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Kim Jong-un sends rare congratulatory message to Belarus' Lukashenko
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‘Three bullets, moldy rice’: N. Korean soldiers face dire conditions
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N. Korea delivers 1st direct rebuke of Trump 2.0, sets hard-line tone
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Trump-era negotiator Kim Hyun-chong joins Lee Jae-myung as adviser
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Korea, Africa hold 1st critical minerals dialogue in Cape Town
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Trump calls Kim Jong-un ‘nuclear power,’ touts rapport
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Trump-era negotiator Kim Hyun-chong joins Lee Jae-myung as adviser
Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party, on Friday appointed Kim Hyun-chong, a veteran trade negotiator and key architect of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, as his special adviser on foreign affairs and national security. Kim, a former trade minister and deputy national security adviser under former President Moon Jae-in, served as South Korea’s key negotiator on trade and security during US President Donald Trump’s first term. Kim said he accepted the role to
Feb. 7, 2025
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Korea, Africa hold 1st critical minerals dialogue in Cape Town
South Korea and 11 African nations held their first Critical Minerals Dialogue on Tuesday, as a key follow-up measure to last June’s inaugural Korea-Africa summit in Seoul, according to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry. The inaugural dialogue was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in conjunction with the African Mining Indaba, a premier event that brings together mining professionals, investors, and industry leaders to discuss the potential and capabilities of Africa’s mining sector. In her opening
Feb. 5, 2025
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‘Three bullets, moldy rice’: N. Korean soldiers face dire conditions
North Korean conscripted soldiers endure brutal conditions, grappling with severe shortages of essentials — from bullets for training to food — and at times survive on corn powder or even moldy rice, according to a report by a South Korean state-run research institute. The Korea Institute for National Unification on Monday released a report titled "Military Life of North Korean People," detailing the harsh realities faced by North Korean conscripts under the Kim Jong-un regime. The findings are
Feb. 5, 2025
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Kim Jong-un sends rare congratulatory message to Belarus' Lukashenko
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a rare public message congratulating Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on securing his seventh term, demonstrating closer ties between two staunch supporters of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Kim’s message notably came weeks after Pyongyang dismissed Lukashenko’s claim that North Korea had proposed a summit as baseless, yet it simultaneously signaled openness to such engagement. Kim's message to Lukashenko, sent Monday and disclosed Tuesday by North Korea’s
Feb. 4, 2025
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N. Korea delivers 1st direct rebuke of Trump 2.0, sets hard-line tone
N. Korea appears to set terms for potential Kim-Trump summit, observers say North Korea on Monday delivered its first direct rebuke of the second Trump administration, condemning US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s characterization of the regime as a “rogue state,” calling it a “hostile remark” and a “grave political provocation.” An unnamed spokesperson for North Korea’s Foreign Ministry issued a press statement in response to Rubio’s Jan. 30 interview on "The Megyn Kelly Show," where he briefl
Feb. 3, 2025
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Prosecution files again to extend Yoon’s detention after court rejection
Court rejects prosecution's request, citing lack of clear authority to conduct supplementary investigations transferred from CIO The prosecution refiled a motion early Saturday seeking approval to extend President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention period, approximately four hours after a South Korean court denied its initial request on Friday. The court explained that the prosecution lacks clear legal authority to conduct additional investigations into Yoon, whose case was initially handled by the Corru
Jan. 24, 2025
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3 in 4 S. Koreans unaware of fate of loved ones in N. Korea: survey
Overall demand for exchanges declines as S. Koreans separated from family in N. Korea age Three in four South Koreans separated from family and relatives by the Korean War remain unaware of their fate, with most calling for urgent action to confirm whether their loved ones are alive, according to the Unification Ministry. Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the Unification Ministry on Friday unveiled the results of a face-to-face survey conducted between July and December last year with 5,103 s
Jan. 24, 2025
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Economy and defense top N. Korea’s New Year Assembly, no word on Trump
Pyongyang sees little gain in sending a Trump-targeted message, experts say North Korea’s New Year Assembly meeting in 2025, marking the final year of Kim Jong-un’s five-year development plan introduced in 2021, focused on advancing the economy and strengthening defense capabilities. However, defying some expectations, the session—which was preannounced in early December to convene on Wednesday, just two days after Trump’s inauguration — notably lacked any remarks or messages from Kim directed t
Jan. 24, 2025
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Top S. Korean, US diplomats fast-track first talks amid Seoul’s nuclear worries
Rubio, Cho agree to maintain close coordination on N. Korean nuclear issue, Seoul says South Korean and US top diplomats have agreed to hold their first meeting in Washington “at the earliest mutually convenient date,” amid mounting concerns in Seoul over the Trump administration’s stance on North Korea’s denuclearization -- intensified by Trump’s description of the regime as a “nuclear power.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul to Washington
Jan. 23, 2025
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S. Korea's 'imperial presidency': how it became threat to democracy
Momentum building for reform of 1987 Constitution, with sharp focus on curbing presidential power Suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was formally arrested last week for declaring martial law and faces insurrection charges, once positioned himself as a reformer determined to dismantle South Korea’s entrenched “imperial presidency.” In March 2022, around 50 days before his inauguration, Yoon pledged to “return Cheong Wa Dae, a symbol of imperial power, to the people” and formalized a controver
Jan. 22, 2025