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Biegun arrives in Seoul amid deadlock in NK-US nuclear talks

Pyongyang says it conducted “another crucial test” at Sohae site

Activities resume on NK naval shipyard, SLBM demonstration should not be ruled out: think tank

Minor activity has resumed at a submersible test stand barge at Nampo Naval Shipyard in North Korea, and there is the possibility that Pyongyang might test a submarine-launched ballistic missile before its year-end deadline, a US-based think tank said Sunday.Satellite imagery collected in the last several months indicate that minor activity has resumed as of Dec. 2, after a two-month hiatus since September, said Joseph Bermudez and Victor Cha of Beyond Parallel, a team that specializes in North

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N. Korea raps officials for 'leadership flaws' amid economic drive

North Korea's cabinet has rapped officials for "flaws" in leadership and strategies that undermine its national push for economic development, urging them to work hard to achieve goals set in a five-year economic development scheme.The North made the call during an extended cabinet meeting it recently convened to review the work that has been done over the past four years and to discuss what measures should be taken for next year, the cabinet newspaper Minju Choson reported Saturday. &

Dec 14, 2019
Biegun to visit Seoul next week ahead of NK year-end deadline

US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun was set to arrive in Seoul on Sunday, just weeks ahead of Pyongyang's year-end deadline for Washington to show flexibility to advance their stalemated nuclear talks.His three-day visit comes amid rising tensions in the wake of Pyongyang's apparent rocket engine test earlier this month and Washington's subsequent warnings against additional "hostile" acts.Escalating tensions further, the North on Saturday said it carried out "

Dec 13, 2019
Malaysian court approves N. Korean's extradition to US

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) -- A North Korean man is likely to face money-laundering charges in the United States after a Malaysian court approved his extradition Friday, in a case his lawyers claim is politically motivated. Mun Chol -myong has denied FBI claims that he led a criminal group that violated sanctions by supplying luxury goods to his isolated homeland and laundered funds through front companies. The 54-year-old, who has lived in Malaysia with his family for a decade, was arrested in May foll

Dec 13, 2019
N. Korea could announce end to nuke talks later this month: think tank

North Korea could announce an end to denuclearization talks with the United States when it convenes a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party later this month, a state-run think tank said Friday.The North said last week it will convene a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the WPK later this month to address "crucial issues in line with the needs of the development of the Korean revolution and the changed situation at home and abroad."The announcement came as Pyongyang has ramped

Dec 13, 2019
Seoul seeks to support swine fever control in NK via NGOs

The South Korean government plans to help control the African swine fever outbreak in North Korea by providing support through international nongovernmental organizations.The Unification Ministry is taking steps to donate money from the Inter-Korean Cooperation Fund to international NGOs seeking to control and prevent the disease in North Korea, government sources said Friday.The Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Promotion Council under the ministry is expected to deliberate and vote on the

Dec 13, 2019
US hopes N. Korea refrains from nuclear, long-range missile tests: Pentagon

WASHINGTON -- The United States hopes North Korea will refrain from nuclear and long-range missile tests, but remains ready to respond to the threat, the Pentagon said Thursday.Joint Staff Vice Director Navy Rear Adm. William Byrne Jr. made the remark in response to North Korean statements hinting at a resumption of nuclear and long-range missile tests in the coming weeks."I'm not going to share any classified information," he said during a press briefing at the Pentagon when asked if

Dec 13, 2019
US warns N. Korea against 'ill-advised' action

WASHINGTON -- A top US diplomat warned North Korea on Thursday against taking any "ill-advised" action in light of its veiled threats to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests.David Stilwell, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, made the remark as North Korea has threatened to take a "new way" unless the US offers concessions in their stalled denuclearization negotiations before the end of the year. Washington has urged Pyongyang to stick t

Dec 13, 2019
N. Korea slams US over UN meeting

North Korea slammed the United States on Thursday for convening a UN Security Council meeting, saying the "provocative act" has helped it decide which path to take in the deadlocked nuclear talks.A spokesperson of the North's foreign ministry made the remarks after the UNSC held a session on Wednesday at the request of the US At the meeting, the US envoy called on the council to "act accordingly" against Pyongyang's tension-heightening behavior. "We will never toler

Dec 12, 2019
23,000 North Korea workers sent back home as UN deadline looms

Some 23,000 North Korea workers abroad have been repatriated in the last two years under a UN sanctions resolution adopted in 2017, according to data from a UN panel monitoring sanctions implementation that was released Thursday.The resolution adopted by the UN Security Council in December 2017 calls for the repatriation of all North Korean workers by the end of this year to stop them from earning foreign currency that could be funneled into the regime’s missile and nuclear programs. Based

Dec 12, 2019
US warns N. Korea of consequences for 'Christmas gift'

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday warned North Korea of consequences if it makes good on threats of a spectacular weapons test in the New Year, while offering flexibility if it stays in talks.Frustrated by the lack of sanctions relief after three summits with President Donald Trump, North Korea has vowed an ominous "Christmas gift" if the US does not come up with concessions by the end of the year.At the UN Security Council, the US ambassador, Kelly Craft, voiced c

Dec 12, 2019
Biegun’s visit leaves slim chance for resumption of US-NK dialogue

The US top negotiator on North Korea, Stephen Biegun, is expected to visit South Korea next week amid heightened tensions on the peninsula after North Korea conducted a rocket engine test. Biegun’s visit is likely to begin Sunday, and he hopes to meet North Korean officials at the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, according to Japan’s Kyodo news agency and local media. The Foreign Ministry was not able to confirm Biegun’s plans to meet with North Korean officials. The US

Dec 11, 2019
NK exports dropped 83.9% in 2018: UN agency

North Korea’s exports plummeted last year amid the continued international sanctions, according to the latest data of a UN agency for trade and investment.The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s Handbook of Statistics 2019 issued on Monday shows that North Korea’s exports plunged 83.8 percent in 2018 from a year ago to $300 million last year. Its imports dropped 34.1 percent from the previous year to $2.59 billion.The latest UNCTAD handbook did not disclose the

Dec 11, 2019
N. Korea likely tested liquid-fuel engine for rockets: US expert

WASHINGTON -- North Korea's "very important test" over the weekend likely involved an existing liquid-fuel engine for rockets, not a solid-fuel one, a US expert said Tuesday.Pyongyang has not revealed details of the test other than to say that it took place at the Dongchang-ri satellite launch site on Saturday and that the results "will have an important effect on changing the strategic position" of the country.Speculation has mounted that North Korea tested an engine for a n

Dec 11, 2019

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