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US State Department stresses ‘close contact’ with S. Korea amid warming inter-Korean ties

Amid a thaw on the Korean Peninsula, the US State Department reiterated its “close contact” with South Korea in coordinating the allies’ engagement with North Korea, Voice of America reported Tuesday...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
[Graphic News] Sales of books on N. Korea jump

Sales of books on North Korea so far this year have jumped by nearly 700 percent from the previous year, possibly as a result of the North’s dialogue with Seoul and Washington, according to Yes 24, ...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
Reunion of separated families priority for Red Cross talks

South Korea’s Ministry of Unification on Tuesday said that reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War will be top of the agenda for the Red Cross talks scheduled this Friday. It is also...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea expects Kim's China visit to facilitate denuclearization

South Korea expressed hope Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's ongoing visit to China will help facilitate the denuclearization process, saying Seoul and Beijing share that strategic goal....

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea may demand N. Korean explanation of Cheonan sinking in future: official

South Korea and North Korea may discuss the deadly and still mysterious sinking of a South Korean warship in 2010 when and if their relations improve enough and military tensions are removed, a senio...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
Seoul apparently confirms N. Korean leader's trip to China

A ranking official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae partly confirmed a trip by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to China Tuesday, saying the government is well aware of ongoing developme...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
Ruling party to seek parliamentary special committee on inter-Korean economic cooperation

The ruling Democratic Party said Tuesday that it will push to set up a parliamentary special committee on inter-Korean ties to support economic cooperation between the two Koreas. Recent rapprocheme...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea's team crosses into N. Korean border town to prepare for liaison office

South Korean officials and private businesses visited North Korea on Tuesday to prepare for the renovation of key facilities for the opening of a joint liaison office in the North’s border city of Ka...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
NK leader makes third trip to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to discuss with Chinese leaders his future moves in dealing with the US. According to China’s state-run China Cent...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
White House says it is 'not aware' of Trump-Kim phone call

WASHINGTON -- The White House said Monday it is "not aware" that US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over the weekend as he earlier suggested. Trump said last week after...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea's nominal head of state returns from Moscow trip

North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong-nam has returned from his trip to Russia, where he attended the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer finals, the North's state media reported Tuesday....

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
Pompeo likely to visit N. Korea 'before too terribly long'

WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he will probably travel to North Korea "before too terribly long" to follow up on last week's historic nuclear summit between the two count...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
N. Korean leader Kim begins two-day visit to China

SEOUL/BEIJING -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday began a two-day visit in China that may include a summit with President Xi Jinping, according to sources. Kim's third visit to China in th...

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
No daylight between S. Korea, US on NK sanctions: Seoul official

WASHINGTON -- South Korea and the United States are united in keeping sanctions on North Korea until the regime makes "substantial" progress toward denuclearization, a top Seoul diplomat said Monday....

Jun 19, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea kicks off military drill to defend Dokdo

South Korea on Monday kicked off a military exercise designed to defend its easternmost islets of Dokdo, prompting Japan to protest against the maneuver as it continues to claim sovereignty over Dokd...

Jun 18, 2018
North Korea

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