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Fri, October 19, 2018 | 09:09

'No inter-Korean success without US-North Korea success': UN chief

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that negotiations between the two Koreas won't be successful unless there is simultaneous success in U.S.-North Korean negotiations to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. The U.N. chief told a news conference that the results of this week's summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “...

North Korea | 2018-09-21 10:10

US dismisses North Korea's conditional offer to dismantle nuclear site

US dismisses North Korea's conditional offer to dismantle nuclear site

The United States on Thursday dismissed North Korea's conditional offer to dismantle a key nuclear site, saying denuclearization must come before concessions. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed a willingness in this week's joint summit agreement with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to permanently shut down the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon if the U.S. took "corresp...

North Korea | 2018-09-21 09:33

Foreign reporters unhappy with 'zero' invitations to Pyongyang

Foreign reporters based in Seoul are upset that they were not invited to Pyongyang to cover the three-day inter-Korean summit from Tuesday to Thursday.

North Korea | 2018-09-20 17:26

Foreign media show mixed reactions to inter-Korean summit results

S. Korean leader gives first speech to NK citizens

President Moon Jae-in gave a speech to North Korean citizens _ the first ever by a South Korean leader _ calling for the people's efforts to end 70 years of hostility and seek a new path toward peace and prosperity, at the close of a choreographed mass-performance in Pyongyang late Wednesday. Moon and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, along with their wives, watched the large-...

North Korea | 2018-09-20 17:18

Kim Jong-un sends 2 tons of pine mushrooms to Moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a vast amount of expensive pine mushrooms to South Korea as a gift for President Moon Jae-in, Moon's top press secretary said Thursday.

North Korea | 2018-09-20 16:41

South Koreans impressed with summit, but some skeptical

During his Sept. 18 to 20 visit to Pyongyang, President Moon Jae-in achieved some memorable moments including his seven-minute speech in front of 150,000 in the May Day Stadium there and a visit to Mount Paektu. South Koreans all had differing views on which were the most distinctive, though.

North Korea | 2018-09-20 16:40

72% South Koreans support inter-Korean summit outcome: poll

Moon calls for reunification in emotional speech

SEOUL/PYONGYANG - South Korean President Moon Jae-in called on “all Koreans” to take a big step toward reunification of the Korean Peninsula late Wednesday in the first-ever speech by a South head of state in Pyongyang. “We had lived together for 5,000 years and have lived separately for only 70 years. I urge all of you to end those hostilities and take a big step toward reun...

North Korea | 2018-09-20 15:54

Moon, Kim attend North Korea's mass gymnastics performance

Seoul should go beyond stepping stone in Pyongyang's denuclearization: official

South Korea's chief nuclear envoy voiced expectations Thursday that Seoul will go beyond its mediation role between Washington and Pyongyang to play an "active" role in efforts to denuclearize the peninsula.

North Korea | 2018-09-20 15:43

Why Mount Paektu?

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jung-un climbed Mount Paektu, a “sacred mountain,” as a mean to strengthen their ties on Thursday during the Pyongyang Summit.

North Korea | 2018-09-20 14:30

Pyeongyang has one letter too many

Where has the third inter-Korean summit been taking place? Is it Pyongyang or Pyeongyang? According to the presidential office, it is the latter. The powers-that-be have put it in writing literally, not once but an twice, at the massive media center for the Pyeongyang summit in the DDP building in downtown Seoul.

North Korea | 2018-09-20 14:13

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