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Wed, October 28, 2020 | 21:12

Seoul, Washington to discuss North Korea's killing of South Korean official

Seoul, Washington to discuss North Korea's killing of South Korean official

South Korea's top nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon said Sunday he will discuss joint efforts with the United States to deal with the recent killing of a South Korean official by North Korea. Lee also said upon arriving in Washington that his talks with his U.S. counterpart, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, will also include President Moon Jae-in's recent call for efforts to...

2020-09-28 08:59

North Korea warns South against violating sea border to search for missing official

North Korea warns South against violating sea border to search for missing official

North Korea warned South Korea Sunday to stop violating its western sea border in searching for the body of a missing citizen shot and killed in North Korean waters, saying it will search for the body on its own and hand it over if it's found. South Korea has been searching for the body of the 47-year-old fisheries official shot and killed by North Korean soldiers earlier las...

2020-09-27 10:09

Reservoir dam near North Korea's nuclear complex breached: think tank

Reservoir dam near North Korea's nuclear complex breached: think tank

A reservoir dam near North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex has been breached, a U.S. think tank has said, citing recent satellite imagery.

2020-09-26 19:58

North Korean apology for killing incident a 'helpful step': US

North Korean apology for killing incident a 'helpful step': US

North Korea's apology over its recent fatal shooting of a South Korean government official is a "helpful step," the U.S. State Department said Friday, while reaffirming its support for Seoul's condemnation and demand for a full explanation.

2020-09-26 10:01

South, North give different accounts over killing of South Korean official

South, North give different accounts over killing of South Korean official

Controversy has risen over the huge differences between Seoul's and Pyongyang's accounts regarding a South Korean maritime official's disappearance, his alleged attempt to defect to the North and his death.

2020-09-25 17:59

North Korean leader's apology aimed at maintaining status quo: experts

North Korean leader's apology aimed at maintaining status quo: experts

North Korea's unexpected apology over its killing of a South Korean civil servant earlier this week shows the totalitarian state does not want the issue to interfere with inter-Korean reconciliation, according to Pyongyang watchers, Friday. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologized to the South Korean people for the death of the South Korean official from the Ministry of...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-09-25 17:00

Kim apologizes over North Korea's killing of South Korean official

Kim apologizes over North Korea's killing of South Korean official

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has offered an apology to the South Korean people for the killing of a South Korean civil servant by its military earlier this week, Cheong Wa Dae announced Friday. In a formal notice sent to the South, the North conveyed Kim's message that he feels "very sorry" for "disappointing" President Moon Jae-in and other South Koreans in connection wit...

2020-09-25 14:17

Military tightens readiness posture after North Korea's killing of South Korean citizen

Military tightens readiness posture after North Korea's killing of South Korean citizen

South Korea tightened its military readiness posture to step up monitoring of North Korean military moves particularly near the tense sea border in the wake of the communist country's brutal killing of a South Korean citizen, the defense ministry said Friday. On Tuesday, North Korean troops shot the fisheries official who was adrift in its waters and incinerated his body. He ...

2020-09-25 14:09

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

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