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August 31, 2024 11:49am
Trump says getting along with Kim Jong-un is 'good thing'
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Friday that "getting along" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a "good thing," ...
August 31, 2024 11:45am
US stresses push for 'timely, accurate, unbiased' reporting on NK-related UNSC resolutions noncompliance
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Friday underscored its commitment to finding the "best" way to secure "timely, accurate and unbiased" reporting o...
August 31, 2024 11:34am
S. Korea, US to hold high-level talks on N. Korea deterrence next week
South Korea and the United States will hold vice-ministerial talks in Washington next week on deterrence efforts against North Korea's nuclear an...
August 29, 2024 06:39pm
Families of S. Korean detainees in NK appeal to embassies for support
South Korea's Unification Ministry on Thursday organized a first-ever event where families of South Koreans abducted and held captive by North Ko...
August 28, 2024 03:18pm
Minister plays down US parties' omission of NK denuke goal
Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Wednesday aimed to quell rising concerns in Seoul over the omission of US commitments to North Korea's denucl...
August 28, 2024 10:24am
N. Korea test-fires multiple rocket launcher equipped with new guidance system
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a test-fire of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher with a new guidance system, state media reported Wednesda...
August 28, 2024 09:54am
US takes NK 'suicide drone' threat 'seriously': Pentagon
The United States takes threats from what North Korea calls "suicide drones" seriously, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday, reiterating Washington...
August 27, 2024 08:09pm
N. Korea sent over 13,000 containers suspected of carrying arms to Russia: lawmaker
North Korea has sent more than 13,000 shipping containers suspected of carrying arms to Russia since mid-2022 amid deepening bilateral military ties, ...
August 26, 2024 09:51am
N. Korean leader oversees suicide drones test, calls for more production
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a performance test of various drones, calling for the development and production of more suicide drones t...
August 24, 2024 10:17am
N. Korea slams US nuclear strategy, vows to build up nuclear arms
North Korea on Saturday strongly lashed out at a revised US nuclear strategy plan, vowing to further strengthen its nuclear capability. Earlier this w...
August 23, 2024 09:39am
Russian students return to N. Korea after 4-year hiatus over COVID-19
Five Russian university students have arrived in NK for a language program, marking Russian students' first entry to Pyongyang after a four-year ...
August 20, 2024 06:02pm
[Herald Interview] Traveling to ‘see the human side of North Korea’
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- When British traveler Zoe Stephens, 30, decided to tour North Korea for the first time in 2017, she didn’t think she would be doing ...
August 20, 2024 09:41am
N. Korean soldier defects to S. Korea: military
A North Korean soldier crossed the border into South Korea early Tuesday in the latest defection amid Seoul's propaganda campaign in response to ...
August 17, 2024 10:27am
N. Korea's Kim attends demonstration class for children from flood-hit region
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a demonstration class for children from flood-hit regions, state media reported Saturday, as part of a se...