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...
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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...
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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...
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Seoul, March 14 – North Korea fired approximately 10 ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Saturday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), apparently as a show of force while South Korea and the United States were conducting their key springtime military exercise.The JCS said they...
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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 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...
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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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