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China's Xi vows to bolster ties with N. Korea in letter to Kim

Oct 23, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed efforts to strengthen bilateral relations with North Korea, Pyongyang’s state media reported Saturday. Xi made the remarks in a reply to Kim‘s earlier let...
NSC calls for efforts for stability after N. Korea's SLBM test

Oct 22, 2021

Ensuring stability on the Korean Peninsula is the most important goal in handling issues surrounding North Korea, the presidential National Security Council (NSC) said Friday, after the North's test ...
US envoy on N. Korea to visit Seoul to discuss ways to resume dialogue

Oct 22, 2021

The top US envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul this weekend, with his arrival delayed a day for an unspecified reason, an informed source said Friday. Sung Kim, special representative for North K...
N. Korean delegation to attend UN climate conference in Glasgow

Oct 22, 2021

A North Korean delegation is expected to attend a UN climate conference slated to kick off in Britain later this month, a Seoul official said Friday. Officials at the North Korean Embassy in London ...
N. Korea's nuclear activity spawning, a big challenge for safeguard efforts: IAEA chief

Oct 22, 2021

North Korea's nuclear activities has expanded over the years and continue to move ahead, creating a big challenge for verification and safeguard efforts, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Thur...
NK: SLBM test not aimed at US

Oct 21, 2021

US ambassador to UN condemns launch as “reckless provocations,” calls for enforcement of sanctions
N. Korea says its recent SLBM test-launch not targeting US

Oct 21, 2021

North Korea said Thursday its recent test-firing of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was not targeted toward the United States, adding there is no need for Washington to "worry or ag...
NK confirms test of submarine-launched ballistic missile

Oct 20, 2021

Pyongyang continues to beef up weapons capabilities despite repeated calls for dialogue from Seoul and Washington
N. Korea confirms test-launch of new SLBM in state media report

Oct 20, 2021

North Korea announced Wednesday that it has successfully conducted a test-firing of a new-type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) a day earlier. On Tuesday, South Korea's military said t...
N. Korea tests missile amid South’s efforts to resume talks

Oct 19, 2021

North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday, as South Korea, the US and Japan step up efforts to bring ...
Tough road ahead for end-of-war declaration

Oct 19, 2021

US, NK testing each other with strategic patience: expert
US nuclear envoy to visit Seoul this week to discuss ‘end-of-war’ declaration

Oct 19, 2021

Washington’s point man on North Korea, Sung Kim, said Monday that he will visit Seoul later this week to discuss ways to bring Pyongyang back to the dialogue, and that declaring an official end to th...
No notice from N. Korea on its missile launch despite daily liaison call: Seoul ministry

Oct 19, 2021

South and North Korea held their regular phone call via the liaison hotline Tuesday morning, but Pyongyang gave no prior notice of its latest missile launch, an official at Seoul's unification minist...
N. Korea fires what seems to be SLBM toward East Sea: S. Korea

Oct 19, 2021

North Korea fired what appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said. The missile was launched eastward from a site in the v...
2 minor natural quakes hit N. Korea's eastern region: KMA

Oct 19, 2021

Two natural earthquakes hit eastern North Korea on Tuesday, South Korea's state weather agency said. The first quake with a magnitude of 2.6 occurred about 4 kilometers southeast of Changjin, South ...