S. Korea pushes to include abductee issue as official agenda item for inter-Korean talks The unification ministry said Wednesday it will push to discuss the issue of South Koreans abducted by North Korea as an official agenda item if the two Koreas resume dialogue.Nov 15, 2023
N. Korea tests newly developed solid-fuel engines for new-type IRBM: KCNA North Korea has successfully conducted ground tests of newly developed solid-fuel engines for a new type of intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.Nov 15, 2023
Russian delegation arrives in Pyongyang for trade, science talks: KCNA A Russian government delegation has arrived in Pyongyang for talks on trade and science cooperation, the North's state media said Wednesday, as the two countries seek to strengthen ties following the rare summit between their leaders in September.Nov 15, 2023
N. Korea slams G7 top diplomats' joint statement condemning Pyongyang's nuclear, missile programs North Korea on Tuesday denounced a joint statement issued by the Group of Seven foreign ministers that condemned Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, demanding the immediate dismantling of what it called a confrontational group of destroyers of peace.Nov 14, 2023
Unification minister discusses NK issues with Canadian envoySouth Korea's point man on North Korea met with the Canadian ambassador to South Korea on Monday and called for the country's support in helping resolve dire human rights conditions in the North, the unification ministry said.Nov 13, 2023
N. Korea slams Japanese official's remarks on Kanto massacre of Koreans North Korea on Monday denounced Tokyo's claim that it is difficult to verify the massacre of Koreans in the wake of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake as "desperate efforts to erase its blood-stained past history."Nov 13, 2023
N. Korea slams S. Korea-UNC defense chief meeting as attempt for 'new war of aggression' North Korea on Monday renewed its calls for dissolving the U.S.-led United Nations Command (UNC), claiming that a plan by South Korea and UNC member states to hold the inaugural defense ministerial meeting this week is a "dangerous" scheme to spark a "new war of aggression" against the North.Nov 13, 2023
South Korea, US, Japan to launch missile data-sharing system next monthSouth Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Sunday to launch a real-time missile warning data sharing system next month to better detect and assess North Korea's ballistic missile launches, Seoul's defense ministry said.Nov 12, 2023
Pyongyang reconfirms stronger ties with Russia despite warning North Korea said Saturday that its relations with Russia will remain strong despite the United States' warning against their arms transfers.Nov 11, 2023
N. Korea pulls out of Nepal in series of diplomatic mission closures North Korea has decided to shut down its embassy in Nepal, a news report said Friday, the latest in a series of the reclusive regime's moves to shut down diplomatic missions due apparently to economic difficulties worsened by global sanctions.Nov 10, 2023
