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Sun, March 24, 2019 | 19:31

US wants to 'continue denuke talks' with North Korea

Washington appears to want to continue “denuclearization talks” with North Korea with U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirming his good relationship with its leader Kim Jong-un despite calls from aides to impose additional sanctions on the North. “It was announced today by the U.S. Treasury that additional large scale Sanctions would be added to those already existing Sanction...

North Korea | 2019-03-24 15:44

'Ministries lose ground on NK policy'

Seoul says it will continue to push for inter-Korean projects

South Korea will continue to push for joint projects with North Korea, officials here said Saturday, despite the North's withdrawal from a joint liaison office that may undermine their communication. Under the decision made at a meeting headed by Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung, the government will likely propose holding inter-Korean dialogue on various joint projects...

North Korea | 2019-03-24 09:53

Trump cancels new sanctions on North Korea

N. Korea's top envoys to China, UN arrive in Beijing

North Korea's ambassadors to China and the United Nations arrived in Beijing on Saturday, five days after they returned to Pyongyang.

North Korea | 2019-03-23 12:22

N. Korea's media keep mum on withdrawal from inter-Korean liaison office

Weeks after a second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended without an agreement, North Korea pulled out of the inter-Korean liaison office in the North's border city of Kaesong on Friday.

North Korea | 2019-03-23 12:20

Trump cancels new sanctions on North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the regime. Trump was initially thought to be referring to sanctions the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies accused of helping the North evade sanct...

North Korea | 2019-03-23 11:06

North Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office

North Korea has withdrawn officials from an inter-Korean liaison office in Gaeseong, North Korea, South Korea's unification ministry said Friday, in a setback to inter-Korean relations that have been peaceful for more than one year. The ministry said the North had notified the South during a liaison officers' meeting earlier in the day that it would pull out of the office in ...

North Korea | 2019-03-22 16:36

Ex-US envoy opposes Trump's North Korea approach

A former chief U.S. negotiator for North Korea's nuclear disarmament said the U.S. needs a step-by-step approach to denuclearization instead of an “all-or-nothing” tactic. Joseph Yun, a former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, called President Donald Trump's “no deal is better than a bad deal” stance mere rhetoric, saying the two countries could have “salvag...

North Korea | 2019-03-22 16:12

N. Korea to hold parliament session with newly elected deputies on April 11

"The Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea made public on Wednesday a decision to convene a SPA session" in Pyongyang on April 11, the Korean Central News Agency said.

North Korea | 2019-03-22 10:33

US military committed to stopping N. Korea's sanctions evasion: military chief

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joe Dunford said Thursday that the U.S. military is committed to stopping North Korea's sanctions evasion.

North Korea | 2019-03-22 10:20

US sanctions 2 Chinese firms for helping N. Korea evade sanctions

US sanctions 2 Chinese firms for helping N. Korea evade sanctions

The Department of the Treasury said it is sanctioning Dalian Haibo International Freight Co. Ltd. and Liaoning Danxing International Forwarding Co. Ltd. It also said it is updating its advisory on North Korea's illicit shipping practices to name dozens more vessels suspected of exporting North Korean coal or engaging in ship-to-ship transfers of refined petroleum.

North Korea | 2019-03-22 10:04

Trump cancels new sanctions on North Korea

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