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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 17:45

Fingers crossed for unification of two Koreas

Fingers crossed for unification of two Koreas

CLARK, PHILIPPINES - Around 40,000 people, including policymakers, scholars, practitioners, and educators, gathered in the Philippines last week for a three-day forum to promote world peace hosted by the Global Peace Foundation (GPF).

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-12-07 08:30

N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-US drills near border

N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-US drills near border

North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into an inter-Korean maritime buffer zone for a second consecutive day Tuesday in response to live-fire drills between South Korea and the United States.

2022-12-06 20:29

Seoul, Tokyo cooperation critical to dealing with NK, economic challenges: envoys

Seoul, Tokyo cooperation critical to dealing with NK, economic challenges: envoys

South Korea and Japan must work closely together bilaterally and also trilaterally with the United States to deal with the various challenges at hand such as North Korean provocations and supply chain resiliency, the countries' top envoys in the U.S. said Monday.

2022-12-06 10:34

Seoul to call NK regime 'enemy' again in defense white paper: sources

Seoul to call NK regime 'enemy' again in defense white paper: sources

South Korea plans to revive a reference to the North Korean regime and its military as an "enemy" in its defense white paper to be published next month under the conservative administration of President Yoon Suk-yeol, government sources said Tuesday.

2022-12-06 10:33

N. Korea fires artillery shells into sea to protest S. Korea-US drills near border

N. Korea fires some 130 artillery shells into eastern, western 'buffer zones': S. Korean military

N. Korea fires some 130 artillery shells into eastern, western 'buffer zones': S. Korean military

North Korea fired some 130 artillery shells into eastern and western maritime "buffer zones" on Monday in violation of a 2018 bilateral military agreement, Seoul's defense authorities said, amid the South Korea-U.S. live-fire drills in a border region.

2022-12-05 17:42

S. Korea to strengthen NK sanctions in case of nuke test: ministry

S. Korea to strengthen NK sanctions in case of nuke test: ministry

South Korea will strengthen sanctions against North Korea in cooperation with such other countries as the United States and Japan if Pyongyang carries out another nuclear test or other grave provocations, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.

2022-12-05 17:36

S. Korea to hold policy meeting on N. Korea's human rights this week

S. Korea to hold policy meeting on N. Korea's human rights this week

South Korea plans to hold an interagency government meeting on its policy on North Korea's human rights situation this week in an effort to improve the North's rights conditions, according to the unification ministry Monday.

2022-12-05 17:29

North Korea remains quiet on new sanctions

North Korea remains quiet on new sanctions

North Korea has yet to take any actions against a series of independent sanctions it has called “hostile acts” by South Korea, the United States and Japan for its recent missile tests. Pyongyang watchers say the North Korean regime's focus on holding a party meeting later this month to discuss next year's state policies may discourage the country from responding to the fresh ...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-12-05 15:22

NK leader nominated again for tyrant of the year

NK leader nominated again for tyrant of the year

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was nominated again as “Tyrant of the Year” by Index on Censorship, a British nonprofit organization that promotes freedom of expression and publishes works by censored writers and artists every quarter. This is the second year that Kim has been nominated for that inauspicious title.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-12-05 09:00

Ex-unification minister casts doubts on China's role in North Korean nuclear issue

Ex-unification minister casts doubts on China's role in North Korean nuclear issue

Amid escalating nuclear and missile threats from North Korea, China's role has come to the fore given Beijing is regarded as the only country that can exert influence on Pyongyang thanks to its billing as the reclusive state's sole economic pipeline and diplomatic guardian. Its accentuated role was evidenced by U.S. President Joe Biden's call on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jin...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-12-04 11:03

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