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Thu, August 6, 2020 | 18:40

South Korea to donate $10 million for NK aid program

South Korea to donate $10 million for NK aid program

The government has decided to donate $10 million (11.9 billion won) to North Korea via a World Food Programme (WFP) aid project, under which it will provide essential food and nutrition for hundreds of thousands of young children and women, the Ministry of Unification ministry said Thursday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-08-06 16:41

NK leader orders special aid for Kaesong on coronavirus lockdown

NK leader orders special aid for Kaesong on coronavirus lockdown

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un convened an executive policy council meeting of the Worker's Party and ordered special aid to the city of Kaesong under lockdown over coronavirus concerns, state media reported Thursday.

2020-08-06 11:18

S. Korea to provide $10 million for WFP aid project for N. Korea

N. Korea's COVID-19 test results for first suspected case 'inconclusive': report

N. Korea's COVID-19 test results for first suspected case 'inconclusive': report

A North Korean defector who crossed the inter-Korean border back to his homeland was tested for the new coronavirus, but the results were inconclusive, a media report said Wednesday.On July 18, the 24-year-old man, surnamed Kim, fled back to the North after swimming across the border from the western border island of Ganghwa. His case became known after North Korea reported o...

2020-08-05 21:12

'October surprise' summit between US, North Korea unlikely: Moon's adviser

'October surprise' summit between US, North Korea unlikely: Moon's adviser

Chances are low for another summit between the United States and North Korea before November's U.S. presidential election, a special adviser to President Moon Jae-in said Wednesday, amid speculation U.S. President Donald Trump could use such a summit as a pre-election "October surprise."

2020-08-05 20:15

North Korea under triple threat with heavy rain

North Korea under triple threat with heavy rain

Heavy rainfall is adding another woe for North Korea which is already struggling with poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-08-05 17:39

Why do NK defectors flee to destitute North?

Why do NK defectors flee to destitute North?

The latest incident of a North Korean defector's reentry to the North has raised the question among people over why some defectors choose to go back to their reclusive homeland from which they escaped to seek relief from poverty or political persecution. Defectors who return are unlikely to be very welcomed back by the regime, which considers them “traitors.” They could face ...

Jung Da-min | 2020-08-02 17:47

2.0 magnitude quake hits N. Korea's southeastern region

The quake occurred at 2:58 a.m., 29 kilometers north-northwest of Pyonggang County in Gangwon Province, at a depth of 17 km, according to the KMA. Pyonggang is located just across the border from South Korea's Cheorwon, 90 km northeast of Seoul.

2020-08-01 12:06

North Korea goes all-out against COVID-19

North Korea goes all-out against COVID-19

North Korea has expanded its anti-COVID-19 efforts on inbound traffic to its capital city amid growing fears following the return of a defector allegedly displaying virus symptoms.

2020-07-31 17:17

'Window of opportunity for dialogue between North Korea, US still open'

'Window of opportunity for dialogue between North Korea, US still open'

Despite deadlocked nuclear negotiations between North Korea and the United States, Pyongyang has not fully ruled out the possibility of resuming talks with Washington - in particular, ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November, according to experts, Friday.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-07-31 15:39

North Korean economy rebounds in 2019 on exports: Bank of Korea

North Korean economy rebounds in 2019 on exports: Bank of Korea

North Korea's economy is estimated to have expanded 0.4 percent from a year earlier in 2019, marking its first positive growth in three years on increased exports that came despite a wide range of international sanctions that limit trade, South Korea's central bank said Friday. "North Korea's real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in 2019. (It) turned narr...

2020-07-31 13:56

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