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U.S. SEES `MUCH WORK' TO REVISING SOUTH KOREA FREE-TRADE PACT
Stangarone said trade in autos was likely to be a major focus of talks, given the U.S.'s 18.8 billion vehicle trade gap with South Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA 'LIKELY' TO JOIN WINTER OLYMPICS, SAYS REGIME OFFICIAL
North Korea's Olympic representative has reportedly said the reclusive nation is likely to participate in next month's Winter Games in South Korea... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA'S AMOREPACIFIC BETS ON LUXURY COSMETICS FOR EUROPE PUSH
By Sarah White and Pascale Denis PARIS Reuters - South Korean cosmetics company Amorepacific 090430.KS aims to expand in Europe by launching one of its... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA SOLDIER WHO DEFECTED HAD IMMUNITY TO ANTHRAX
A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea last week -- the second known defection from the North in about five weeks... READ MORE›
IN BREAKTHROUGH, KOREAS WILL MEET TUESDAY TO TALK ABOUT OLYMPICS AND IMPROVING TIES
The United States stations about 30,000 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA AGREES TO TALKS WITH SEOUL AHEAD OF WINTER OLYMPICS
A South Korean government spokesman has confirmed that North Korea has accepted an invitation to hold high-level talks next week. South Korean president Moon Jae-in... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA ACCEPTS SOUTH'S OFFER FOR TALKS
South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told reporters Friday that North Korea informed Seoul by fax that it has accepted the offer to initiate talks... READ MORE›
KOREAS TO HOLD HIGH-LEVEL TALKS ON JANUARY 9
Photo YONHAP NEWS Seoul People's Daily - North Korea on Friday said it has accepted the... READ MORE›
KOREAN PENINSULA STEPS WELCOMED BY BEIJING
Beijing said on Friday that it welcomes moves to improve ties on the Korean Peninsula, after Pyongyang and Seoul agreed to have high-level talks next week... READ MORE›
DPRK TO TOP TRUMP'S 2018 AGENDA
The president has raised the stakes by staking out a clear position on no nuclear weapons for North Korea and severe limits on missile testing... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | THREAT OF NORTH KOREAN WEAPONS TESTING LINGERS OVER TALKS WITH THE SOUTH
Unless North Korea publicizes the tests, we might never hear about them, Cotton said... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA ACCEPTS SOUTH KOREA TALKS OFFER BY FAX
North Koreans in Pyongyang typically mark Mother's Day with flowers and chocolates... READ MORE›
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA TO HOLD HIGH-LEVEL TALKS
North Korea has agreed to open dialogue with neighbouring South Korea for the first time in more than two years, according to officials in Seoul... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA ACCEPTS OLYMPICS TALKS OFFER
North Korea has accepted an offer to attend high-level talks next week, South Korean officials have said... READ MORE›
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS ASK INTEL CHIEF TO ASSESS RISK FROM TRUMP'S TAUNTING TWEETS TO KIM
WASHINGTON - Two senior Democratic senators asked the country's intelligence chief Thursday to assess the national security risks of President Donald Trump's tweets on North Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH, SOUTH KOREA AGREE TO HOLD TALKS TUESDAY, SEOUL SAYS
The announcement came hours after the United States said it has agreed to delay joint military exercises with South Korea until after the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S YEAR OF TAUNTING, TEASING AND THREATENING KIM JONG UN
April 13 Trump tells the Wall Street Journal that the North Korea nuclear issue is more complicated than he thought... READ MORE›
US, SOUTH KOREA SUSPEND CONTENTIOUS WAR GAMES
