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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 20:24

N. Korean FM vows stronger ties with China in meeting with new envoy

N. Korean FM vows stronger ties with China in meeting with new envoy

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has met with China's new ambassador to Pyongyang and vowed a "steadfast" willingness to further develop friendly ties between their nations, state media said Tuesday.

2023-05-09 10:09

Satellite imagery suggests new construction near NK's space vehicle launch site

Satellite imagery suggests new construction near NK's space vehicle launch site

Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates new construction is taking place at North Korea's major space vehicle launch site in a move likely aimed at modernizing the facility, according to ...

2023-05-06 12:07

Korea, US to kick off largest-ever live-fire drills this month

Seoul to back companies suing Pyongyang for illegal use of property

Seoul to back companies suing Pyongyang for illegal use of property

Seoul is pushing to hold Pyongyang liable for damaging and using the property of South Korean companies without their consent at the Mount Geumgang resort in North Korea, officials told The Korea Times, Friday.

Jung Min-ho | 2023-05-05 17:22

Rights advocates welcome top court ruling on anti-Pyongyang leaflets

Rights advocates welcome top court ruling on anti-Pyongyang leaflets

Sending balloons filled with anti-regime leaflets into North Korea is nothing new. Activists had done that for decades despite constant complaints and even threats from Pyongyang. So it was shocking for Park Sang-hak, the head of Fighters for a Free North Korea, a rights group known for the campaign, to be informed about the Unification Ministry's decision to revoke the group...

Jung Min-ho | 2023-05-05 09:00

NK builds rhetoric against Washington Declaration as justification for nuclear ambitions

NK builds rhetoric against Washington Declaration as justification for nuclear ambitions

North Korea is ratcheting up rhetoric against the Washington Declaration, a South Korea-U.S. agreement on nuclear-based deterrence against Pyongyang, in an apparent bid to justify its nuclear ...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2023-05-03 16:28

N. Korea's youth holds rally against S. Korea-US deterrence deal

N. Korea's youth holds rally against S. Korea-US deterrence deal

North Korean youth and students held a rally to denounce a recent agreement reached by the leaders of South Korea and the United States on strengthening U.S. extended deterrence, Pyongyang's state media said Wednesday.

2023-05-03 09:35

S. Korea to release report on N. Korea's economic, social situations for 1st time

S. Korea to release report on N. Korea's economic, social situations for 1st time

South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday it plans to publish a report on economic and social situations in North Korea for the first time in November to help better understand people's lives in the secretive regime.

2023-05-02 12:33

N. Korea blasts US-S. Korea summit deal for escalating tension

N. Korea blasts US-S. Korea summit deal for escalating tension

North Korea criticised a recent U.S-South Korea agreement to bolster the deployment of American strategic assets in the region for escalating tension to the "brink of a nuclear war," state media KCNA said on Monday.

2023-05-01 08:19

Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US discuss NK threat in Seoul

Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US discuss NK threat in Seoul

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States have met in Seoul to discuss ways to cooperate on countering North Korea's evolving nuclear and military threats, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

2023-04-30 11:42

N. Korea vows to bolster 'military deterrence' in response to Washington Declaration

N. Korea vows to bolster 'military deterrence' in response to Washington Declaration

N. Korea vows to bolster 'military deterrence' in response to Washington Declaration

North Korea will step up its "military deterrence" against South Korea and the United States, state media said Sunday, blasting this week's summit agreement between the two sides on strengthening the U.S. extended deterrence as a "product of heinous hostile policy" against Pyongyang.

2023-04-30 10:31

Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, US discuss NK threat in Seoul

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