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July 16, 2018 Foreign Policy

US, N. Korea hold working-level talks on return of war remains

The US and North Korea held working-level talks on Monday at the border village of Panmunjom to discuss details of the return of the remains of US soldiers killed during the Korean War, which experts...

US, N. Korea to resume search for remains from Korean War

The US and North Korea have agreed to resume the search for the remains of US soldiers killed during the Korean War, with working-level meetings to begin on Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...

July 16, 2018
North Korea
UN panel allows S. Korea to provide fuel to N. Korea: report

A UN Security Council sanctions committee has reportedly allowed South Korea to temporarily supply fuel and vehicles to North Korea, an exception granted for the Koreas to restore their military comm...

July 15, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon hopes to declare end to Korean War this year; experts say not impossible

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he hopes to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War this year, and discussions are underway among the two Koreas and the US, but there are stumbling blo...

July 12, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘For NK refugees, learning English is about finding their voice’

For North Korean refugees who made the perilous journey to South Korea to escape the repressive regime, learning English is not only about surviving in the hyper-competitive South Korean society. ...

July 11, 2018
North Korea
Top nuclear envoy says Seoul-Washington coordination key to denuclearization

South Korea’s top nuclear envoy said Wednesday that the next few months are crucial for the path to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as he departed for Washington to consult US offic...

July 11, 2018
Foreign Policy
Commission votes down proposal to differentiate minimum wage

South Korea's commission for the minimum wage on Tuesday voted down a proposal to differentiate minimum pay by business sector, dealing a blow to employers' push for the move. (Yonhap) The Minimum ...

July 10, 2018
Social affairs
[Newsmaker] Some North Korean restaurant workers ‘victims’ of defection scam: UN official

The UN special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea on Tuesday called on the South Korean government to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into the defection of North Korean restau...

July 10, 2018
North Korea
US-NK negotiations face tough road ahead: experts

After the US top diplomat’s visit to North Korea laid bare fundamental differences between Washington and Pyongyang on how to achieve denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, the follow-up negotiati...

July 9, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ri Su-yong delivers message from Kim Jong-un to Raul Castro: report

North Korean ruling party’s senior official met with Raul Castro, the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, in Cuba on Thursday, and delivered a message from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un...

July 6, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea to compete at table tennis tournament in S. Korea

The South Korean delegation returned to Seoul on Friday with concrete plans to further expand inter-Korean sport exchanges. The delegation was in Pyongyang on a four-day trip to play cross-border bas...

July 6, 2018
North Korea
Crack in sanctions regime inevitable: expert

Relaxing of sanctions on North Korea appears to be inevitable as long as the country continues to engage in dialogue over the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program with the US, experts say. In ...

July 5, 2018
Foreign Policy
State Department declines to provide timeline for NK denuclearization

The US State Department on Tuesday declined to specify a time frame for dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear program as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to travel to Pyongyang to discuss the co...

July 4, 2018
North Korea
Pompeo to travel to N. Korea Thursday: White House

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will head to North Korea this week to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and discuss detailed steps for North Korea’s denuclearization, three weeks after the ...

July 3, 2018
North Korea
S. Korean Red Cross sets list for family reunions with North

The South Korean Red Cross said Monday it has finalized its list of separated families ahead of joint events to reunite families separated by the 70-year-old division of the two Koreas. (Yonhap) Th...

July 2, 2018
North Korea

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