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Fri, January 17, 2020 | 22:04

US extends travel ban on North Korea for another year

US extends travel ban on North Korea for another year

The United States on Monday extended a ban on American citizens traveling to North Korea for another year. The State Department announced the extension in a notice, saying "there continues to be serious risk to United States nationals of arrest and long-term detention" in the North. The notice is due to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday. The travel ban was impos...

2019-08-20 09:20

Speculation swirls over possible US-NK meeting this week

[INTERVIEW] 'Impact of scrapping GSOMIA will hit Korea harder'

[INTERVIEW] 'Impact of scrapping GSOMIA will hit Korea harder'

Former Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak-soo has cautioned against some calls to scrap a military information-sharing pact with Japan as a response to a series of trade restrictions imposed on Seoul since early July.

Do Je-hae | 2019-08-19 17:02

Biegun in Seoul this week to discuss resumption of nuke talks with North Korea

Biegun in Seoul this week to discuss resumption of nuke talks with North Korea

United States Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will arrive on Thursday for a three-day visit to Seoul to discuss potential resumption of suspended nuclear talks with North Korea. According to the U.S. State Department, Biegun's trip to Seoul is aimed at “further strengthening coordination on the final, fully verified denuclearization” of the North.

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-08-18 16:42

North Korea again raps Seoul over joint military exercise

North Korea again raps Seoul over joint military exercise

North Korea again blasted South Korea and the United States for their joint military exercise Saturday, one day after it said it has no intention to talk with South Korea again. In a signed commentary, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed the joint ..

2019-08-17 19:38

North Korean vice sports minister cancels plan to visit Japan: report

North Korean vice sports minister cancels plan to visit Japan: report

North Korea's vice sports minister has canceled his plan to visit Japan this week to attend a 2020 Tokyo Olympics-related meeting, a Japanese news outlet reported Saturday.

2019-08-17 14:38

'Trump may accept Pyongyang as nuclear-armed state': Ex-US diplomat

'Trump may accept Pyongyang as nuclear-armed state': Ex-US diplomat

A former senior U.S. diplomat has suggested President Donald Trump could eventually accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, although he has shown no indication of doing so yet.

2019-08-17 07:46

North Korea says it tested 'new weapon' under leader Kim's guidance

North Korea says it tested 'new weapon' under leader Kim's guidance

North Korea said Saturday that it has tested a "new weapon" under the guidance of its leader, Kim Jong-un, in the launch of two projectiles the previous day. Kim "guided the test-fire of (a) new weapon again on Friday morning," the Korean Central News Agency said.

2019-08-17 07:35

North Korea fires two projectiles, vows no talks with Seoul

North Korea fires two projectiles, vows no talks with Seoul

North Korea fired two projectiles into the East Sea Friday morning from the northern side of Tongchon in Gangwon Province according to the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). This was the sixth weapon test by Pyongyang in the past 23 days, with the previous launch of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) taking place six days ago on Aug. 10.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-16 16:40

Cheong Wa Dae urges North Korea to stop launches of 'projectiles'

Cheong Wa Dae urges North Korea to stop launches of 'projectiles'

The office of President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea on Friday to halt launches of projectiles, expressing concern that such acts would escalate military tensions on the peninsula. Briefing media on the results of an hourslong emergency National Security Council (NSC) session held via videoconferencing, Cheong Wa Dae characterized two projectiles fired earlier in the day...

2019-08-16 13:45

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea says it has no intention to talk with South Korea

North Korea says it has no intention to talk with South Korea

North Korea said Friday that Pyongyang has no intention to talk with South Korea again, calling it a "senseless" hope to expect talks to be resumed when Seoul's joint military exercise with the United States is over. The spokesperson of the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country issued a statement, calling South Korean President Moon Jae-in an "impude...

2019-08-16 09:20

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS

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