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Sun, January 24, 2021 | 07:45

North Korea sees talks as way to advance nuclear program, says US intel official

North Korea sees talks as way to advance nuclear program, says US intel official

The top U.S. intelligence officer for North Korea warned, Friday, that the country sees diplomacy only as a means to advance its nuclear weapons development, even as the new Biden administration says it will look for ways to bring Pyongyang back to talks. President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said Tuesday that the new administration planned a f...

2021-01-23 09:25

North Korea ranks worst in undernourishment in Asia-Pacific region

North Korea ranks worst in undernourishment in Asia-Pacific region

North Korea was ranked the worst in terms of prevalence of undernourishment among its population in the Asia-Pacific region, a report showed Friday. According to the report jointly compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme and other global agencies, more than 45 percent of the North's population was suffering from undernourishment from 2017-2...

2021-01-22 11:08

Blinken indicates changing course in North Korea policy

Blinken indicates changing course in North Korea policy

U.S. State Secretary nominee Antony Blinken hinted Tuesday (local time) that the Joe Biden administration may entirely rethink its policies toward North Korea, claiming that under Donald trump the situation with Pyongyang has deteriorated considerably. Blinken did not specify what policies the United States will adopt in dealing with the totalitarian state during his confirma...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-01-20 16:18

No. of North Korean defectors plunges in 2020 amid border closure

No. of North Korean defectors plunges in 2020 amid border closure

The number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea dropped sharply last year apparently due to the North's border closure to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus, government data showed Wednesday. According to the data provided by the unification ministry, a total of 229 North Koreans settled down in South Korea last year. The number was far fewer than the 1,047 tallied a...

2021-01-20 10:53

US will review entire North Korea policy: Blinken

US will review entire North Korea policy: Blinken

The new U.S. administration of Joe Biden plans to review the country's entire approach and policy toward North Korea, Biden's secretary of state nominee said Tuesday. Antony Blinken said the new administration may also try to find ways to get humanitarian assistance to the North to help lessen the suffering of North Korean people if necessary.

2021-01-20 10:36

Biden set to be sworn in as new US president

Outgoing US envoy says hope alone won't resolve North Korean issue

Outgoing US envoy says hope alone won't resolve North Korean issue

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris said Tuesday that hope alone will not resolve the North Korea issue, highlighting the importance of combined exercises between Seoul and Washington amid the North's threat to continue developing its nuclear capabilities.

2021-01-19 12:07

North Korea replaces economy-related Cabinet members

North Korea replaces economy-related Cabinet members

North Korea carried out a massive cabinet reshuffle in posts related to economic affairs during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), the North's rubber-stamp legislature, Sunday, showing its commitment to, and the urgency for, quick economic recovery, experts said.

Jung Da-min | 2021-01-18 17:21

Moon calls on Biden to move forward from Singapore agreement with North Korea

Moon calls on Biden to move forward from Singapore agreement with North Korea

President Moon Jae-in underlined an agreement reached between the U.S. and North Korea in Singapore in 2018 as a starting point for diplomacy under the incoming Joe Biden administration during a New Year press conference, Monday.

Do Je-hae | 2021-01-18 16:01

Moon rejects pardons of ex-presidents

North Korea set for Supreme People's Assembly session following party congress

North Korea set for Supreme People's Assembly session following party congress

North Korea is to kick off a parliamentary session in Pyongyang on Sunday in an apparent legislative step to follow up on the country's ruling party congress that recently ended. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Choe Ryong-hae, the president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), and parliamentary representatives offered flowers at the sta...

2021-01-17 13:58

Military parade pressures Biden to take North Korea seriously

Military parade pressures Biden to take North Korea seriously

Military parade pressures Biden to take North Korea seriously

North Korea used a Thursday evening military parade marking its latest party congress as a fully calibrated warning to the incoming Joe Biden administration in an attempt to keep its focus on its nuclear program and extract concessions from the United States, according to diplomatic experts. On the occasion of the eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party that ended on Tue...

Kang Seung-woo | 2021-01-15 16:06

North Korea set for Supreme People's Assembly session following party congress

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