Joint military drills called off until after Winter Olympics as North and South Korea get set for talks... READ MORE›
US, SOUTH KOREA AGREE TO POSTPONE MILITARY EXERCISES UNTIL AFTER OLYMPICS
Earlier Thursday, Trump took credit for North Korea reaching out, saying it happened because of his strong stand on the reclusive regime... READ MORE›
TRUMP TAKES CREDIT FOR POSSIBILITY OF NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA RESUMING TALKS
North Korea has long denounced U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises as preludes to invasion... READ MORE›
TRUMP AGREES TO SUSPEND MILITARY DRILLS DURING OLYMPICS
He also said he hoped for a good result in any talks between North and South Korea... READ MORE›
HOW NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA GOT BACK IN TOUCH
A South Korean official speaks with a North Korean officer on the hotline on Wednesday... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP CLAIMS CREDIT FOR PROPOSED NORTH-SOUTH KOREA TALKS
Trump's tweet on North and South Korea comes amidst news reports that the two neighbours tested a special hotline in almost two years... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAS OVERTURE RAISES HOPES, BUT HUGE OBSTACLES LOOM
SEOUL, South Korea -- On both sides of the divided Korean Peninsula, the timing seems right... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREAN TEST MISSILE ACCIDENTALLY HIT ONE OF ITS OWN CITIES
It came as President Donald Trump attempted to take credit for the possible reopening of talks between North and South Korea... READ MORE›
'ANYTHING TO REPORT?': KOREAN HOTLINE REOPENS WITH LITTLE TO SAY BETWEEN FOES
Asked by his South Korean counterpart if he had anything to report, he replied No, according to Yonhap news agency... READ MORE›
AMERICANS SHOULD WORRY ABOUT KIM JONG UN'S MENTAL FITNESS, NOT TRUMP'S
U.S. officials have responded coolly to this overture and the State Department said North Korea "might be trying to drive a wedge" between Washington and Seoul... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT MOON TO MEET FORMER 'COMFORT WOMEN'
The South Korean president is expected to gauge their reaction to his government's position on the deal with Japan... READ MORE›
N. KOREA REOPENS CROSS-BORDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH S. KOREA
Since taking office last May, South Korea's liberal President Moon Jae-in has pushed hard to improve ties and resume stalled cooperation projects with North Korea... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA REOPENS HOTLINE WITH SOUTH HOURS AFTER TRUMP BUTTON BOAST
The leader stressed that whether inter-Korean ties can be improved totally depends on North and South Korea, Ri said... READ MORE›
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THE NUCLEAR WAR TWEET HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD
, descriptionText South Korea says the vessel transferred oil to a North Korean ship, violating UN sanctions... READ MORE›
FRENCH MAGAZINE CAUSES UPROAR AFTER PUTTING ISRAEL NEXT TO N. KOREA AS 'NOT A REAL COUNTRY'
Meanwhile, North Korean statehood is itself denied by France, Japan and South Korea, which claims to be the sole legitimate government on the Korean Peninsula... READ MORE›
RUSSIA VOLUNTEERS AS MEDIATOR FOR US AND NORTH KOREA
Some 40,000 North Koreans work in Russia, and they send significant amounts of their income back home... READ MORE›
MY NUCLEAR BUTTON IS 'BIGGER AND MORE POWERFUL'
US President Donald Trump has boasted that his nuclear button is much bigger and more powerful than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREAN LEADER WELCOMES NORTH KOREA'S PARTICIPATION IN OLYMPICS
Under it, Seoul actively engaged Pyongyang, which led to closer relations and saw two South Korean leaders visit the North Korean capital... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN'S OVERTURE COULD DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE U.S.
