threat" posed to the United States and South Korea, a Pentagon official said Monday, amid a conciliatory gesture from Pyongyang after a ...
N. Korea to hold parliamentary session after expressing willingness to improve inter-Korean ties

Sept 27, 2021

North Korea is set to convene a session of its rubber-stamp legislature this week, drawing attention to whether any message to South Korea would come out of the meeting after the sister of leader Kim...
North Korea’s overture on talks is a test: experts

Sept 26, 2021

North Korea’s offer to reopen inter-Korean dialogue could be a test to see South Korea’s response and make it accountable for whatever actions Seoul takes in its dealings with Pyongyang later, expert...
S. Korea says N. Korean leader sister's weekend remarks 'meaningful'

Sept 26, 2021

The unification ministry on Sunday described the weekend remarks by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister about the possibility of holding "constructive" discussions on inter-Korean issues as "mea...
NK diplomats engaging in illicit financing activities: British gov't report

Sept 25, 2021

North Korean Embassies and diplomatic personnel are engaging in illicit financing activities to fund the country's nuclear and other destructive weapons activities, a British government report has sa...
N. Korean leader highlights strong ties with China against 'hostile forces'

Sept 25, 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country's strong relations with China will further grow against "vicious challenges and obstruction by the hostile forces" in a letter to Chinese Preside...
Why N. Korea wants sanctions lifted first

Sept 24, 2021

Days after outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in made possibly his last ambitious push to diplomatically resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear program, the North on Friday rejected hi...
Seoul to fund up to W10b for groups sending aid to Pyongyang

Sept 24, 2021

South Korea on Friday decided to provide up to 10 billion won ($8.51 million) to civilian organizations that are carrying out aid projects for North Korea, as the government seeks to engage the North...
[FULL TRANSCRIPT] Moon holds rare inflight news briefing

Sept 24, 2021

President says North Korea still maintains its self-moratorium on nuclear testing and ICBM launch, leaving door open for dialogue
Kim Yo-jong calls Moon's war-end declaration offer 'admirable idea,' demands end to hostile policy

Sept 24, 2021

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Friday that President Moon Jae-in's proposal to declare a formal end to the Korean War is an "admirable idea" and Pyongyang is willing to discuss im...