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    Ukraine FM reveals Russia wants swap between N. Korean POWs, Ukrainians

    As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha revealed Russia's proposal of exchanging thousands of Ukrainian civilians in Moscow's custody for the North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) held in Ukraine, Seoul is being pushed to offer increased support to ensure that the POWs will be transferred to South Korea. On Monday, Sybiha met with officials from a South Korean think tank, revealing that Kyiv has been asked to trade captured North Korean POWs for Ukrainian citizens held in Russia. He visited Seoul from Monday to Tuesday and engaged in bilateral talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Tuesday. “When Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha had a meeting with Yoon Young-kwan, chairman of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies on Monday, Sybiha said Ukraine was told by Russia to do a prisoners of war (POWs) swap by exchanging two North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine for thousands of Ukrainian citizens currently held by Russia,” a source familiar with the matter told The Korea Times, Thursday. “But the Ukrainian foreign minister reaffirmed that the Ukrainian governm

    3 MIN READBy Park Ji-won
    Ukraine FM reveals Russia wants swap between N. Korean POWs, Ukrainians
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    N. Korea highlights feats during Korean War ahead of anniv. of armistice signing

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    N. Korea highlights feats during Korean War ahead of anniv. of armistice signing
  • North Korea

    President Lee vows continued efforts to replace inter-Korean armistice with peace regime

    1 MIN READBy Yonhap
    President Lee vows continued efforts to replace inter-Korean armistice with peace regime
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    FM says nuclear, tech cooperation will bring greater benefits to Korea-US alliance

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    FM says nuclear, tech cooperation will bring greater benefits to Korea-US alliance
  • North Korea

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

    2 MIN READBy Yonhap
    Photo display of N. Korean Embassy in Beijing features more photos of leader Kim's daughter
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NK leader vows to build 'forward-looking' ties with Russia in talks with FM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has vowed to build a "forward-looking" relationship with Russia during his meeting with its foreign minister, state media said Friday, as the two countries move to strengthen military ties amid speculation over their suspected arms deal.

Oct 20, 2023
NK leader vows to build 'forward-looking' ties with Russia in talks with FM
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North Korea

Russia could help N. Korea's possible effort to build 'nuclear triad': expert

Russia could play a role in facilitating North Korea's possible effort to establish a "nuclear triad" that consists of three key delivery platforms, a U.S. expert said Thursday.

Oct 20, 2023
Russia could help N. Korea's possible effort to build 'nuclear triad': expert
  • NK leader vows to build 'forward-looking' ties with Russia in talks with FM
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China may have more than 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030: Pentagon

China is estimated to have more than 500 operational nuclear warheads as of May, and the figure may swell to over 1,000 by 2030, according to an annual Pentagon report released Thursday.

Oct 20, 2023
China may have more than 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030: Pentagon
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INTERVIEW Iranian ambassador urges global action against Gaza attacks by Israel

Iranian Ambassador to Korea Saeed Koozechi strongly urged the international community to step up efforts to stop the military attack by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Oct 20, 2023By Kim Hyun-bin
[INTERVIEW] Iranian ambassador urges global action against Gaza attacks by Israel
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Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel

Hamas fighters likely fired North Korean weapons during their Oct. 7 assault on Israel, a militant video and weapons seized by Israel show, despite Pyongyang's denials that it arms the militant group.

Oct 19, 2023
Evidence shows Hamas militants likely used some North Korean weapons in attack on Israel
Foreign Affairs

S. Korea proposes foreign ministerial talks with Japan, China in late Nov.: Kyodo

South Korea has proposed holding top-level diplomatic talks with Japan and China late next month, which Tokyo is positively considering, a Japanese media report said Thursday, in what could open the way for the first trilateral summit among their leaders in four years."South Korea, as the rotating chair of the trilateral framework, has sounded them out about the three-way talks on around Nov. 26 in Busan, and Japan is positive about the plan," Japan's Kyodo News said in its English-language report, citing diplomatic sources.The envisioned talks in the southeastern port city of Busan would likely bring together South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, along with his Japanese and Chinese counterparts, Yoko Kamikawa and Wang Yi, respectively.The top diplomats may also hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of their gathering, Kyodo said, adding that final arrangements will be made for the talks "taking into consideration Beijing's responses and the latest international situations."The Japanese report anticipated the possible ministerial talks could pave the way for a trilateral summit, wh

Oct 19, 2023
S. Korea proposes foreign ministerial talks with Japan, China in late Nov.: Kyodo
North Korea

Russian FM hopes for 'substantial' follow-up measures to Kim-Putin summit during Pyongyang trip

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his visit to Pyongyang will mark an opportunity for "substantial results" for implementing agreements reached between their leaders, North Korea's state media said Thursday, the second day of his visit, which involved a meeting with the North's leader.

Oct 19, 2023
Russian FM hopes for 'substantial' follow-up measures to Kim-Putin summit during Pyongyang trip
North Korea

Key N. Korea missile official heading missile bureau: Seoul

A key North Korean official in charge of Pyongyang's missile development has been leading an agency considered to be handling the country's policy of strengthening its nuclear force, South Korea's unification ministry said Thursday.

Oct 19, 2023
Key N. Korea missile official heading missile bureau: Seoul
Foreign Affairs

President to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar amid growing volatility in Middle East

President Yoon Suk Yeol will make a six-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar amid escalating volatility in the Middle East in the wake of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Oct 19, 2023By Nam Hyun-woo
President to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar amid growing volatility in Middle East
North Korea

Mass deportations of North Koreans cause tragic family separation

After escaping North Korea at 14 in the midst of a catastrophic famine in 1998, Kim Cheol-ok settled down in a small town in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin, where she married a Chinese man and gave birth to a daughter.

Oct 19, 2023By Jung Min-ho
Mass deportations of North Koreans cause tragic family separation
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