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[News analysis] Trump’s ‘new method’ on North Korea may indicate nuclear weapon first approach
The mood for dialogue between the US and North Korea has been heightened with US President Donald Trump’s recent comment on the possible employment of a “new method” to break the deadlock in nuclear ...
Sept 23, 2019
Seoul’s foreign minister says biggest hurdle is drawing up road map for denuclearization
NEW YORK -- Drawing up a road map for the denuclearization of North Korea will be the biggest hurdle in working-level talks between the US and North Korea, even though all parties share a common defi...
N. Korea’s seasoned negotiator responds quickly to Trump’s ‘new method’
Kim Myong-gil, who recently released a statement confirming that he is the head of the North Korean delegation for the envisioned working-level negotiations with the United States, is known to be a U...
Sept 22, 2019
NK website unveils revised constitution aimed at strengthening Kim's status
A North Korean propaganda website on Saturday unveiled the full text of the country's revised constitution, which is apparently aimed at bolstering leader Kim Jong-un's legal status. The website, ca...
Sept 21, 2019
Weather agency says 3.5 magnitude quake occurs in Pyonggang, North Korea
South Korea's state weather agency said Saturday that a 3.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pyonggang, North Korea's Kangwon Province. The Korea Meteorological Administration said there may not be ...
Previously unidentified underground facilities identified at Yongbyon complex: 38 North
Two previously unidentified underground complexes have been identified at North Korea's mainstay nuclear compound in Yongbyon, north of Pyongyang, a US website monitoring the communist state has said...
NK chief negotiator welcomes Trump's 'new method', voices optimism over talks
A chief North Korean negotiator on Friday welcomed US President Donald Trump's recent remark suggesting a "new method" of resolving the impasse in denuclearization negotiations. Kim Myong-gil, known...
Sept 20, 2019
Pro-N. Korea paper welcomes Bolton's exit, voices concerns over Pompeo
A pro-North Korea newspaper said Friday that the recent dismissal of John Bolton as the US national security advisor was a "good thing," but voiced concerns over Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, calli...
UNC confirms Hambak Island in Yellow Sea as N. Korean territory
The United Nations Command recognizes the border island of Hambak in the Yellow Sea as North Korean territory, an official of Seoul's defense ministry said Friday. Controversy erupted recently over ...
Trump says 'new method' may be good for NK talks
US President Donald Trump has suggested that a "new method" could help break the impasse in denuclearization negotiations with North Korea. Trump made the remark to reporters Wednesday as he critici...
Dismantlement of Yongbyon complex most crucial next step for NK denuclearization: expert
Dismantling North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex is the "most immediate next step" in the denuclearization process, an American scientist said Thursday, rebutting claims that the plant is too outda...
Sept 19, 2019
Unification minister highlights progress in easing tensions with NK after Pyongyang summit
Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul said Thursday that cross-border military tensions between the two Koreas have declined significantly thanks to the implementation of their summit agreements last ye...
US official says he assumes N. Korea continues to make nukes
The top American diplomat for East Asia said Wednesday he assumes North Korea continues to make nuclear weapons but declined to offer details. The remark by David Stilwell, assistant secretary of st...
No attack weapons deployed on N. Korea's Hambak Island in Yellow Sea: Seoul ministry
No offensive weapons are deployed on North Korea's border island of Hambak in the Yellow Sea, the defense ministry said Wednesday, after security concerns arose following media reports that the commu...
Sept 18, 2019
NK nuclear reactor shut down for enough time for re-fuelling: IAEA
North Korea's main plutonium-producing reactor has been shut down for enough time for it to be re-fuelled, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a recent report, stressing Pyongyang's nuclea...