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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 13:49

South Korea seeks to establish North Korean human rights foundation

South Korea is pushing to establish a North Korean human rights foundation in an apparent bid to implement the North Korean Human Rights Act, a law that has remained in name only over the past six years.The move signals the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's intention to press North Korea to improve its human rights situation, in contrast with the previous Moon Jae-in administrat...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-06-14 17:03

North Korea ready to conduct nuclear weapon test at any time: ministry

North Korea is ready to carry out a nuclear test any time at leader Kim Jong-un's discretion, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.

2022-06-14 15:18

'North Korea's reshuffle signals preparation for dialogue'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's reshuffle of his foreign minister and the post in charge of inter-Korean relations means that he has laid the groundwork for dialogue with South Korea and the United States in the future, according to experts, even though he is highly anticipated to conduct a nuclear test soon. According to North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (...

Kang Seung-woo | 2022-06-13 16:31

North Korean leader urges officials to wage battle against 'unrevolutionary acts'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on officials at a party meeting to root out "unrevolutionary" acts such as bureaucracy, state media said Monday.

2022-06-13 10:16

[INTERVIEW] Anti-leaflet law, clear violation of UN treaty, must be revoked: rights expert

South Korea's anti-leaflet law that bans sending anti-regime leaflets across the inter-Korean border is a clear violation of a United Nations treaty and it must be revoked, according to an international human rights advocate. Under the law, enacted in 2020 during the previous Moon Jae-in administration after North Korea's threats of retaliation over the sending of such leafle...

Jung Min-ho | 2022-06-13 08:42

N. Korea fires presumed artillery shots: S. Korean military

North Korea fired artillery shots Sunday, presumably from multiple rocket launchers, South Korea's military said, in what would be yet another show of force by the reclusive regime.

2022-06-12 22:28

North Korean leader extends full support to Putin amid war in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed full support Sunday for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country's state media reported, despite international condemnation for the latter's invasion of Ukraine.

2022-06-12 13:32

Kim urges stronger national defense; no new direct message on US, S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for stronger "self-defense" measures to tackle "very serious" security challenges as he presided over a key ruling party session earlier this week, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.

2022-06-11 10:55

In unusual move N. Korea keeps mum on key party meeting

North Korea has not yet made public the details of the latest major meeting of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea in what the South Korean government views as a highly unusual move. On Thursday, the North's state media reported that the fifth enlarged plenary meeting of the party's eighth Central Committee kicked off in Pyongyang the previous day with leader Kim Jong-un in at...

2022-06-10 15:04

Defense ministry pushes for new post focusing on North Korea's threats: sources

The defense ministry is seeking to create a new policy post handling North Korea's military threats and to abolish an existing one dedicated to promoting cross-border reconciliation, informed sources said Thursday.

2022-06-09 13:32

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