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Sun, November 18, 2018 | 10:27

South Korea seeks high-profile joint military committee with North Korea

South Korea's defense ministry plans to propose to North Korea that vice minister-level officials head a joint military committee to be formed to carry out a set of tension reduction measures agreed to at last month's summit, officials said Wednesday.

North Korea | 2018-10-24 10:22

UN expert says North Korea's rights abysmal despite summits

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summits with the presidents of South Korea and the United States have not changed his country's abysmal human rights record, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the isolated Asian nation said Tuesday. Speaking at a news conference, Tomas Ojea Quintana said he is ``very concerned'' that statements following Kim's meetings with...

North Korea | 2018-10-24 09:50

Voyage home from North Korea

Where are you if, to go home, you have to travel in the opposite direction? This is the story of how the 195-kilometer distance from Pyongyang to Seoul became a 1,022-kilometer journey taking 27 hours, three trains, three buses, one taxi, one random Chinese couple's car, one airplane, two border crossings and six beers.

North Korea | 2018-10-23 17:38

Moon ratifies Pyongyang Declaration

President Moon Jae-in is poised to ratify an agreement signed between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their third summit in Pyongyang last month. As a procedural step for the ratification, the Cabinet approved the so-called Pyongyang Joint Declaration, Tuesday, as well as a separate inter-Korean military agreement reached at the summit. Moon also plans to ratify th...

North Korea | 2018-10-23 16:59

North Korea issues stamps marking Moon-Kim summits [PHOTOS]

North Korea has issued four stamps commemorating the three inter-Korean summits this year - on April 27, May 26 and Sept. 18-20 - the North's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Monday.

North Korea | 2018-10-23 16:06

Rodong Sinmun highlights 'anti-capitalism' campaigns in South Korea

North Korea's party mouthpiece Rodong Sinmun ran a series of articles on South Korea's political situation in its Monday edition, suggesting social rights of the disadvantaged, including workers and disabled, are being neglected in the South. The articles cited South Korean media's recent reports.

North Korea | 2018-10-22 15:42

Why North Korean newspaper highlights US-China trade feud?

The Rodong Sinmun then cited views of some experts who are critical of the U.S. "Experts have raised concern about the escalation of the American-Chinese conflict and shared the view that America's capabilities to suppress China are limited and the trade dispute will certainly cause losses to itself," the newspaper said.

North Korea | 2018-10-22 12:11

Two Koreas, UNC to hold talks over JSA disarmament today

The trilateral talks are set to take place at the Freedom House, a South Korea-controlled building at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the DMZ at 10 a.m. The two Koreas agreed to disarm the JSA under the military agreement their countries' defense chiefs signed during the third summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North's leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang last mont...

North Korea | 2018-10-22 09:46

'North Korea seeks to escape isolation by inviting Pope'

With North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inviting Pope Francis to visit his regime, Pyongyang's failed attempts to invite a former pontiff are resurfacing here. Last month, Kim shared his strong desire to ask the pope to visit the North in an inter-Korean summit with President Moon Jae-in. Kim said he would “ardently welcome the Pope” if he accepted the offer, according to Cheong...

North Korea | 2018-10-21 17:47

Diplomatic hurdles face possible papal visit

North Korea is one of the few countries that does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican. And this is likely to pose a challenge for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in inviting Pope Francis to his country.

North Korea | 2018-10-21 17:47

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