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Sun, September 23, 2018 | 09:22

11 million North Koreans suffer from malnutrition: UN report

Nearly 43 percent of North Korean people (11 million) are suffering a chronic food shortage and ensuing malnutrition, a report by five U.N. agencies showed on Tuesday. It was a 2.6 million increase from 10 years ago, the report said, reflecting the North's continuing food insecurity.

North Korea | 2018-09-12 14:34

Obama mulled preemptive attack on North Korea: book

Former U.S. President Barack Obama mulled a preemptive attack on North Korea after its fifth nuclear test in 2016, according to a book released Tuesday. Obama was deeply disturbed to learn that North Korea had conducted its biggest-yet nuclear detonation on Sept. 9, 2016, with the North claiming the new nuclear bomb could be mounted on a ballistic missile, journalist Bob Wood...

North Korea | 2018-09-12 09:24

Putin says 'Normalization of US-North Korea ties is vital for peace'

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a roundtable meeting on interregional cooperation between Russia and China following the Russian-Chinese talks on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. AFPRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that it was vital for peace on the KoreanPeninsula that the United States and North...

North Korea | 2018-09-11 20:43

Inter-Korean military talks due ahead of summit

Koreas to restart joint excavation of historic palace site in Kaesong [PHOTOS]

South and North Korea will resume their joint excavation of the site of an ancient palace in the North's border town of Gaeseong late this month, Seoul's cultural heritage authority said Tuesday.

North Korea | 2018-09-11 17:30

North Korea propaganda outlet slams ex-leader Park for 'dashing hope of youth'

North Korea's propaganda website DPRK Today has slammed former President Park Geun-hye, saying her administration created the so-called "N-Po (or N-Give up) generation," because of policy failures.

North Korea | 2018-09-11 16:51

North Korean leader offered denuclearization in 2 years: Bolton

According to U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton, Kim made the proposal during his first meeting with the South Korean leader in April. He then backed down and accepted Moon's counterproposal to denuclearize within a year. "He said we can do it in two years," Bolton said in a speech to the Federalist Society. "Moon Jae-in said to Kim Jong-un -- and President Moon told ...

North Korea | 2018-09-11 09:48

Kim Jong-un suggests 2nd summit in letter to Trump: White House

Kim Jong-un suggests 2nd summit in letter to Trump: White House

The letter was "very warm" and "very positive," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a press briefing. She said the U.S. is "open" to a second summit and talks are under way to coordinate it. "We will let you know when we have further details," Sanders said when asked if the meeting could take place in Washington. "But certainly, something that we want to take pl...

North Korea | 2018-09-11 09:45

North Korean leader offered denuclearization in 2 years: Bolton

'Cheong Wa Dae poorly handled N. Korea coal case'

A senior lawmaker from the major opposition Liberty Korea Party (LKP) raised an allegation that Cheong Wa Dae intentionally delayed taking countermeasures against imports of North Korean coal to the South, insisting it “had no willingness to ban the shipments from the North.” Based on data from the Ministry of Unification, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Coast Guard, Rep. Shim Jae-cheol claimed the Korea Customs Service was already aware of that the North Korean coal was shipped to the South, Oct. 3 and 11, by Sky Angel Rich Glory ships, after a tipoff from by the National...

North Korea | 2018-09-10 20:01

North Korea skips nukes on anniversary stamps [PHOTOS]

North Korea issued a set of stamps promoting its self-reliant socialist economy and the excellence of its science technologies on the 70th anniversary of the regime's founding, North Korea's party mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun reported Sunday.

North Korea | 2018-09-10 15:58

North Korean restaurants back in business in China

A large North Korean restaurant in the Chinese city of Shenyang, Liaoning Province, which borders the North, reopened over the weekend after being closed on the order of the Chinese authorities eight months ago. Beijing's closure order was issued for all North Korean business entities in January in accordance with United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang. Following three summit ...

North Korea | 2018-09-10 11:08

Kim Jong-un hopes to consolidate ties with China

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