Unification minister calls for ceaseless efforts to improve NK's human rights situation Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho said Tuesday continued efforts to improve North Korea's human rights situation could bring a positive change to North Koreans suffering from Pyongyang's human rights records.Mar 12, 2024
N. Korea's vice FM, Mongolian president discuss strengthening ties North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong-ho has met with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh for talks on advancing bilateral ties, state media reported Tuesday.Mar 12, 2024
N. Korea starts construction of regional factories in 13 counties North Korea has begun the construction of factories in more than 10 counties, state media reported Monday, as leader Kim Jong-un called for the development of backward provinces to bolster the regional economy.Mar 11, 2024
Seoul to dismantle support foundation for Gaesong complex as early as next week South Korea is expected to pass a proposal to shut down a support foundation for the now-shuttered inter-Korean industrial complex in the North's border city of Gaesong as early as next week, the unification ministry said Sunday.Mar 10, 2024
N. Korean delegation departs for Mongolia A North Korean diplomatic delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong-ho has departed for Mongolia, the North's state media reported Sunday.Mar 10, 2024
Unification ministry to help North Korean defectors become lawyers, doctorsThe Ministry of Unification is set to help North Korean defectors become lawyers and doctors in South Korea as part of its efforts toward integrating them into South Korean society and helping them rebuild their lives. Mar 8, 2024By Kwak Yeon-soo
NK leader guides artillery firing drills involving border units capable of striking 'enemy's capital'North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has guided artillery firing drills involving front-line units capable of striking the "enemy's capital," state media reported Friday, in an apparent response to an ongoing joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States.Mar 8, 2024
N. Korea set to take part in tourism exhibition in Moscow to lure Russian tourists North Korea appears to be preparing to take part in a tourism exhibition set to be held in Moscow this month as the reclusive country moves to attract Russian tourists amid deepening cooperation between the two countries.Mar 7, 2024
NK leader calls for intensifying war drills North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for intensifying "practical actual war drills" during a visit to a military training base, state media said Thursday, as a joint military exercise between South Korea and the United States was under way.Mar 7, 2024
US focus on 'interim' steps with NK raises questions about policy direction U.S. officials' recent focus on the idea of "interim steps" for a path towards North Korea's ultimate denuclearization is raising a flurry of questions about their intentions and the direction of America's policy on the recalcitrant regime.Mar 7, 2024
