Articles by Jung Min-kyung
Jung Min-kyung
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[Newsmaker] Who will be NK’s key player in US-NK negotiations?
Among a crop of skillful North Korean negotiators Choe Son-hui, the country’s former Director General of Foreign Ministry’s North America Affairs is forecast to stand at the frontline of a new diplomatic tug-of-war with the United States. The then-head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry’s North American bureau, Choe Son-hui, speaks at the 2017 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference on Oct. 20, 2017. (Yonhap)Earlier this week, North Korea offered to talk with the US on denuclearization, according t
North Korea March 8, 2018
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Why did NK leader u-turn on denuclearization, S. Korea-US military drill?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to have about-faced on two key issues of the South Korea-US military drill and denuclearization, but experts warn that his abrupt shift in stance may merely be the young ruler’s “subtle” diplomacy style. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reads a letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in. (Yonhap)National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong, who led a South Korean delegation of special envoys on a two-day trip to North Korea, said Tuesday that Kim had sa
North Korea March 7, 2018
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‘Next US ambassador may have military background’: expert
With the position of the US ambassador to South Korea still vacant amid ongoing inter-Korean exchanges, analysts speculate that an official with a military background may surface as a viable candidate. Former USFK commander Walter Sharp. (US Department of Defense)“There are talks in the diplomatic sphere that someone with a military background may fill the position,” Shin Beom-chul, a professor at the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, told The Korea Herald. The post -- which has been vacant fo
Foreign Affairs March 5, 2018
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NK high-level delegation reiterates position against S. Korea-US military drills
A high-level North Korean Olympic delegation reiterated Pyongyang’s position against the resumption of annual South Korea-US joint military drills during its recent visit to South Korea, Seoul’s Unification Minister was quoted Thursday as saying. A North Korean high-level delegation led by Kim Yong-chol, the head of the United Front Department. (Yonhap)Asked whether the North Korean delegation expressed any concerns about the exercises, Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said the North expres
North Korea March 1, 2018
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NK to send delegation, athletes to Winter Paralympics
North Korea will send a delegation including athletes to the upcoming PyeongChang Paralympic Games in South Korea, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said Tuesday, which marks the reclusive nation’s first participation in the Winter Paralympics. North Korean delegation that attended the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. (Yonhap)North Korea’s decision came as a result of Tuesday’s inter-Korean working-level talks and amid Seoul’s efforts to keep the momentum of rapprochement from the Winter Olympics
North Korea Feb. 27, 2018
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NK cheerleaders and athletes return home
A group of North Koreans, including 229 cheerleaders and 22 athletes, returned home Monday after participating in the PyeongChang Olympics. North Korean cheerleaders stand in line at the customs, immigration and quarantine office in Paju, just south of the inter-Korean border, on Monday to return home. (Yonhap)A total of 299 North Koreans crossed the inter-Korean border at 12:38 p.m. after going through the customs, immigration and quarantine office in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on the southern s
North Korea Feb. 26, 2018
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Allison Hooker: Low-key figure who could pave way for US-NK talks
Although Ivanka Trump may not have any plans to meet any North Koreans, someone else in her team might be gearing up for a meeting with representatives from the reclusive nation. Allison Hooker, a National Security Council official arrives at Cheong Wa Dae on Friday. (Yonhap)South Korean analysts and media have pinpointed Allison Hooker, a National Security Council official who specializes in Korean affairs as a potential key player in establishing foundations for future US-North Korea talks. H
Foreign Affairs Feb. 24, 2018
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Former NK spymaster's visit sparks public outrage
A North Korean ranking military official’s planned visit to the PyeongChang Olympics in South Korea is fueling concerns and outrage here and the South Korean government is struggling to calm the waves. North Korea`s general reconnaissance bureau head Kim Yong-chol will be part of the closing delegation at the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Yonhap)Gen. Kim Yong-chol, head of the North Korean ruling party’s United Front Department and former chief of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, is a known hard-lin
North Korea Feb. 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] NK hackers expand targets beyond South Korea: reports
A North Korean hacking group has broadened its scope of attack from the South Korean government and private sector to other nations as well, according to a top cybersecurity firm report. Workers at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea, monitored the spread of ransomware cyberattacks. (Yonhap)US cybersecurity firm FireEye said the state-backed “Reaper” hacking organization, which it dubbed “APT 37,” expanded its target list to include Japan, Vietnam and the Middle East la
North Korea Feb. 21, 2018
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NK leader’s sister revealed pregnancy during Seoul trip: reports
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, revealed to Seoul officials during her trip to South Korea this month that she is pregnant with her second child, local media reported Tuesday. Kim Yo-jong (left), North Korean leader Kim Jong-un`s sister talks to South Korean President Moon Jae-in (right). (Yonhap)According to reports citing unnamed sources, Kim Yo-jong told South Korean officials that she was with her second child during her Feb. 9-11 visit to the South. Kim, who cam
North Korea Feb. 20, 2018
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[Newsmaker] ‘Military talks likely to come before reunion of families separated by Korean War’
Despite an inter-Korean detente that came with North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics, uncertainty continues to loom over the reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon visits a 94-year-old member of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War on Feb. 13, ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. The South Korean members, mostly in their 70s and 80s, have lost contact with their families in the North after the reunion events
North Korea Feb. 18, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK taekwondo team heads back home after four shows
North Korean taekwondo performers returned home on Thursday, wrapping up their nine-day trip to South Korea.The 28-member group crossed the inter-Korean border to the North via Dorasan Customs, Immigration and Quarantine office in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, near the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas. North Korean taekwondo performers and officials return to the North via western land route. (Yonhap)The North Korean-led International Taekwon-Do Federation team led by chief Pak Yong-chil pa
North Korea Feb. 15, 2018
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Unification Ministry talks with top envoys of China, Japan
Seoul’s Unification Ministry has scheduled meetings with Japan and China’s top envoys to South Korea to discuss inter-Korean issues and results of North Korean high-level delegation’s recent visit to the South, officials said Tuesday. Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Yasumasa Nagamine meets with Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung on Tuesday. (Yonhap)Vice Unification Minister Chun Hae-sung held a closed door meeting with the Japanese ambassador on Tuesday and is scheduled to hold another c
North Korea Feb. 13, 2018
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S. Korea could send special envoy to NK
With the visit by the North Korean high-level delegation having set the stage for the first inter-Korea summit in more than a decade, experts say dispatching a special envoy to Pyongyang will be a key step in building the “right climate” for the meeting. Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister who identified herself as a special envoy to the South, personally delivered her brother’s invitation to Pyongyang to South Korean President Moon Jae-in. She told Moon that they would like to
North Korea Feb. 12, 2018
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NK leader's sister wraps up whirlwind Olympics tour
North Korea’s high-level delegation, including the sister of the North Korean leader, wrapped-up its three-day trip in South Korea on Sunday, after extending an invitation to President Moon Jae-in for a summit in Pyongyang.President Moon Jae-in (second from right) talks with Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un‘s sister, during a performance by North Korea’s Samjiyon art troupe at the National Theater of Korea in central Seoul on Sunday. (Yonhap) The 22-member delegation led by the count
North Korea Feb. 11, 2018
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