Seoul, April 7 – The South Korean unification ministry on Tuesday described North Korea's swift response to President Lee Jae-myung's expression of regret over unauthorized drone flights by South Koreans as "significant progress" towards establishing peace and coexistence on the Korean...
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Seoul, March 28 – South Korea is likely to join as a co-sponsor of this year’s UN resolution on human rights in North Korea, according to government sources, amid earlier expectations that Seoul might skip the move in line with its conciliatory gestures towards Pyongyang.The South Korean...
Seoul, March 24 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has formally recognized South Korea as the "most hostile state" and warned of severe consequences if provoked by Seoul, while reaffirming the North's status as a nuclear state, Pyongyang's state media reported on Tuesday.Kim also said the North's...
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Seoul, February 28 – Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been confirmed as the director of the General Affairs Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), according to state media on Saturday.Kim was promoted to a party department chief at the...
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Seoul, February 26 – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Thursday to continue efforts to normalize relations with North Korea despite Pyongyang's rejection of his dialogue proposal, saying the two Koreas should move beyond past confrontation and pursue peace and stability.Lee...
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Seoul, February 21 – North Korea said on Saturday that it has achieved "remarkable" success in implementing major policies over the past five years, as Pyongyang is holding a key party congress amid expectations that it will unveil its future policy direction.With North Korean leader Kim...
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Seoul, February 19 – South Korea's defense ministry said on Thursday that it will push for restoring a no-fly zone under the suspended 2018 inter-Korean military agreement in a way that does not affect military readiness.The ministry also said it is in consultations with the United States over...
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Seoul, February 19 – The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday that she 'highly appreciates' South Korea's pledge to prevent further incursions by drones into the North, vowing to increase the country's vigilance along the border with the South.Kim Yo-jong, a vice...
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