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Wed, December 12, 2018 | 22:59

Six South Korean citizens still detained in North Korea

Six South Koreans remain in North Korean detention despite government efforts to negotiate their release. A new campaign is under way to free them. Three of the detainees are Christian missionaries ― Kim Jung-wook, who was arrested in October 2013, Kim Kook-kie and Choi Chun-kil, who has been held since 2014. The other three are North Korean defectors who had South Korean cit...

North Korea | 2018-12-12 15:38

NK founder's second wife may have died

The unification ministry said Wednesday that there have been indications that the second wife of North Korean founder Kim Il-sung has died. The ministry's spokesman, Baik Tae-hyun, made the remark in response to a question about a media report that Kim Song-ae has died. The report said when and how she died were not immediately known.

North Korea | 2018-12-12 13:32

NK leader unlikely to visit Seoul this year: presidential office

The presidential office Cheong Wa Dae thinks it would be difficult for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul this year, a presidential official said Wednesday. There was speculation that the North's leader might make his first trip to Seoul before the end of this year, with Cheong Wa Dae saying that it plans to prepare for a potential visit, though nothing has been d...

North Korea | 2018-12-12 11:54

US imposes sanctions on 3 North Korean officials

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on three North Korean officials, including a top aide to leader Kim Jong-un, in response to their alleged human rights abuses and censorship. Choe Ryong-hae, who is seen as the No. 2 official in the regime, was designated for being an official of the ruling Workers' Party, the Department of the Treasury said in a statement.

North Korea | 2018-12-11 09:55

'Linking SDGs and human rights could persuade North Korea'

Sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula will not be possible without confronting North Korea's human rights issues, a noted North Korean defector said Monday. “The EU approached North Korea with an argument that improving human rights would eventually benefit the country, helping it to be recognized as a 'normal state' in the international community,” said Thae Yong-ho, for...

North Korea | 2018-12-10 17:56

Kim Jong-un's visit seems unlikely this year

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is unlikely to visit Seoul this year for a much-anticipated inter-Korean summit, as both sides have yet to make any progress in arranging a schedule, according to officials. Cheong Wa Dae has stated that it would welcome a possible summit this year; but chances that this can be arranged in the next couple of weeks are slim given that the North ...

North Korea | 2018-12-10 17:06

Papal visit to North Korea still uncertain

A guessing game is going on about whether Pope Francis will visit North Korea next year. The latest round has been triggered by reports on the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded international radio broadcaster, that the pope will not visit North Korea next year. Then, Yonhap News, the South Korean government-funded news service, reported that the VOA's report ...

North Korea | 2018-12-10 15:14

Nearly half of South Koreans fine with NK leader speaking at their parliament: poll

Nearly half of South Korean adults are in favor of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un making an address at the National Assembly if he comes to Seoul, a poll showed Monday. The survey of 503 South Koreans nationwide by local pollster Realmeter showed 46.7 percent of respondents consenting to Kim's speech at the South Korean parliament, with 40.2 percent expressing the opposite v...

North Korea | 2018-12-10 11:11

Seoul prepares for every scenario on Kim's visit

Cheong Wa Dae remained cautious on Sunday about mentioning North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's possible visit as speculation grew stronger that he may arrive in Seoul very soon. North Korea is also keeping quiet about its leader's possible visit. However, rumors are circulating that talks between the two Koreas about Kim's visit are entering a critical phase. On Sunday, preside...

North Korea | 2018-12-09 17:04

No signs of progress on NK leader's possible Seoul visit: Cheong Wa Dae

There appear to be no signs of progress in regard to a possible visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to Seoul following the Moon Jae-in government's official invitation, the presidential office said Sunday. "No headway has been made so far, and there is nothing to announce," Yoon Young-chan, Cheong Wa Dae's top press secretary said in a message to reporters. Speculation i...

North Korea | 2018-12-09 14:37

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