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Thu, October 1, 2020 | 11:39

North Korean leader pledges full support for China in letter to Xi: KCNA

North Korean leader pledges full support for China in letter to Xi: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed his country's "invariable" support for China in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the North's official media reported Thursday. "The Supreme Leader (Kim) also stressed in the message that he and the party and the people of the DPRK will invariably stand by the general secretary (Xi), the Communist Party of China (CPC) and th...

2020-10-01 09:56

North Korean defector says abuse by South Korean spies broke her trust and her dream

North Korean defector says abuse by South Korean spies broke her trust and her dream

When she first met a mysterious South Korean man who introduced himself as Dr Seong, the woman thought she had found a father figure to help her start a new life after fleeing from her home in North Korea. It seemed a positive relationship, with Seong paying her for information and reconnecting her with her brother still in North Korea.

2020-10-01 09:47

North Korea will not sell off 'dignity' for development, security: UN ambassador

North Korea will not sell off 'dignity' for development, security: UN ambassador

North Korea will not sell off its dignity for its economic development while it will also safeguard its own security with "absolute strength" it has built, the head of the North's diplomatic mission to the United Nations said Tuesday.

2020-09-30 10:44

North Korean defectors irked by repeated human rights investigations

North Korean defectors irked by repeated human rights investigations

North Korean defectors are plagued by repeated questioning by South Korean organizations into human rights conditions in their former country. When those who defect from the totalitarian state arrive in South Korea, they have to face three rounds of interrogation, being forced to answer almost identical questions repeatedly and suffering emotional distress in the process. The...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-09-30 09:49

Two Koreas at odds over maritime border

Two Koreas at odds over maritime border

Disputes may rise again over the inter-Korean maritime border in the West Sea, following last week’s killing of a South Korean official by North Korean troops in the North’s territorial waters. While the South Korean military is continuing search operations for the body on this side of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto inter-Korean sea boundary, Pyongyang warned Seo...

Jung Da-min | 2020-09-29 17:13

North Korean killing of South Korean official deepens internal division

Pyongyang keeps violating UN sanctions via illicit means: UN

Pyongyang keeps violating UN sanctions via illicit means: UN

North Korea continues to violate U.N. Security Council (UNSC) sanctions through illicit means of importing and exporting prohibited items, including oil and coal, while it may also be keeping its workers in other countries to earn hard currency, a U.N. panel of experts said in a report published Monday.

2020-09-29 12:11

Moon criticized for subdued message toward North Korea

Moon criticized for subdued message toward North Korea

The opposition bloc and the public are becoming increasingly frustrated by President Moon Jae-in's subdued message toward Pyongyang following the suspected killing of a South Korean national by North Korean troops in their territorial waters.

Do Je-hae | 2020-09-28 16:58

Moon expresses condolences over death of South Korean official

Moon expresses condolences over death of South Korean official

President Moon Jae-in expressed his condolences Monday over the death of a South Korean civil servant in a shooting by North Korean troops, calling it a "regrettable and unfortunate" incident. He offered an apology to South Korean people over their shock and fury over it, speaking in front of pool reporters at a weekly meeting with his senior Cheong Wa Dae aides.

2020-09-28 15:38

Joint probe on North Korea shooting incident should be conducted swiftly: PM

Joint probe on North Korea shooting incident should be conducted swiftly: PM

A joint inter-Korean investigation into a recent killing of a South Korean fisheries official by North Korean soldiers should be carried out as soon as possible, the South's prime minister said Monday. "Like it or not, (the two Koreas) cannot but foster peace through communication. In order to prevent this incident from developing into a serious hindrance, a fact-finding prob...

2020-09-28 10:29

Seoul, Washington to discuss North Korea's killing of South Korean official

Seoul, Washington to discuss North Korea's killing of South Korean official

South Korea's top nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon said Sunday he will discuss joint efforts with the United States to deal with the recent killing of a South Korean official by North Korea. Lee also said upon arriving in Washington that his talks with his U.S. counterpart, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, will also include President Moon Jae-in's recent call for efforts to...

2020-09-28 08:59

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