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Mon, February 17, 2020 | 10:21

Minister, biz leaders discuss North Korean demand for facility removal from Mount Kumgang

Minister, biz leaders discuss North Korean demand for facility removal from Mount Kumgang

Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul was met with the heads of South Korean operators of now-suspended tours to North Korea's Mount Kumgang on Thursday to discuss how to handle Pyongyang's demand for the removal of all resort facilities from the mountain.

2019-10-31 14:30

Kim Jong-un sends condolence message to Moon over passing of his mother

Kim Jong-un sends condolence message to Moon over passing of his mother

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has extended a condolence message to President Moon Jae-in over the death of his mother, Kang Han-ok, Cheong Wa Dae announced Thursday. Kim delivered the message Wednesday afternoon through the truce village of Panmunjom, according to Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson, Ko Min-jung.

2019-10-31 14:20

US House passes bill on reuniting Korean-Americans with North Korean family members

US House passes bill on reuniting Korean-Americans with North Korean family members

A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday passed a bill calling for U.S. efforts to reunite Korean-Americans with their family members in North Korea. The Divided Families Reunification Act, introduced by Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), passed through the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and the North over the regime's nuclea...

2019-10-31 11:35

[Anniversary] 'Stockholm talks should be first of many meetings'

[Anniversary] 'Stockholm talks should be first of many meetings'

Recent North Korean media reports have shown the country's apparent dissatisfaction with the results of working level talks held with the United States in Stockholm earlier this month.

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-31 09:00

Seoul struggles to find 'creative solutions' for Mount Geumgang resort

Seoul struggles to find 'creative solutions' for Mount Geumgang resort

A series of hurdles linked to methods of cross-border communication, South Korean properties in North Korea, U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang and denuclearization dialogue is challenging the Seoul government to find “creative solutions” for issues on the suspended tourism to Mount Geumgang in the North.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-27 16:35

N. Korea to US: 'don't ignore year-end deadline on Trump-Kim friendship'

N. Korea to US: 'don't ignore year-end deadline on Trump-Kim friendship'

North Korea said on Sunday there has been no progress in the North Korea-United States relations, and hostilities that could lead to an exchange of fire have continued, according to North Korea's state news agency KCNA. In a statement under the name of Chairman of the Korea-Asia Pacific Peace Committee Kim Yong Chol, KCNA said that it would be mistaken for the United States t...

2019-10-27 10:57

Kim Jong-un inspects 'socialist' spa resort in Yangdok [PHOTOS]

Kim Jong-un inspects 'socialist' spa resort in Yangdok [PHOTOS]

The Yangdok County Hot Spring Resort, located in a mountainous area east of the North Korean capital Pyongyang, will feature therapeutic hot springs and spas, ski slopes and a hotel. The resort has been touted in the North's media for several months as a key development project.

2019-10-26 11:25

N. Korea wants discussions on removing S. Korean facilities at Mt. Geumgang

N. Korea wants discussions on removing S. Korean facilities at Mt. Geumgang

North Korea formally proposed discussions over the possible demolition of South Korean-made hotels and other tourist facilities at the North's Mount Geumgang (diamond) Resort that leader Kim Jong Un called “shabby” and “unpleasant looking,” according to officials in Seoul. Pyongyang has been frustrated at the South's refusal to defy U.S.-led international sanctions and resume...

2019-10-26 11:10

Koreas to begin talks over Mount Geumgang

'Act wisely': North Korea warns US of tough talks as year-end deadline nears

'Act wisely': North Korea warns US of tough talks as year-end deadline nears

``Contrary to the political judgment and intention of President Trump, Washington political circles and DPRK policy makers of the U.S. administration are hostile to the DPRK for no reason, preoccupied with the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice,'' Kim Kye Gwan said in the statement, referring to North Korea by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Kor...

2019-10-24 13:10

'Communication channels between the Koreas still alive'

Kim Jong-un's wife appears in state media after 4-month absence

Kim Jong-un's wife appears in state media after 4-month absence

Ri Sol-ju was seen in photos released on Wednesday by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) accompanying Kim on his "field guidance" trip to the Mount Kumgang resort on the country's scenic east coast.

2019-10-23 10:29

South Korea ready to discuss Mt. Geumgang facilities with North Korea

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