Unification council to invite advisers from Americas for policy discussion The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) will invite members of its Municipal Chapter in America to Seoul to reach a global consensus on South Korea’s new unification policy.Sep 4, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
North Korea expert's book on nuclear armament gets Japanese translation North Korea expert Cheong Seong-chang's book "Why We Should Become a Nuclear Power," now has a Japanese translation.Sep 4, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
N. Korea begins vaccination program for 800,000 children with UNICEF support North Korea has launched a nationwide vaccination campaign for children and pregnant women with the support of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), years after they missed out on essential vaccines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Sep 4, 2024By Yonhap
US renews warning against N. Korea's support for Russia's war in Ukraine The United States reiterated Tuesday that it will continue efforts to hold North Korea accountable for its support for Russia's war in Ukraine, as concerns linger that arms transactions between Pyongyang and Moscow could prolong the war in the war-torn Eastern European nation.Sep 4, 2024By Yonhap
Military readiness decreased 'counterintuitively' despite Trump's summitry with NK leader Kim: ex-US envoy Military readiness of the South Korea-U.S. alliance weakened "counterintuitively" during former President Donald Trump's personal diplomacy with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a former top U.S. envoy to Seoul said Tuesday.Sep 4, 2024By Yonhap
China should more actively support Korean unification: experts The rules-based international order is facing challenges including the deepening rivalry between the U.S. and China, Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, upgraded ties between North Korea and Russia and the Israel-Hamas war, but it needs to be sustained because it’s beneficial to Korean unification, experts said Tuesday.Sep 3, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
Trump says his talks with NK leader Kim prove 'real change' is possible Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in a soon-to-be published book that his summitry with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his time in office showed "real change" was "indeed" possible, portraying it as "honest, direct and productive."Sep 3, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea earned over $6 bil. through illicit activities over 7 years: report North Korea is estimated to have earned more than $6 billion through hacking and other illicit activities over the past seven years despite facing heavy international sanctions, a state-run think tank report showed Tuesday.Sep 3, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader stresses 'quality' over 'speed' in regional development project North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has emphasized the importance of quality over speed in the construction of factories and other modern facilities as part of ongoing efforts to develop underdeveloped regions outside of Pyongyang, state media said Monday.Sep 2, 2024By Yonhap
Some foreign professors at N. Korea's only int'l private university return to Pyongyang Some foreign professors at Pyongyang University of Science and Technology have returned to North Korea after a four-year hiatus over COVID-19, Seoul officials said Monday, in the latest sign of the North's further border opening.Sep 2, 2024By Yonhap
