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Sat, August 18, 2018 | 00:50

Separated family reunions to focus on participants

Separated family reunions that will take place in North Korea next week will focus on providing participants personal time with family members and eliminating an physical inconveniences considering they are elderly, according to the unification ministry, Friday. This will be done through enabling them to have lunch separately instead of dining in a group and simplifying secur...

North Korea | 2018-08-17 18:15

'US-North Korea seeing progress in relations'

A Cheong Wa Dae official said Friday that South Korea expects the ongoing dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang on the North's denuclearization will bring about improvements in their decades-long hostile relationship.

North Korea | 2018-08-17 17:34

Kim Jong-un wants to boost tourism

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently visited major tourist facilities and encouraged officials, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.

North Korea | 2018-08-17 17:18

KTV to broadcast cross-border family reunions

KTV will televise the historic event from Monday to Sunday (Aug. 20-26). The broadcasts will be shown at 8:20 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday; 1 p.m. on Wednesday; 8:20 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday; 1 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

North Korea | 2018-08-17 15:25

Former N. Korean defense chief dies at 82

Former North Korean defense chief Kim Yong-chun died Thursday, Pyongyang's state media reported. He was 83. Kim, marshal of the Korean People's Army, died of acute myocardial infarction, the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Friday.

North Korea | 2018-08-17 09:18

Seoul eyes removing half of inter-Korean barbed wire fences

South Korea's defense ministry plans to gradually remove more than half of all coastal and riverside barbed wire fences across the country to help ease residents' inconveniences, officials said Thursday.

North Korea | 2018-08-16 18:25

Ruling on Kim Jong-nam assassination case delayed

Two Southeast Asian women on trial for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half brother were told to begin their defense Thursday, extending the trial for several more months. Indonesia's Siti Aisyah and Vietnam's Doan Thi Huong are accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam's face in an airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 13, 2017.

North Korea | 2018-08-16 15:43

US sanctions China, Russia firms for helping North Korean illicit shipments

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned Chinese and Russian firms for their alleged role in helping illicit trade with North Korea in violation of international sanctions.

North Korea | 2018-08-16 11:06

Pyongyang again urges South Korea not to follow sanctions

Pyongyang again urges South Korea not to follow sanctions

North Korea's official newspaper on Thursday repeated its call on South Korea not to follow foreign forces' sanctions on Pyongyang, saying sanctions pressure and relationship improvement cannot be compatible.

North Korea | 2018-08-16 10:58

US sanctions China, Russia firms for helping North Korean illicit shipments

KBS news live in Pyongyang

Public service television channel KBS' flagship News 9 presented a live broadcast from Pyongyang, Tuesday.The broadcast was made at a time when inter-Korean relations are warming up, with the third summit this year slated for next month.

North Korea | 2018-08-15 18:20

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