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Tue, October 22, 2019 | 10:58

North Korea fires unidentified projectiles toward East Sea

North Korea fired unidentified projectiles twice from a western region toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, just hours after the communist nation offered to resume nuclear talks with the United States. The projectiles were launched in an easterly direction from an inland area in the South Pyongan Province, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said w...

2019-09-10 07:47

North Korea reports five deaths, damage in typhoon

North Korean state media said Sunday five people had been killed in a powerful typhoon that destroyed farmland and damaged hundreds of buildings. Typhoon Lingling, called Typhoon-13 in North Korea, hit the reclusive nuclear-armed state on Saturday afternoon, reported the official KCNA news service.

2019-09-08 21:45

US envoy calls on North Korea to return to talks

North Korea should return to the negotiating table with the United States by resuming working-level denuclearization talks, Stephen Biegun, the U.S. special representative for North Korea, said during a speech last Friday (local time) at the University of Michigan.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-08 17:33

Pompeo acknowledges North Korea's right to defend itself

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged Friday that North Korea has the right to defend itself and assured Pyongyang of Washington's security guarantees should the regime dismantle its nuclear weapons program.

2019-09-07 12:29

US envoy calls on North Korea to halt hostility, return to talks

US envoy calls on North Korea to halt hostility, return to talks

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun called on the reclusive state, Friday, to halt its demonstrations of hostility and return to denuclearization talks. In a speech at the University of Michigan, the top U.S. envoy in negotiations with Pyongyang said both countries must work together to ensure progress on denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsu...

2019-09-07 12:24

Danish aid group sends W280 million-worth of food aid to North Korea

An aid group from Denmark recently provided more than 600 tons of food in humanitarian aid to North Korea, according to a report, Saturday.

2019-09-07 12:11

US envoy calls on North Korea to halt hostility, return to talks

[Reporter's Notebook] Chuseok highlights separated families' agony

Chuseok, a nationwide autumn holiday, is just around the corner. While many people are expecting to return to their hometowns to spend the holiday with their families, there are those who cannot see their families or visit their hometowns.

Jung Da-min | 2019-09-06 17:00

[INTERVIEW] Separated families cry out for humanitarian policy for reunion

2.3-magnitude 'natural' earthquake hits North Korea

A 2.3-magnitude earthquake was detected north of Pyongyang, North Korea's capital, Sunday afternoon. The seismic activity was recorded at 1:22 p.m. with its epicenter 27 kilometers southeast of Gaechun, North Pyongan Province, at a depth of 16 kilometers.

Park Si-soo | 2019-09-01 15:26

North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading

A senior North Korean diplomat has berated U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing North Korean behavior as ``rogue'' and said Pyongyang's hopes for talks with Washington were fading. In a statement released through state media Saturday, North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said Pompeo's ``excessive'' comments increased the North Kore...

2019-08-31 12:33

US sanctions 3 shipping firms over illicit NK activity

US sanctions 3 shipping firms over illicit NK activity

The United States sanctioned three shipping firms Friday for allegedly engaging in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum goods destined for North Korea. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the measures on its website, adding the companies were based in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

2019-08-31 08:34

North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading

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