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North Korea
Mon, September 28, 2020 | 16:02
North Korea stays mum on killing of South Korean official
North Korea stays mum on killing of South Korean official
North Korea stayed mum on its brutal killing of a South Korean fisheries official drifting near the western inter-Korean sea border, a day after Seoul demanded the North apologize amid mounting public anger. On Thursday, South Korea's defense ministry confirmed that North Korean soldiers fatally shot the 47-year-old South Korean official drifting in their waters and burned hi...
2020-09-25 09:44
For North Korea, UN membership is a key link to larger world
For North Korea, UN membership is a key link to larger world
Hermit Kingdom? Not quite. To pay close attention to North Korean diplomacy is to notice the many ways it upends the stereotype of the isolated, nuclear-armed wildcard of Northeast Asia.
2020-09-25 09:29
US joins Seoul in condemning North Korea for killing South Korean official
US joins Seoul in condemning North Korea for killing South Korean official
The U.S. on Thursday expressed its support for South Korea in condemning North Korea for the killing of a South Korean government official and demanding an explanation from the communist state. "We fully support our ROK ally's condemnation of this act and the ROK's call for a full explanation from the DPRK," a spokesperson from the U.S. State Department told Yonhap News Agenc...
2020-09-25 09:17
  • Shooting of official puts inter-Korean relations in tangle
Slain South Korean official left no indication of attempt to defect to North
Slain South Korean official left no indication of attempt to defect to North
A South Korean fisheries official who was shot dead by North Korea earlier this week after going missing at sea left no indication of an attempt to defect to the North, the Coast Guard said Thursday. North Korea shot and killed the 47-year-old official affiliated with the oceans ministry at sea before burning his body, Seoul's defense ministry said. He went missing from an in...
2020-09-24 20:34
  • Shooting of official puts inter-Korean relations in tangle
Shooting of official puts inter-Korean relations in tangle
Shooting of official puts inter-Korean relations in tangle
The government strongly protested, Thursday, North Korea's execution-like shooting of a missing South Korean official and the burning of his body. With strong criticism toward Pyongyang coming from not only the opposition parties but also from the ruling bloc, the incident is likely to worsen already stalled inter-Korea ties, according to North Korea watchers.
Kang Seung-woo | 2020-09-24 17:04
  • US joins Seoul in condemning North Korea for killing South Korean official
  • North Korea kills, burns body of South Korean official [VIDEO]
  • Slain South Korean official left no indication of attempt to defect to North
Presidential office strongly condemns North Korea for killing South Korean official
Presidential office strongly condemns North Korea for killing South Korean official
Cheong Wa Dae on Thursday strongly denounced North Korea's killing of an innocent South Korean by gunshot earlier this week. In a statement, Suh Choo-suk, deputy director of the national security office, urged the North to reveal the entire truth behind the "inhumane act" and punish those who are responsible for it. Suh, who doubles as chief of the secretariat of the National...
2020-09-24 15:55
  • Gov't confirms North Korea shot missing South Korean official to death
  • Unification ministry says 'no communication channel to contact North Korea'
Unification ministry says 'no communication channel to contact North Korea'
Unification ministry says 'no communication channel to contact North Korea'
The unification ministry said Thursday it has no means to communicate with North Korea over its recent killing of a South Korean fisheries official, as Pyongyang cut off all inter-Korean communication lines earlier this year, an official said Thursday. The defense ministry confirmed earlier that the North shot the 47-year-old official to death and burned his body earlier this...
2020-09-24 15:03
  • Presidential office strongly condemns North Korea for killing South Korean official
  • Gov't confirms North Korea shot missing South Korean official to death
Gov't confirms North Korea shot missing South Korean official to death
Gov't confirms North Korea shot missing South Korean official to death
North Korea shot a missing South Korean official to death and burned his body earlier this week, the defense ministry confirmed Thursday, condemning its "brutality" and calling for explanations and punishment for those responsible. The 47-year-old official affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared from the 500-ton boat before noon Monday while on duty a...
2020-09-24 11:13
  • Presidential office strongly condemns North Korea for killing South Korean official
  • Unification ministry says 'no communication channel to contact North Korea'
  • South Korean official may have been killed trying to defect to North
Moon's proposal for health cooperation a chance to bring back North Korea: experts
Moon's proposal for health cooperation a chance to bring back North Korea: experts
An initiative proposed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to establish regional cooperation including with North Korea on infectious diseases may provide a chance to bring communist nation into an international community, experts said Wednesday. The experts noted multilateral leadership may also provide a much needed tool to jointly battle the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeas...
2020-09-24 09:14
South Korean official may have been killed trying to defect to North
South Korean official may have been killed trying to defect to North
A South Korean fisheries official who went missing on Monday may have been shot dead by North Korean troops and later cremated after attempting to defect to the North, Yonhap news agency reported, citing unnamed intelligence sources in Seoul. The official was reported missing from a South Korean fisheries patrol boat when it was about 10 kilometres (6 miles) south of the Nort...
2020-09-24 08:56
  • Gov't confirms North Korea shot missing South Korean official to death
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