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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 27 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held summit talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang and signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation, state media reported on Friday.Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, had made a two-day official...

Seoul, March 26 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang, as the Belarusian leader made his first official visit to the North, according to North Korean state media on Thursday.A ceremony to welcome Lukashenko took place at Kim Il Sung...

Seoul, March 24 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has unveiled a plan to introduce a police system, which could be an attempt to shed its image as a reclusive country, where public security forces traditionally carried out policing roles.The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will review the...

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...

Seoul, March 23 – Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on his re-election as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, expressing hope for stronger bilateral relations, the Kremlin said Monday.According to North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, Kim...

Seoul, March 23 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was reappointed as chairman of the State Affairs Commission at the first session of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) following last month's ruling party congress, state media reported on Monday.Kim was reappointed chairman of the State...

Seoul, March 22 North Korea is scheduled to hold the first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) on Sunday, amid speculation about whether the regime will codify its hostile policy towards South Korea in its constitution.The parliamentary session comes after new deputies were...

Seoul, March 17— North Korea will hold its first session of its new Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) to deliberate on the election of state leadership and the revision of the constitution, state media reported on Tuesday.The upcoming session comes after North Korea held elections last Sunday to...

Seoul, March 16 – South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young called on North Korea on Monday not to miss an opportunity to resume dialogue with the United States after President Donald Trump expressed interest in meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un."The government's position...

Seoul, March 4 North Korea will elect representatives to its parliament, the Supreme People's Assembly, later this month, state media said Wednesday, as a follow-up step after a recent party congress.The election of representatives to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) will be held on...

Seoul, February 27 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un used the latest party congress as an opportunity to consolidate his power base for a long-term hold, effectively marking the beginning of his own era, Seoul's unification ministry said on Friday.In an assessment of North Korea's ninth party...

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...

Seoul, February 26 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned that "terrible retaliatory attacks" would be carried out against any force committing hostile military acts against his country during a military parade marking a key party congress, state media reported on Thursday.Kim made the...

Seoul, February 24 – Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has been promoted to department head at the ruling Workers' Party of Korea during the ongoing party congress, state media reported on Tuesday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published a press...

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...

Seoul, February 17 – North Korea announced on Tuesday that it had completed a major housing project to build 50,000 residential units in Pyongyang ahead of a party congress later this month."The construction of 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang, which was carried out as the top priority task of...

Seoul, February 16 – North Korea has built new homes in Pyongyang for the families of North Korean soldiers who died during the Russia-Ukraine war, its state media said on Monday.The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended the opening ceremony of the new...

Seoul, February 15 – Traffic congestion was expected to peak on Sunday as more people traveled to their hometowns on the second day of the Lunar New Year holiday.The nation will celebrate the major holiday, known as Seol, on Tuesday, with the holiday period starting over the weekend and...

Seoul, February 15 – North Korea is expected to observe a longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, as it immediately follows the national holiday marking the birthday of the late former leader Kim Jong-il.North Korea observes a one-day Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Tuesday this year...