US watchful for N. Korea's 'gray zone' activities shy of attack: Washington official The United States remains "always watchful" for the possibility of North Korea conducting "gray zone" activities short of a major attack, a U.S. diplomat said Monday, restating Washington sees no signs of the recalcitrant regime preparing for a near-term attack.Mar 19, 2024
NK leader guides firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers and called for perfecting readiness to collapse the capital of the enemy with the "core striking means," state media said Tuesday.Mar 19, 2024
S. Korea, US reaffirm commitment to complete NK denuclearization after North's missile launch South Korea and the United States reaffirmed Monday their shared commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, hours after the North fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in the latest provocation in about a month.Mar 18, 2024
N. Korean leader congratulates Putin on reelection North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin for being reelected as Moscow's leader, state media said, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations.Mar 18, 2024
Blinken says US will always work with S. Korea against NK provocations U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the United States will always work with South Korea to firmly respond to North Korea's provocations, according to the presidential office, after Pyongyang fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea.Mar 18, 2024
S. Korea says succession by N. Korean leader's daughter cannot be ruled out The unification ministry handling inter-Korean affairs said Monday there is a possibility that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter could become his successor in what could mark the third hereditary power succession.Mar 18, 2024
US condemns N. Korea's ballistic missile launches The United States on Sunday condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches this week as a violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions, and called for the recalcitrant regime to return to dialogue.Mar 18, 2024
Son of S. Korean pastor detained in N. Korea to urge repatriation at UN session A son of Choe Chun-gil, a South Korean pastor detained in North Korea, plans to call for international cooperation for North Korea's repatriation of his father and other detainees at a U.N. session in Switzerland, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.Mar 18, 2024
N. Korea confirms return of its ambassador to Cuba North Korea said Monday its ambassador to Cuba has paid a farewell visit to Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel before concluding his mission in what marked Pyongyang's rare state media report on the Caribbean country after its surprise establishment of diplomatic ties with South Korea.Mar 18, 2024
Kim Jong-un's daughter referred to as 'great leader,' seen as potential successor North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's young daughter has been referred to as a "great person of guidance," fueling speculation that she is her father's potential heir.Mar 18, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
