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Tue, January 19, 2021 | 08:26

Biegun visits Seoul for talks on bilateral alliance, North Korea

Biegun visits Seoul for talks on bilateral alliance, North Korea

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in Seoul on Tuesday for talks with South Korean officials on the bilateral alliance and the stalled nuclear negotiations with North Korea. Biegun landed aboard a chartered plane at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, at about 4:15 p.m., officials said.

2020-12-08 20:50

North Korea designated again as violator of religious freedom

North Korea designated again as violator of religious freedom

The United States on Monday renewed its designation of North Korea as one of the state violators of religious freedom. It marks the 19th consecutive year the North has been named a state violator of religious freedom.

2020-12-08 11:27

Bill banning anti-North Korea leaflets faces backlash

Bill banning anti-North Korea leaflets faces backlash

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's push for passage of a bill to criminalize the sending of propaganda leaflets and other items from South Korea into North Korea is facing backlash from an international organization dedicated to human rights, as well as from domestic civic groups, for what they claimed is a violation of freedom of expression.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-12-07 17:00

North Korea publicly executes 2 people for quarantine violations

North Korea publicly executes 2 people for quarantine violations

North Korea publicly executed a smuggler for violating COVID-19 quarantine measures, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).This can be interpreted as an indication that the reclusive regime, despite repeated claims of zero COVID-19 infections, is concerned about the spread of the deadly virus.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-12-07 09:00

North Korea to convene Supreme People's Assembly meeting in late January

North Korea to convene Supreme People's Assembly meeting in late January

North Korea will convene a Supreme People's Assembly meeting in late January, its state media reported Saturday.

2020-12-05 10:47

US military families in South Korea? Top US general wants policy change

US military families in South Korea? Top US general wants policy change

The top U.S. general on Thursday suggested he favored an overhaul of a longstanding military policy that sends thousands of family members to live with forces deployed overseas in select locations including South Korea and Bahrain. Any sudden decision to stop sending U.S. military families to South Korea, home to 28,500 troops, could stoke anxiety across the border in North K...

2020-12-04 09:25

US Army Pacific commander reportedly named as new USFK chief

Biden will have to make early decision on North Korea: adviser

Biden will have to make early decision on North Korea: adviser

The incoming U.S. administration will have to make an early decision on what approach it will take with North Korea and not repeat the delay of the Obama era, a former U.S. official who has advised President-elect Joe Biden said on Wednesday. Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia under President Barack Obama and seen as a contender for a senior position under Bid...

2020-12-03 09:38

US says China's failure to enforce sanctions delaying North Korea denuclearization

US says China's failure to enforce sanctions delaying North Korea denuclearization

China's failure, if not refusal, to implement U.N. sanctions aimed at denuclearizing North Korea may be delaying the process, a senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday. Alex Wong, deputy assistant secretary of state for North Korea, insisted China often "chooses" not to implement the sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council, of which it is a permanent member. "It (China) has ...

2020-12-02 09:13

Summer is 'golden time' for nuke talks, inter-Korean ties: think tank

Summer is 'golden time' for nuke talks, inter-Korean ties: think tank

Summer is 'golden time' for nuke talks, inter-Korean ties: think tank

The period from May to September of next year could be a “golden time” to make headway in frayed inter-Korean ties and activate the stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States, a Seoul-based think tank said Tuesday. The organization also said it also expects that the new U.S. administration to follow the joint statement issued after the Pyongyang-...

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-12-01 16:28

US says China's failure to enforce sanctions delaying North Korea denuclearization

North Korea steps up virus control along inter-Korean border: state media

North Korea steps up virus control along inter-Korean border: state media

North Korea has stepped up virus control measures along the inter-Korean border and at sea, state media said Sunday. The communist country is "firmly establishing a blockade wall in the areas near the border and the Military Demarcation Line and asking workers and residents to keep established system of action and immediately gain control of and respond to even the slightest ...

2020-11-29 10:31

Infection tally below 500 for first time in 3 days

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