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US sanctions N. Korean over ties to WMD program

The United States on Monday sanctioned a Vietnam-based North Korean on suspicion of supporting North Korea's weapons of mass destruction program in violation of UN sanctions. The US Treasury Departm...

Jul 30, 2019
North Korea
[Graphic News] North Korean economy contracts 4.1% last year

North Korea’s fragile economy is estimated to have contracted for a second consecutive year in 2018, South Korea’s central bank said last week, an apparent outcome of what many have called unprecede...

Jul 29, 2019
North Korea
Three North Koreans who crossed NLL repatriated

Three North Koreans who crossed into South Korea in the East Sea on Saturday were repatriated to the North, as a daylong investigation uncovered no evidence of espionage activities, the Ministry of U...

Jul 29, 2019
North Korea
Three North Koreans to be returned to North

The three North Koreans who crossed into South Korea in the East Sea will be returned to the North, the Ministry of Unification said Monday. The three North Koreans crossed into South Korean waters ...

Jul 29, 2019
North Korea
S. Korean fishermen held in North Korea return home

A Russian fishing vessel and its crew, including two South Koreans, held by North Korea have returned home, the Ministry of Unification said Sunday. The South Korean fishermen were held in North Kor...

Jul 28, 2019
North Korea
N. Korean fishing boat being probed for ‘mistakenly’ crossing into South

A North Korean fishing boat carrying three passengers crossed the marine border into South Korea in the East Sea late Saturday, Seoul’s military said Sunday. The boat has been towed to a South Korea...

Jul 28, 2019
North Korea
N. Korean military's fishing boat 'mistakenly' crosses sea border into S. Korea

A fishing boat apparently operated by North Korea's military has been towed into a South Korean port for investigation after sailing across the inter-Korean sea border, the military authorities here ...

Jul 28, 2019
North Korea
N. Korea emphasizes economic development on armistice anniversary

North Korea urged its people to focus on economic development with a strong will to protect its regime on the armistice anniversary Saturday. The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, said in a...

Jul 27, 2019
North Korea
NK marks armistice anniversary with warning of 'merciless' fight against invasion

North Korea threatened a "merciless" response to any enemy attacks Friday ahead of the 66th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Kim Su-gil, director of the...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea
Moon's advisor says NK sanctions relief possible if Pyongyang takes concrete denuclearization steps

North Korea could get sanctions relief if it takes concrete denuclearization steps, including a verifiable dismantlement of its key Yongbyon nuclear facility, a special security advisor to President ...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea
N. Korea's 'new' ballistic missiles similar to Russia's Iskander: Seoul

The short-range missiles that North Korea test-fired this week were a new type of ballistic weapon similar to Russia's Iskander, the military authorities here said Friday, citing the projectiles' uni...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea
Trump says N. Korea hasn't tested missiles other than 'smaller ones'

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that North Korea hasn't tested missiles other than "smaller ones," in an apparent attempt to keep dialogue with the North alive despite its recent test-firing ...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea
NK's new type of short-range missiles won't affect allies' defense posture: CFC

The new type of short-range missiles North Korea recently tested were not a threat aimed at South Korea or the United States, and they do not affect their joint defense posture, the Combined Forces C...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea
US seeks to keep diplomacy with NK alive despite missile launches

The United States on Thursday insisted to continue its diplomacy with North Korea despite the communist state's new missile launches, apparently keeping hopes alive that the latest provocation would ...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea
Pompeo says he expects talks with NK to resume in couple of weeks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that he expects working-level talks with North Korea to resume in a couple of weeks despite the regime's missile launches earlier the same day. In an ...

Jul 26, 2019
North Korea

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