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Sat, December 7, 2019 | 03:34

Yet another 'Korea passing'?

Yet another 'Korea passing'?

Kwon Jong Gun, director general of the North Korean foreign ministry's department of American affairs warned that future discussions would be held "strictly between DPRK and the U.S., not between the north and the south" if the exercises continue. "Given that the military exercise clearly puts us as an enemy in its concept, they should think that an inter-Korean contact itsel...

2019-08-12 09:54

North Korea criticizes Seoul; 'engages' US for talks

North Korea criticizes Seoul; 'engages' US for talks

North Korea stepped up pressure on South Korea by firing a series of short-range missiles over weeks while trying to engage the United States for denuclearization talks. Its actions may pose a further security threat to Seoul, experts say. The North fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marking the fifth...

Park Ji-won | 2019-08-11 17:52

N. Korea says inter-Korean contact difficult until Seoul gives 'plausible excuse' for military drill

N. Korea says inter-Korean contact difficult until Seoul gives 'plausible excuse' for military drill

North Korea said Sunday it won't even hold contact with South Korea, let alone dialogue, unless Seoul gives a "plausible excuse" over its ongoing military exercise with the United States, calling it an "aggressive war exercise against" the North. Kwon Jong-gun, North Korean foreign ministry's director-general of the department of American affairs, made the remarks in a statem...

2019-08-11 09:31

North Korea says Kim supervised tests of weapons systems

North Korea says Kim supervised tests of weapons systems

North Korea says Kim supervised tests of weapons systems

North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of weapons demonstrations that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States. The report by North Korean state media came hours after President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed a...

2019-08-11 09:27

N. Korea says inter-Korean contact difficult until Seoul gives 'plausible excuse' for military drill

Cheong Wa Dae calls NK missile firing 'show of force' against S. Korea-US military drill

Cheong Wa Dae calls NK missile firing 'show of force' against S. Korea-US military drill

Cheong Wa Dae said Saturday that North Korea's latest firing of unidentified projectiles into the East Sea is an apparent show of force against the joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington slated for next week. Two short-range projectiles were fired from near its eastern coastal city of Hamhung in South Hamgyong Province earlier in the day.

2019-08-10 17:11

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

Trump says he received 'beautiful' letter from NK leader

Trump says he received 'beautiful' letter from NK leader

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he received a "beautiful" letter from North Korea's leader this week in which Kim Jong-un expressed his displeasure with military exercises between South Korea and the U.S. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he was never a fan of the exercises either but he let them happen this time because they allowed a "turnove...

2019-08-10 09:29

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

US says it is aware of report of North Korea's missile launch

US says it is aware of report of North Korea's missile launch

The United States is aware of reports of a missile launch from North Korea and is consulting closely with its allies, South Korea and Japan, a senior U.S. government official said Friday.North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles off its east coast Saturday (Seoul time), according to South Korea's military, the regime's fifth launch in just over two weeks.

2019-08-10 09:22

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea again fired two more projectiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of saber-rattling moves against the joint exercise between Seoul and Washington. The projectiles were fired at 5:32 a.m. and 5:50 a.m. from its eastern coastal city of Hamhung in South Hamgyong Province i...

2019-08-10 09:18

Phone scams spread in North Korea with increased mobile phone users

Phone scams spread in North Korea with increased mobile phone users

With over 600,000 mobile phone users, phone scams are spreading in North Korea. The scammers, according to former North Korean defectors in Seoul, are targeting new class of wealthy merchants who live in major cities or commercial districts.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-08-09 17:44

US expert agrees with South Korea's description of North Korean rockets as SRBMs

US expert agrees with South Korea's description of North Korean rockets as SRBMs

The guided rockets that North Korea claimed to have fired in recent weeks are no different from missiles, a U.S. expert said Tuesday, endorsing South Korea's assessment that what the communist nation fired were short-range ballistic missiles.

2019-08-07 10:36

North Korean leader says missile launches were 'warning' against allies' joint exercise

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