In recent years, while ignoring South Korea, North Korea has pursued opportunities for talks with Washington... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN SAYS 'A NUCLEAR BUTTON IS ALWAYS ON MY DESK'
Mr Kim also stressed North Korea's economic achievements during the speech, and noted the importance of improving the nation's standard of living... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN SAYS US 'CANNOT DECLARE WAR' ON NUCLEAR-ARMED NORTH KOREA
CNN reported Mr Kim said in his address that North Korea was a responsible nuclear nation that loves peace ... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA REOPENS BORDER HOTLINE WITH SOUTH
He also demanded that South Korea stop participating in the American-led campaign to squeeze North Korea through sanctions... READ MORE›
'A NUCLEAR BUTTON IS ALWAYS ON MY DESK,' NORTH KOREA'S KIM WARNS IN NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS
This, Kim said, made it impossible for the United States to start a war against North Korea... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA SEIZES VESSEL OVER 'OIL TRANSFER TO NORTH'
This marks a typical case of North Korea shrewdly circumventing UNSC sanctions by using its illegal networks... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA TALKS DISMISSED BY US AS TRUMP BOASTS ABOUT SIZE OF HIS NUCLEAR BUTTON
However, the secretary of state said last month that the US would be ready to talk any time North Korea ..... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP SAYS CHINA HAS BEEN 'CAUGHT RED HANDED' SHIPPING OIL TO NORTH KOREA
The newspaper said the transfers involved large Chinese and North Korean ships operating in waters between China and South Korea... READ MORE›
CHINESE SHIPS SPOTTED BY SATELLITES 'SELLING OIL TO NORTH KOREA' 30 TIMES SINCE OCTOBER, DESPITE SANCTIONS
In a tweet, he said Very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea... READ MORE›
SECOND SHIP SEIZED IN N KOREA OIL ROW
South Korean authorities have seized a second ship suspected of supplying oil to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, officials say... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN GOES DAPPER, UPDATING HIS STYLE ALONG WITH HIS ARSENAL
North Korea's top leaders have been known for their drab, peasant-style outerwear, with Mr. Kim's father, Kim Jong-il, favoring Mao-style jackets... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA'S KIM JONG-UN ISSUES THREATS AND OLIVE BRANCH
Mr Kim said he would also consider sending a delegation to the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in February... READ MORE›
ANTHRAX ANTIBODIES IN DEFECTOR RAISES BIOWEAPONS FEAR
The Kim Jong Suk Silk Mill employs a workforce of 1,600 people, and is named after the grandmother of current North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA PROPOSES BORDER TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA AFTER KIM'S OVERTURE
South Korea Proposes Border Talks With North Korea After Kims Overture... READ MORE›
SHIP SEIZED AMID ROW OVER NORTH KOREA OIL
Officials said the Lighthouse Winmore had secretly transferred 600 tonnes of refined oil to a North Korean ship... READ MORE›
4 NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS SHOW SIGNS OF POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE EXPOSURE
South Korea examined the health of North Korean defectors amid fears that nuclear tests may have released radioactive fallout... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA OFFERS TALKS WITH NORTH ON WINTER OLYMPICS
South Korea has offered to hold high-level talks with North Korea on January 9 to discuss bringing athletes from Pyongyang to the Winter Olympics... READ MORE›
HK VESSEL 'SEIZED' OVER OIL TRANSFER, BEIJING DENIES BREAKING SANCTIONS
The actions taken will be reported to the UN Security Council sanctions committee on North Korea in the future, he said... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA LIKELY TO PURSUE TALKS, SOUTH SAYS IN ROSY NEW YEAR FORECA
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year foreca... READ MORE›
RUSSIA URGES US-NORTH KOREA TALKS OVER NUCLEAR CRISIS
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has urged the United States and North Korea to start negotiations amid growing tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear programme... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA WONT STOP ITS ARMS TESTS ANYTIME SOON, SOUTH WARNS
Instead, North Korea might be preparing for a satellite launch, the South Korean newspaper JoongAng Ilbo said on Tuesday, citing an anonymous government source... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA: THE RISKS OF WAR IN 2018
The North Koreans shelled a South Korean island, killing four people... READ MORE›
DEAL WITH JAPAN ON FORMER SEX SLAVES FAILED VICTIMS SOUTH KOREAN PANEL SAYS
Under the undisclosed terms of the agreement South Korea would formally refer to the women as victims of comfort stations of the Japanese military, it said... READ MORE›
KIM JONG-UN: NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ARSENAL IS NOW COMPLETE
The US should know that the button for nuclear weapons is on my desk... READ MORE›
CHINA HITS BACK AT TRUMP TWEET ACCUSING IT OF SELLING OIL TO NORTH KOREA
According to South Korea and Japan's officials, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile off its east coast early Aug 3, 2016... READ MORE›