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Fri, December 6, 2019 | 16:54

North Korea threatens to resume calling Trump 'dotard'

North Korea threatens to resume calling Trump 'dotard'

North Korea threatened Thursday to resume insults of U.S. President Donald Trump and consider him a ``dotard'' if he keeps using provocative language, such as referring to its leader as ``rocket man.'' Choe Son Hui, the first vice foreign minister, issued the warning via state media days after Trump spoke of possible military action toward the North and revived his ``rocket m...

2019-12-06 09:01

Destination Pyongyang: 50-year search for father after North Korean hijack

Destination Pyongyang: 50-year search for father after North Korean hijack

Half a century ago a North Korean agent hijacked the flight carrying Hwang In-cheol's father. Pyongyang never returned him, and the search has defined his son's life. Hwang was just two when he last saw his father and knows him only through photographs, but he has spent much of his adult life campaigning for him. A producer for South Korean broadcaster MBC, Hwang Won was star...

2019-12-05 14:54

North Korea warns US against meeting on its human rights

North Korea warns US against meeting on its human rights

North Korea warned Wednesday that tensions on the Korean peninsula will increase and the situation ``take a turn for the worse again'' if the United States goes ahead with a U.N. Security Council meeting on the country's human rights situation. North Korea's U.N. ambassador, Kim Song, said in a letter to the 14 other council members obtained by The Associated Press that Pyong...

2019-12-05 10:38

Kim Jong-un says 'Christmas gift' is up to US

Kim Jong-un says 'Christmas gift' is up to US

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's appearance in footage released recently by his country's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) has left watchers wondering about his latest wardrobe change.

Jung Da-min | 2019-12-03 18:04

Seoul would maintain dovish stance toward NK

Seoul would maintain dovish stance toward NK

In response to North Korea's repeated threats to demolish South Korea-built structures and facilities at its Mount Geumgang resort, Seoul offered to “repair” some of the older facilities unification ministry officials said Tuesday. However, the North apparently rejected the proposal.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-12-02 20:00

North Korea's missile capability: how far it has come and its implications in denuclearization talks

North Korea's missile capability: how far it has come and its implications in denuclearization talks

North Korea's recent test of its super-large multiple rocket launcher has not only proved the weapon system's improved “volley-firing” capabilities but also showed that North Korea's weapons development programs have proceeded steadily for the past two years, experts said Monday.

Jung Da-min | 2019-12-02 16:56

Gov't under fire for standing idle over deportation of NK defectors in Vietnam

Gov't under fire for standing idle over deportation of NK defectors in Vietnam

The government is facing mounting criticism for doing nothing about 10 North Korean defectors who were apprehended in Vietnam and immediately deported to China. A human rights group said it had asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the local Korean embassy, for help but had received no assistance. Peter Jung, a Christian pastor who is active in helping North Koreans ...

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-12-01 16:46

North Korean envoy to Czech returns home: spy agency

North Korean envoy to Czech returns home: spy agency

Kim Pyong-il, North Korea's top envoy to the Czech Republic, has returned to Pyongyang, intelligence sources said Saturday.

2019-11-30 23:26

Deportation of North Korean fishermen

Deportation of North Korean fishermen

It was late at night in October when three North Korean fishermen conspired to kill their captain after suffering months of not only verbal abuse but also habitual assaults on the ship.

Jhoo Dong-chan | 2019-11-30 17:26

North Korea calls Abe 'most stupid man' for mistaking projectiles from super-large launcher for ballistic missiles

North Korea calls Abe 'most stupid man' for mistaking projectiles from super-large launcher for ballistic missiles

North Korea fired shots at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Saturday, for mistaking Pyongyang's recent testing of a super-large multiple launch rocket system for a ballistic missile launch. In a statement released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), a vice director general of the Department of Japanese Affairs at the North Korean Foreign Ministry also said Abe “may s...

2019-11-30 11:14

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