N. Korea broadcasts map highlighting only northern Korean Peninsula in red North Korea's state-run broadcasting station on Wednesday aired a map that highlights only the northern part of the Korean Peninsula in red after its leader vowed to no longer seek reconciliation and unification with South Korea.Jan 17, 2024
Pyongyang likely to be Putin's 1st destination after May inauguration: experts As Russian President Vladimir Putin cordially greeted North Korea’s top diplomat in Moscow on Tuesday (local time), a Kremlin spokesman confirmed that the Russian leader will visit Pyongyang “at a convenient time.”Jan 17, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Number of N. Korean defectors coming to S. Korea estimated at 190 last year The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea almost tripled to around 190 last year from a year ago, with defections by North Korean diplomats and trade officials on the rise, South Korea's vice unification minister said Wednesday.Jan 17, 2024
N. Korean refugee-turned-scholar joins prominent think tankAt age 4, she lost the tip of her finger due to an accident. Two years later, she lost her mother to tuberculosis. To take care of her sick grandmother, she decided not to go to college. After being deported by Chinese authorities, she even spent months in a North Korean prison.Jan 17, 2024By Jung Min-ho
Idea of Trump willing to allow N. Korea to keep nukes 'not implausible': US expert A U.S. expert said Tuesday that it is "not implausible" that former President Donald Trump, if reelected, could allow North Korea to keep its nuclear program under certain conditions, including its halt on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launches.Jan 17, 2024
S. Korea imposes sanctions on 11 vessels over N. Korea's illegal ship-to-ship transfers South Korea on Wednesday imposed independent sanctions on 11 vessels and five individuals and entities engaged in illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil and other products to North Korea, tightening the sanctions against the North's maritime activities.Jan 17, 2024
Putin meets N. Korean FM amid deepening military cooperation Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui amid deepening military cooperation between the two countries.Jan 17, 2024
North Korea lauds 'comradely' ties with Russia, Putin to meet Kim's foreign minister North Korea's foreign minister lauded comradely ties with Russia on Tuesday ahead of a rare meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has been invited by Kim Jong-un to visit the reclusive nuclear-armed country.Jan 16, 2024
North Korean leader seeks to define S. Korea as 'primary foe' in Constitution North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has proposed amending the Constitution to officially designate South Korea as the "primary foe." Additionally, he expressed an intent to annex the South in the event of a war. Analysts believe this could signify a transformative moment in inter-Korean relations.Jan 16, 2024By Lee Hyo-jin
NK leader's hostile remarks against Seoul message for US, regime unity: analysts North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's barrage of bitter remarks against South Korea is an apparent sign of his pressing need to directly engage with the United States on Korean Peninsula issues and better maintain its regime amid economic woes, analysts said Tuesday.Jan 16, 2024
