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Thu, November 21, 2019 | 09:17

N. Korean leader scales sacred mountain on horseback. Any bold decision in making?

N. Korean leader scales sacred mountain on horseback. Any bold decision in making?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rode a white horse to visit Mount Paekdu, the highest peak on the Korean Peninsula considered the birthplace of his late father, slamming U.S. sanctions and calling for greater "self-reliance" efforts to frustrate them, state media reported Wednesday. Kim has visited the mountain, considered one of the peninsula's most sacred places, ahead of b...

2019-10-16 09:59

North Korea promises to give footage of Pyongyang World Cup qualifier to S. Korea

North Korea promises to give footage of Pyongyang World Cup qualifier to S. Korea

North Korea agreed to provide South Korea with a video of an inter-Korean World Cup qualifier to be held on Tuesday in Pyongyang, a unification ministry official said, after Seoul's push to televise the match live fell through. The North promised to give the video to the South's delegation before it departs from Pyongyang on Wednesday afternoon after the match to be held at 5...

2019-10-15 12:56

Scalpers to hit Pyongyang with WC qualifier tickets

Scalpers to hit Pyongyang with WC qualifier tickets

A scalper's ticket at the upcoming inter-Korean FIFA World Cup qualifier, Tuesday (Oct. 15) would be estimated to cost around 50,000 won, or $6, sources familiar with the issue said Sunday. They said the tickets were expected to be sold out and that some North Korean football fans would “willingly purchase” scalper's tickets because North Koreans were excited about key South ...

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-13 16:59

South Korea ready for historic World Cup clash in Pyongyang

North Korean citizens not buying rhetoric against Moon

North Korean citizens not buying rhetoric against Moon

Despite an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang last year, North Korea has continued to ratchet up harsh rhetoric against the South Korean leader. Many Pyongyang citizens, however, are not buying the propaganda coming from state-controlled outlets.

Yi Whan-woo | 2019-10-11 22:17

North Korea threatens to end freeze in long-range missile testing

North Korea threatens to end freeze in long-range missile testing

North Korea issued a veiled warning on Thursday that it could eventually end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticised a call by U.N. Security Council members for it to give up its nuclear weapons and denounced a recent U.S. missile test. Five European members of the U.N. Security Council met on Tuesday to urge North Korea to take "concrete steps" toward giving ...

2019-10-11 09:24

US surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula: aviation tracker

US surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula: aviation tracker

The United States flew E-8C surveillance aircraft over areas near the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker said Thursday, on an apparent mission to collect intelligence regarding North Korea.

2019-10-10 13:37

PM highlights inter-Korean dictionary project on Hangeul Day

PM highlights inter-Korean dictionary project on Hangeul Day

Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon called for the resumption of a now-halted inter-Korean project to jointly compile a Korean dictionary, during his speech at a ceremony marking the 573rd anniversary of the creation of Hangeul, Wednesday.

Jung Da-min | 2019-10-09 17:28

Happy Hangeul Day [PHOTOS]

Seized North Korean ship sold, towed from American Samoa

Seized North Korean ship sold, towed from American Samoa

The U.S. Coast Guard says a seized North Korean cargo ship suspected of being used to violate international sanctions has been sold and towed from American Samoa. The U.S. seized the Wise Honest in May and towed it to the port of Pago Pago in the U.S. territory.

2019-10-09 14:12

Europeans urge strict sanctions enforcement on North Korea

Europeans urge strict sanctions enforcement on North Korea

Europeans urge strict sanctions enforcement on North Korea

European members of the UN Security Council called Tuesday for the strict enforcement of international sanctions against North Korea, after a closed door meeting prompted by Pyongyang's latest missile test. "International sanctions must remain in place and be fully and strictly enforced," they said in a statement read by French ambassador Nicolas Riviere.

2019-10-09 09:25

Pyongyang media slams Seoul after Stockholm talks break down

Pyongyang media slams Seoul after Stockholm talks break down

A North Korean propaganda outlet lashed out at South Korea on Tuesday over its U.S. arms purchase plans, calling the move an "intolerable act of betrayal."

2019-10-08 10:51

North Korea likely to return to nuclear dialogue table with US

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