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Tue, August 20, 2019 | 07:38

Biegun in Seoul this week to discuss resumption of nuke talks with North Korea

United States Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will arrive on Thursday for a three-day visit to Seoul to discuss potential resumption of suspended nuclear talks with North Korea. According to the U.S. State Department, Biegun's trip to Seoul is aimed at “further strengthening coordination on the final, fully verified denuclearization” of the North.

Lee Min-hyung | 2019-08-18 16:42

North Korea again raps Seoul over joint military exercise

North Korea again blasted South Korea and the United States for their joint military exercise Saturday, one day after it said it has no intention to talk with South Korea again. In a signed commentary, the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed the joint ..

2019-08-17 19:38

North Korean vice sports minister cancels plan to visit Japan: report

North Korea's vice sports minister has canceled his plan to visit Japan this week to attend a 2020 Tokyo Olympics-related meeting, a Japanese news outlet reported Saturday.

2019-08-17 14:38

'Trump may accept Pyongyang as nuclear-armed state': Ex-US diplomat

A former senior U.S. diplomat has suggested President Donald Trump could eventually accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, although he has shown no indication of doing so yet.

2019-08-17 07:46

North Korea says it tested 'new weapon' under leader Kim's guidance

North Korea said Saturday that it has tested a "new weapon" under the guidance of its leader, Kim Jong-un, in the launch of two projectiles the previous day. Kim "guided the test-fire of (a) new weapon again on Friday morning," the Korean Central News Agency said.

2019-08-17 07:35

North Korea fires two projectiles, vows no talks with Seoul

North Korea fired two projectiles into the East Sea Friday morning from the northern side of Tongchon in Gangwon Province according to the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). This was the sixth weapon test by Pyongyang in the past 23 days, with the previous launch of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) taking place six days ago on Aug. 10.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-16 16:40

Cheong Wa Dae urges North Korea to stop launches of 'projectiles'

The office of President Moon Jae-in called on North Korea on Friday to halt launches of projectiles, expressing concern that such acts would escalate military tensions on the peninsula. Briefing media on the results of an hourslong emergency National Security Council (NSC) session held via videoconferencing, Cheong Wa Dae characterized two projectiles fired earlier in the day...

2019-08-16 13:45

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea says it has no intention to talk with South Korea

North Korea said Friday that Pyongyang has no intention to talk with South Korea again, calling it a "senseless" hope to expect talks to be resumed when Seoul's joint military exercise with the United States is over. The spokesperson of the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country issued a statement, calling South Korean President Moon Jae-in an "impude...

2019-08-16 09:20

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the East Sea on Friday, South Korea's military said, the sixth such launch in about three weeks. The projectiles were fired from its eastern coastal county of Tongchon in Kangwon Province earlier in the day, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). No other details were immediately known, including their type, flight ra...

2019-08-16 09:15

North Korea says it has no intention to talk with South Korea

North Korea slams Japan over forced laborer issue on Liberation Day

North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Thursday condemned Tokyo for evading responsibility for its use of Korean forced laborers during the 1910-45 Japanese occupation.The article came as the two Koreas were commemorating the 74th anniversary of National Liberation Day.

Jung Da-min | 2019-08-15 17:03

Moon offers olive branch to Japan

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