US will continue to monitor possibility of NK conducting nuclear test: Pentagon The United States will continue to monitor the possibility of North Korea conducting another nuclear test, a Pentagon spokesperson said Friday, amid concerns that Pyongyang could engage in provocative acts around the U.S. presidential election in November.Aug 3, 2024By Yonhap
NK leader Kim slams S. Korean 'fabricated' news on flood damage in his 1st reaction to Seoul over downpours North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has condemned South Korean media outlets for "fabricating" the scale of damage from recent floods in his country, state media reported Saturday, in his first public reaction to the South.Aug 3, 2024By Yonhap
No response from N. Korea on S. Korea's offer for flood relief: unification ministry North Korea has not yet responded to South Korea's proposal to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea for the damage caused by recent downpours in its northern border areas, Seoul's unification ministry said Friday.Aug 2, 2024By Yonhap
Seoul's Red Cross proposes providing humanitarian aid to NK over flood damage South Korea's Red Cross on Thursday proposed providing humanitarian aid to North Korea over damage from the recent downpours in its northern border areas along the Amnok River, as the North is believed to have sustained huge casualties.Aug 1, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea probably sustains huge casualties from heavy rains in border areas: unification ministry North Korea may have sustained huge casualties from the latest downpour in border areas along the Amnok River, the unification ministry said Thursday, amid a news report that the number of those who died or went missing could reach as high as around 1,500.Aug 1, 2024By Yonhap
NK wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins: ex-diplomat North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new negotiating strategy, a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea told Reuters.Aug 1, 2024By Reuters
Monument set up to commemorate N. Korean defectors who died during escapesThe unification ministry on Thursday unveiled a monument near the inter-Korean border to commemorate North Korean defectors who lost their lives during escapes from the repressive regime.Aug 1, 2024By Yonhap
NK's top envoy to Tehran attends inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president North Korea's ambassador to Tehran has attended the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian and delivered a "warm greeting" from leader Kim Jong-un, state media reported Thursday.Aug 1, 2024By Yonhap
NIS closely watching NK-China ties amid signs of rift South Korea's intelligence agency is closely watching relations between North Korea and China, amid increasing signs of the two countries growing apart, officials said Wednesday.Jul 31, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean leader fires public security minister for damage from downpours in border areas North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has replaced the public security minister and chiefs of the ruling party's provincial committees over severe damage from the recent downpours in the northern border areas along the Amnok River.Jul 31, 2024By Yonhap
