N. Korean leader's sister bristles at anti-Pyongyang leaflets, vows strong responseThe powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Sunday that South Korea should be ready to pay "a very high price" for sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets north of the border, calling such an act "dirty play."Jul 14, 2024By Yonhap
Seoul warns of end of NK regime if Pyongyang uses nuclear weapons South Korea warned on Sunday that North Korea will face the end of its regime if it attempts to use nuclear weapons.Jul 14, 2024By Yonhap
Kim Jong-un reprimands senior officials for Samjiyon development project: report North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reprimanded senior officials overseeing a major development project in the northern city of Samjiyon during his recent visit, blaming their "irresponsibility" for causing financial losses, Pyongyang's state media reported Sunday.Jul 14, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea threatens 'unimaginably harsh price' following Seoul-Washington nuclear deterrence pact North Korea condemned the joint nuclear deterrence guidelines signed by Seoul and Washington as a "reckless provocative act," threatening that the allies will pay "an unimaginably harsh price" if they commit further provocations.Jul 13, 2024By Yonhap
DPK launches task force to prevent anti-Pyongyang leafleting campaign The main opposition Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) on Friday launched a task force to prevent activists in South Korea from sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North Korea.Jul 12, 2024By Yonhap
59 % of N. Korean defectors advocate for changing legal terminology: survey Nearly 60 percent of North Korean defectors believe there is a need to change the legal term describing them, citing persistent negative perceptions associated with it, according to a survey released on Friday.Jul 12, 2024By Yonhap
First lady condemns NK human rights abuses in meeting with defectors in US First lady Kim Keon Hee condemned the widespread human rights abuses in North Korea during a meeting with defectors and human rights activists at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).Jul 12, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
No senior N. Korean officials attend banquet hosted by Chinese envoy in Pyongyang The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang has hosted a banquet to mark the 63rd anniversary of the signing of a bilateral treaty, North Korea's state media reported Friday, amid North Korea's deepening ties with Russia.Jul 12, 2024By Yonhap
North Korea expands inter-Korean railway demolition to Gyeongui line: Seoul Signs that North Korea has been dismantling part of a western inter-Korean railway have been detected, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday, the latest in Pyongyang's apparent move to eliminate routes once seen as symbols of inter-Korean exchange and cooperation.Jul 11, 2024By Yonhap
North Korea-China friendship shows signs of strain Relations between North Korea and its primary patron, China, appear to be fraying, observers said Wednesday, suggesting that their ties have grown increasingly distant as Pyongyang has strengthened its longstanding partnership with Russia.Jul 10, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
