US may have difficulty in proposing talks to NK amid enhanced threats: Seoul official The United States may have difficulty in proposing dialogue to North Korea, given the North's advanced nuclear capabilities and security concerns raised by its troop deployment to Russia, a senior Seoul official said Friday.Nov 15, 2024By Yonhap
Ex-Trump envoy on N. Korea says Kim Jong-un won't negotiate denuclearization North Korean leader Kim Jong-un won't negotiate denuclearization with the United States, as he has more powerful weapons and support from Russia, Joseph Yun, a former U.S. envoy on North Korea policy, said Friday, dismissing any chances for dialogue as a "non-starter."Nov 15, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea's Kim orders mass production of suicide attack drones: KCNA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the performance test of suicide attack drones, and stressed the need for prompt full-scale mass production, the North's state media reported Friday.Nov 15, 2024By Yonhap
Will Trump revive his bromance with Kim Jong-un? As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, uncertainties loom over the Korean Peninsula, already fraught with North Korea's nuclear threats. South Koreans are increasingly anxious about the potential return of Trump’s unpredictable diplomatic approach.Nov 15, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
EXCLUSIVE 'Don't die for Putin': Rights groups to send message to NK soldiers Human rights groups in South Korea will issue a joint open letter urging North Korean troops deployed in Russia not to sacrifice their lives for Moscow’s war efforts against Ukraine, said an activist familiar with the matter.Nov 14, 2024By Jung Min-ho
US confirms N. Korean troops have begun engaging in combat operations in Russia's Kursk region The United States confirmed Tuesday that North Korean troops, who have been deployed to Russia's western front-line Kursk region, have begun engaging in combat operations against Ukrainian forces.Nov 13, 2024By Yonhap
Awareness of human rights growing inside N. Korea thanks to int'l attention: ex-NK diplomat International attention to North Korea's human rights abuses has had a perceptible effect in raising awareness of human rights among the country's general public, a former North Korean diplomat said Tuesday, calling for sustained global efforts on the issue.Nov 12, 2024By Yonhap
Kim Jong-un sees UN criticism of Pyongyang's human rights situation as threat to regime According to documents obtained by the Ministry of Unification, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was broadly involved in directing the country's response to international criticism of its human rights situation, viewing it as a threat to his regime.Nov 12, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
N. Korea's Kim finalizes defense pact with Russia North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has signed off a defense pact with Russia, the North's state media reported Tuesday, as Pyongyang sent its troops to Russia in support of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.Nov 12, 2024By Yonhap
Defectors' group delivers leaflets encouraging defection among N. Korean troops in Russia to Ukraine A group of North Korean defectors delivered propaganda leaflets to Ukraine on Monday, encouraging North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to defect, as thousands of North Korean troops have been sent to support Russia's war against Ukraine.Nov 11, 2024By Yonhap
