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Mon, October 3, 2022 | 11:47

S. Korean envoy on NK human rights to visit US this week

South Korea's new envoy for North Korean human rights will make her first visit to the United States this week since taking office, officials said Sunday.

2022-10-03 11:26

North Korea seeks to tame South Korea: unification minister

North Korea's motives behind its test launches of missiles four times in the week since Sept. 25 are complicated, said Unification Minister Kwon Young-se, adding that taming South Korea's newly inaugurated Yoon Suk-yeol government is one of the goals of the reclusive nation.

2022-10-02 17:16

North Korea reinstates mask mandate amid fears of winter twindemic

While South Korea recently has begun to phase-out its mask mandate, the North has gone the opposite. The reclusive state lifted its mask mandate two months ago, and reinstated it from this month, as a preemptive measure against a possible “twindemic” of seasonal influenza and COVID-19 on the coming fall and winter.

2022-10-02 15:23

N. Korea trying to tame S. Korean government, grab US attention, says unification minister

South Korea's point man on North Korea said Sunday he believes North Korea's recent series of missile launches are aimed at "taming" the new South Korean government while at the same time grabbing U.S. attention.

2022-10-02 13:24

Masks return in N. Korea in renewed fight against COVID-19

Masks have apparently made their return in North Korea in October, with the country's public health experts advising people to don facial protection to guard against the possible resurgence of COVID-19.

2022-10-02 11:32

Defector group sends propaganda balloons to N. Korea

An anti-Pyongyang group of North Korean defectors said Sunday they released eight giant balloons carrying face masks, Tylenol pills and other items toward North Korea the previous day.

2022-10-02 11:03

N. Korea unveils memorial stone for founder in Beijing

North Korea said Sunday a memorial stone commemorating feats of its founder Kim Il-sung has been erected in China, an apparent show of Pyongyang's close ties with Beijing.

2022-10-02 10:50

N. Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: S. Korean military

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, in its fourth such provocation in less than a week. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 6:45 a.m. and 7:03 a.m. and that the missiles flew some 350 kilometers at apogees of around 30 km at top speed...

2022-10-01 09:46

S. Korea mulls tightening sanctions against N. Korea over missile launches

South Korea's foreign minister said Friday the government is considering "various" options to strengthen sanctions against North Korea in response to the latest series of Pyongyang's missile launches.

2022-09-30 14:02

US reaffirms commitment to defense of S. Korea after N. Korean missile launch

The United States reaffirmed its "ironclad" commitment to the defense of South Korea and Japan on Thursday, hours after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in its latest provocation.

2022-09-29 21:28

S. Korea mulls tightening sanctions against N. Korea over missile launches

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