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    Photo display of N. Korean Embassy in Beijing features more photos of leader Kim's daughter

    The North Korean Embassy in Beijing was seen Wednesday to have updated the photo display on its outdoor bulletin board, adding new images of leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter. The embassy irregularly changes the photos on the board, which sits beside its main gate. The recent update featured 25 new photos in total, with a central portrait of Kim flanked by 12 images on either side, drawn mostly from his inspection trips dating from 2016 until as recently as February this year. It included two photos from this year — one showing Kim visiting a livestock farm and the other capturing him at a construction completion ceremony alongside his daughter, Ju-ae, both in February. Her appearance brought the number of photos featuring her to six, up from three in March, though same as before, none of the captions identified her by name. The bulletin board has long served as a window into how North Korea wants to be seen abroad, and Pyongyang has used it to send political messages on its own timeline rather than to broadcast diplomatic milestones as they happen. The photo replacement seen on Wednes

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    Photo display of N. Korean Embassy in Beijing features more photos of leader Kim's daughter
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    FM says nuclear, tech cooperation will bring greater benefits to Korea-US alliance

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    FM says nuclear, tech cooperation will bring greater benefits to Korea-US alliance
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    1 more Korean vessel exits Strait of Hormuz

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    1 more Korean vessel exits Strait of Hormuz
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    Korea, Int'l Red Cross discuss ways to expand cooperation on humanitarian aid

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    Korea, Int'l Red Cross discuss ways to expand cooperation on humanitarian aid
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    N. Korea's Kim vows strong ties with China on founding anniversary of Chinese Communist Party

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea's Kim vows strong ties with China on founding anniversary of Chinese Communist Party
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NIS says Russia's help was behind N. Korea's successful satellite launch

North Korea is believed to have received technological assistance from Russia for this week's successful launch of a military spy satellite, South Korea's intelligence agency was quoted as saying Thursday.

Nov 23, 2023
NIS says Russia's help was behind N. Korea's successful satellite launch
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Korea elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee

Korea has been elected as a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, a managing body made up of representatives from 21 nations tasked with determining which sites are added to, or removed from, the World Heritage List.

Nov 23, 2023By Park Han-sol
Korea elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee
North Korea

Partial suspension of 2018 military agreement 'minimum defensive measure': defense chief

Defense chief Shin Won-sik said Thursday that South Korea's partial suspension of a 2018 inter-Korean tension reduction deal is "a proportional response" and "a minimal defensive measure" against Pyongyang following its spy satellite launch.

Nov 23, 2023
Partial suspension of 2018 military agreement 'minimum defensive measure': defense chief
  • N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord
Foreign Affairs

Korea, Britain forge strategic partnership on ODA projects

Korea and Britain have forged a strategic partnership on official development assistance (ODA) projects and other areas of sustainable growth, the financial ministry said Thursday.

Nov 23, 2023
Korea, Britain forge strategic partnership on ODA projects
  • S. Korea, UK sign Downing Street Accord to upgrade ties to 'highest level'
North Korea

N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord

North Korea said Thursday it will immediately restore all military measures halted under a 2018 inter-Korean military accord after South Korea suspended part of the tension reduction deal following the North's launch of a military spy satellite.

Nov 23, 2023
N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord
  • S. Korea to resume surveillance flights near border after 5 years
  • N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea, but launch apparently failed: S. Korean military
  • US says S. Korea's partial suspension of 2018 inter-Korean military accord 'prudent,' 'restrained' move
  • Partial suspension of 2018 military agreement 'minimum defensive measure': defense chief
North Korea

N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea, but launch apparently failed: S. Korean military

North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea, but the launch appears to have failed, the South Korean military said Thursday.

Nov 23, 2023
N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea, but launch apparently failed: S. Korean military
  • N. Korea vows to restore all military measures halted under inter-Korean military accord
Foreign Affairs

S. Korea, UK sign Downing Street Accord to upgrade ties to 'highest level'

LONDON — President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a summit, Wednesday (local time), and signed the Downing Street Accord aimed at elevating bilateral ties to what both sides said is the "highest level of strategic ambition."

Nov 23, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
S. Korea, UK sign Downing Street Accord to upgrade ties to 'highest level'
  • British firms pledge $1.16 bil. investment to Korea
  • BLACKPINK awarded British order from King Charles
  • Korea, Britain forge strategic partnership on ODA projects
  • Korea, Britain sign MOU on joint defense exports
  • PHOTOS Yoon Suk Yeol on state visit to UK
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Yoon says updated Korea-Britain FTA will enable their businesses to lead global market

President Yoon Suk Yeol said Wednesday that updating the Korea-Britain free trade agreement will enable the two countries' businesses to lead the global market.

Nov 22, 2023
Yoon says updated Korea-Britain FTA will enable their businesses to lead global market
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Korean railway firms sign MOU with Ukraine for railway reconstruction projects

A group of Korean railway companies signed an initial agreement with Ukraine's railway operator to cooperate in the war-torn nation's railroad reconstruction projects, Seoul's transport ministry said Wednesday.

Nov 22, 2023
Korean railway firms sign MOU with Ukraine for railway reconstruction projects
Foreign Affairs

Archbishop Gallagher holds Mass at Seoul's shrine for early Korean martyrs

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's secretary for relations with states, has held a Mass in Seoul in memory of early Korean martyrs, the Seoul Archdiocese said Wednesday.

Nov 22, 2023
Archbishop Gallagher holds Mass at Seoul's shrine for early Korean martyrs
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