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Fri, October 19, 2018 | 10:22

Pompeo's 4th North Korean visit fuels optimism for denuclearization

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea, Sunday, fueling optimism for progress in the stalled nuclear talks between the two countries. The U.S. Department of State announced Tuesday that on his fourth visit to Pyongyang, Pompeo will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. He is expected to discuss a planned second summit between Kim and U.S. President Don...

North Korea | 2018-10-03 16:40

Unification Ministry under more cyber threats

The number of hacking attempts against South Korea's ministry handling North Korea affairs has jumped sharply over the past three years, government data showed Wednesday. The Ministry of Unification came under a total of 1,518 cyberattacks from 2014 through August 2018, according to a ministry report submitted to Rep. Park Byeong-seug of the ruling Democratic Party.

North Korea | 2018-10-03 16:20

S. Korea frees Russian ship tied to N. Korea

South Korea released a Russian-flagged ship, Tuesday, after holding it in Busan on suspicion of violating U.N. Security Council (USNC) sanctions on North Korea, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wednesday.

North Korea | 2018-10-03 16:12

South Korean-born North Korean film director Park Jung-joo dies

Park Jung-joo, a South Korean-born North Korean movie director, died on Tuesday at the age of 74, according to the Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea | 2018-10-03 16:03

Pompeo to travel to Pyongyang on Oct. 7, meet Kim

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea next week to meet with its leader, Kim Jong-un, the State Department said Tuesday. Pompeo will visit Pyongyang Sunday as the U.S. pushes to dismantle the regime's nuclear weapons program and set up a second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim.

North Korea | 2018-10-03 09:29

North Korea has 20-60 nuclear weapons: minister

The South Korean assessment on the North's arsenal is not much different from various outside civilian estimates largely based on the amount of nuclear materials that North is believed to have produced.

North Korea | 2018-10-02 18:32

Behind the scenes at 3rd Moon-Kim summit [PHOTOS]

Cheong Wa Dae on Tuesday released behind-the-scenes photos taken during the third summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the North capital of Pyongyang on Sept. 18-20. Moon's entourage or accompanying journalists took the photos.

North Korea | 2018-10-02 17:43

Kim Il Sung Univ. to establish exchange with Berlin Free Univ.

North Korea's Kim Il Sung University has signed an agreement with the Free University of Berlin on cooperation and education exchange programs in the humanities and sociology, the German school announced, Monday. It said it had exchanged memoranda of understanding with the university in Pyongyang last Thursday.

North Korea | 2018-10-02 16:55

'North Korea won't push for end-of-war declaration if US doesn't want it': KCNA

North Korea will not hope for an end-of-war declaration if the United States does not want it, adding that the issue should not be used as a "bargaining chip" in denuclearization talks, the country's state media said Tuesday."Now that the DPRK and the U.S. are aspiring after the establishment of new relations true to the spirit of the June 12 DPRK-U.S. joint statement, it is ...

North Korea | 2018-10-02 10:33

77% of US citizens support diplomatic ties with North Korea after denuclearization: poll

Nearly 80 percent of Americans support establishing diplomatic ties with North Korea should the regime abandon its nuclear weapons program, a survey showed Monday. According to the poll commissioned by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, 77 percent of Americans are in favor of such a concession, along with providing economic and humanitarian aid to the North at 54 percent.

North Korea | 2018-10-02 10:13

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