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Sun, December 16, 2018 | 11:29

Top officials of US, Canada discuss North Korean sanctions evasion

Top officials of the United States and Canada discussed the issue of North Korea's sanctions evasion Friday amid the ongoing efforts to denuclearize the regime.

North Korea | 2018-12-15 11:02

Trump says 'in no hurry' to negotiate with N. Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. was "in no hurry" to negotiate with North Korea, as progress on dismantling the country's nuclear weapons program has stalled. "Many people have asked how we are doing in our negotiations with North Korea," Trump tweeted. "I always reply by saying we are in no hurry."

North Korea | 2018-12-15 11:00

Vietnam wants to host 2nd Trump-Kim summit: CNN

Vietnam has expressed an interest in hosting the envisioned second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, CNN reported Thursday. High-ranking Vietnamese officials delivered that intent to the South Korean government, according to a South Korean government source quoted by the news channel.

North Korea | 2018-12-14 10:03

Pentagon: North Korea slow to negotiate over US war remains

Months after the White House raised hopes for bringing home thousands of U.S. battlefield remains from North Korea, the returns have stalled. Detailed negotiations on future recovery arrangements have not even begun. The slower pace appears linked to the more talked-about stalemate over North Korea's nuclear weapons.

North Korea | 2018-12-14 09:36

NK up in arms over toughening US sanctions

North Korea continued to condemn the recently imposed sanctions by the U.S. against the country and it being designated as a violator of religious freedom, Thursday, signaling a bumpy road to denuclearization talks between the two. North Korean propaganda outlets criticized the United States, calling it an “intolerable insult” and a “political provocation” against the regime.

North Korea | 2018-12-13 20:30

[INTERVIEW] NGOs 'better at solving some of North Korea's intractable problems'

It is time for the two Koreas to engage more on private level exchanges to consolidate their relationship that has been made vulnerable because of the “state monopoly,” said Dr. Stephen Linton, who has long led humanitarian efforts for North Korea.

North Korea | 2018-12-13 15:55

North Korea denounces US over human trafficking blacklisting

North Korean propaganda outlets lashed out at the United States on Thursday for pressuring the communist nation over human rights issues, calling it an "intolerable insult" and "political provocation." The U.S. has recently renewed its designation of the North as one of the worst human trafficking countries and a violator of religious freedom, and slapped sanctions on Choe Ry...

North Korea | 2018-12-13 10:26

Six South Korean citizens still detained in North Korea

Six South Koreans remain in North Korean detention despite government efforts to negotiate their release. A new campaign is under way to free them. Three of the detainees are Christian missionaries - Kim Jung-wook, who was arrested in October 2013, Kim Kook-kie and Choi Chun-kil, who have been held since 2014. The other three are North Korean defectors who had South Korean ci...

North Korea | 2018-12-12 15:38

NK founder's second wife may have died

The unification ministry said Wednesday that there have been indications that the second wife of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung has died. The ministry's spokesman, Baik Tae-hyun, made the remark in response to a question about a media report that Kim Song-ae has died. The report said when and how she died were not immediately known.

North Korea | 2018-12-12 13:32

NK leader unlikely to visit Seoul this year: presidential office

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae thinks it would be difficult for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul this year, a presidential official said Wednesday. There was speculation that the North's leader might make his first trip to Seoul before the end of this year, with Cheong Wa Dae saying that it plans to prepare for a potential visit, though nothing has been d...

North Korea | 2018-12-12 11:54

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