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    NK leader's sister slams G7 call for denuclearization, defends nuclear arms as 'means of self-defense'

    The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday denounced international calls for denuclearization, describing the country's nuclear weapons as its "core interests" and denuclearization as a "line of no retreat that can never be crossed," Pyongyang's state media reported. In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Yo-jong criticized the United States and its allies for making what she called "anachronistic" demands for North Korea's denuclearization. Kim's remarks came in response to a joint statement issued by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations at their summit in Paris on Wednesday, which reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea in line with U.N. Security Council resolutions. Dismissing the G7's demand outright, she said denuclearization was "an irreversibly finalized agenda" that "can never be realized." "Nuclear weapons are powerful means of defending sovereignty and cornerstone for ensuring peace, defined by the law of the DPRK," she said, claiming its nuclear arsenal is "a means for self-defens

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    NK leader's sister slams G7 call for denuclearization, defends nuclear arms as 'means of self-defense'
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    N. Korea vows deeper ties with Russia on 2nd anniv. of signing key treaty

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea vows deeper ties with Russia on 2nd anniv. of signing key treaty
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    Senate defense bill includes provision calling for quarterly Pentagon report on OPCON transfer

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    Senate defense bill includes provision calling for quarterly Pentagon report on OPCON transfer
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    No formal request made to Korea for participation in Iran reconstruction fund: sources

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    No formal request made to Korea for participation in Iran reconstruction fund: sources
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    Thai startups pitch to Korean investors at Seoul-Thailand Startup Innovation Space

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    Thai startups pitch to Korean investors at Seoul-Thailand Startup Innovation Space
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N. Korean media report claims that Seoul sent drones over Pyongyang

North Korea's news media reported Saturday the reclusive regime's claim that South Korea sent unmanned drones carrying anti-North propaganda leaflets over Pyongyang three times this month.

Oct 12, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korean media report claims that Seoul sent drones over Pyongyang
North Korea

N. Korea sends 20 more trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCS

North Korea has floated more trash balloons toward South Korea, the military said Saturday, after the reclusive regime claimed the South had sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang three times since last week.

Oct 12, 2024By Yonhap
N. Korea sends 20 more trash balloons toward S. Korea: JCS
Foreign Affairs

S. Korea will seek to secure nuclear reprocessing facility in diplomacy with new US gov't: Seoul envoy

South Korea's top envoy to the United States said Friday that Seoul will push for diplomatic efforts to secure a facility to reprocess spent nuclear fuel after a new U.S. administration is inaugurated in January, though he stressed Seoul will not pursue its own nuclear arsenal.

Oct 12, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea will seek to secure nuclear reprocessing facility in diplomacy with new US gov't: Seoul envoy
North Korea

Russian ambassador to N. Korea hosts reception to mark diplomatic ties

The Russian ambassador to North Korea has hosted a reception to reaffirm bilateral ties ahead of the 76th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.

Oct 12, 2024By Yonhap
Russian ambassador to N. Korea hosts reception to mark diplomatic ties
Foreign Affairs

Biden proposes holding trilateral summit this year

U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed holding a trilateral summit with the leaders of South Korea and Japan by the end of this year, according to South Korea's presidential office Saturday.

Oct 12, 2024By Yonhap
Biden proposes holding trilateral summit this year
North Korea

NK says S. Korea sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang

North Korea said Friday that South Korea has sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang three times since last week, calling the move a military provocation and a violation of its sovereignty.

Oct 11, 2024By Yonhap
NK says S. Korea sent unmanned drones over Pyongyang
Foreign Affairs

S. Korea to hold high-level diplomatic dialogue with US, Japan next week: officials

South Korea is in talks with the United States and Japan to hold a trilateral meeting among their vice foreign ministers next week, officials said Friday.

Oct 11, 2024By Yonhap
S. Korea to hold high-level diplomatic dialogue with US, Japan next week: officials
Foreign Affairs

South Korea to provide $23 mil. to help alleviate humanitarian crisis in Myanmar

VIENTIANE, Laos — The South Korean government has pledged to provide $23 million in order to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, President Yoon Suk Yeol said during his attendance at the East Asia Sumit (EAS) held in Vientiane, Laos.

Oct 11, 2024By Anna J. Park
South Korea to provide $23 mil. to help alleviate humanitarian crisis in Myanmar
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Foreign Affairs

Vietnamese ambassador pledges to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Jeju Island

Jeju Gov. Oh Young-hun met with Vietnamese Ambassador to Korea Vu Ho on Oct. 8 and pledged to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, labor and education between the two.

Oct 11, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
Vietnamese ambassador pledges to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Jeju Island
Foreign Affairs

US ambassador visits North Gyeongsang Province to strengthen bilateral ties

Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to Korea, met with Gov. Lee Cheol-woo of North Gyeongsang Province on Oct. 8 to strengthen cooperation. The visit marked the first time Ambassador Goldberg has traveled to the province since his appointment as the 33rd U.S. ambassador to Korea in 2022.

Oct 11, 2024By Kim Hyun-bin
US ambassador visits North Gyeongsang Province to strengthen bilateral ties
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