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Tue, January 26, 2021 | 18:46

North Korea raises issue of Mount Geumgang complex again

North Korea raises issue of Mount Geumgang complex again

North Korea's top economic policymaker re-affirmed Sunday the country's commitment to develop an abandoned inter-Korean resort complex on Mount Geumgang on its own, fueling speculation over the motive behind the statement. South Korean analysts say such a reaffirmation is associated with the eighth congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) to be held in January, during wh...

Yi Whan-woo | 2020-12-20 15:35

North Korean leader tightens control amid faltering economy

North Korea making all-out efforts against coronavirus before key party convention

North Korea making all-out efforts against coronavirus before key party convention

North Korea has been striving to stave off a COVID-19 outbreak on its soil ahead of a major national event, according to its state-controlled media Sunday. It plans to convene the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea next month, in which the Kim Jong-un regime is expected to unveil the direction of its major policies at home and abroad. No exact date has been announced...

2020-12-20 11:49

North Korean premier calls for building Mt. Kumgang tourist area 'our own way'

North Korean premier calls for building Mt. Kumgang tourist area 'our own way'

North Korea's Premier Kim Tok-hun visited the Mount Kumgang region on the country's eastern coast and called for building a modern and all-inclusive international tourist area "our own way," state media reported Sunday. The visit, which came despite a nationwide fight against the coronavirus pandemic, suggests that the North could seek to develop the mountain resort in earnes...

2020-12-20 10:18

'Corresponding measures desirable to complete NK denuclearization'

'Corresponding measures desirable to complete NK denuclearization'

The United States has demanded that North Korea dismantle its nuclear weapons program before expecting economic - or other - rewards, with Pyongyang rejecting what it called immediate and unilateral demands.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-12-19 10:45

Foreign minister defends law banning propaganda leaflets

Foreign minister defends law banning propaganda leaflets

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha defended a newly passed law that bans anti-North Korea leaflet campaigns from growing criticism, Thursday, citing the security of people living in border regions.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-12-17 16:25

UN passes North Korean human rights resolution for 16th consecutive year

UN passes North Korean human rights resolution for 16th consecutive year

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for improvements to human rights conditions in North Korea. The resolution marks the 16th of its kind since 2005. The U.N. again condemned "in the strongest terms, the systematic, widespread and gross violations" of human rights by North Korean authorities.

2020-12-17 12:27

Moon advised to prioritize alliance tasks before North Korea issues

Moon advised to prioritize alliance tasks before North Korea issues

One of the topics emphasized in President Moon Jae-in's congratulatory letter to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, Tuesday, was bilateral cooperation to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace. The South Korean President also mentioned the North Korea issue in the first Moon-Biden phone talks on Nov. 12, according to the pre...

Do Je-hae | 2020-12-16 17:27

North Korea may give message to US at party congress

North Korea may give message to US at party congress

With North Korea set to hold a rare party congress next month, the Kim Jong-un regime is expected to use the much-heralded event to deliver its message to the incoming Joe Biden administration, according to Pyongyang watchers.

Kang Seung-woo | 2020-12-16 16:52

Anti-North Korea leaflet law faces backlash from within and outside South Korea

Anti-North Korea leaflet law faces backlash from within and outside South Korea

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's (DPK) passage of a bill at the national Assembly prohibiting the sending of leaflets with anti-North Korea messages across the border is facing a strong backlash from defectors' groups and the opposition as well as the international community. Park Sang-hak, the head of the Fighters for a Free North Korea, a North Korean defectors' group...

Do Je-hae | 2020-12-15 17:38

Assembly passes bill on banning cross-border launch of anti-Pyongyang leaflets

Assembly passes bill on banning cross-border launch of anti-Pyongyang leaflets

South Korea's parliament on Monday passed a controversial bill prohibiting the launching of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border, a move critics say violates freedom of expression. The revision to the Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act, billed as the anti-leaflet law, outlaws the scattering of leaflets critical of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un or hi...

2020-12-15 09:21

Legislation banning anti-North Korea leaflets new thorny issue between South Korea, US

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