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Sat, August 18, 2018 | 19:02

Two Koreas to hold general-level military talks at Panmunjom next Tuesday

The talks will take place at the Peace House, a South Korea-controlled building at the border truce village of Panmunjom, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Pyongyang first proposed the talks, which Seoul accepted later, the ministry said.

North Korea | 2018-07-27 10:49

Minjung Party may face fine for meeting NK party

The Ministry of Unification may fine the minor leftist Minjung Party for its unauthorized meeting with a North Korean political party in Shenyang, China, last week, according to the party's co-leader, Thursday.

North Korea | 2018-07-26 17:13

Trump pleased as North Korea seen dismantling launch site parts

President Donald Trump expressed appreciation to North Korea on Tuesday following reports that Pyongyang has started to dismantle key parts of a missile test site. But Trump's top diplomat sounded a note of caution, saying inspectors would have to confirm the development. Trump said new satellite photos indicating the North has begun to take down facilities at the Sohae site ...

North Korea | 2018-07-25 09:01

Minor party plans to send delegation to Pyongyang

The minor leftist Minjung Party plans to send a delegation to Pyongyang soon as part of its inter-Korean parliamentary exchange program, the party said Tuesday. The party with only one seat in the 293-member National Assembly held talks with the Korean Social Democratic Party of North Korea from Friday to Saturday in Shenyang, China, to discuss boosting exchanges in accord wi...

North Korea | 2018-07-24 17:37

While making nice with US and South, North Korea slams Japan

North Korea's state-run media have toned down their rhetorical attacks on the United States and South Korea while leader Kim Jong-un pursues a more diplomatic approach, but the vitriol continues _ and Japan is now Pyongyang's favorite foil.

North Korea | 2018-07-24 10:15

North Korean leader inspects sapling farm to highlight importance of forests

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a sapling farm in the country's eastern region in an apparent bid to highlight the importance of forests, the state media reported Tuesday.

North Korea | 2018-07-24 09:11

North Korea dismantling missile site to seek breakthrough

North Korea has begun to dismantle key facilities at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station, its first tangible step toward denuclearization since leader Kim Jong-un made that pledge at his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, June 12. Trump said after the summit that North Korea would shut down the site, also known as the Tongchang-ri missile test site.

North Korea | 2018-07-24 08:57

Tipping point for Trump's patience

N. Korea demands probe into restaurant workers' defection

North Korea's state-run media outlets are insisting on opening an investigation into a claim that 12 North Korean waitresses in China were kidnapped by South Korea in 2016.

North Korea | 2018-07-22 16:42

[INTERVIEW] 'North Korea needs economic reform to survive'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un should pursue economic reforms to rehabilitate the isolated country's moribund economy, according to William Brown, a Washington-based North Korea expert, Sunday.

North Korea | 2018-07-22 15:39

US presses China and Russia to enforce sanctions on North Korea

The United States on Friday welcomed the U.N. Security Council's united support for the fully verified denuclearization of North Korea and pressed China and Russia to strictly enforce U.N. sanctions to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused North Korea of violating an array of tough sanctions imposed by the council. He warned...

North Korea | 2018-07-21 14:45

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