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North Korea
Sun, November 29, 2020 | 19:31
North Korea steps up virus control along inter-Korean border: state media
North Korea steps up virus control along inter-Korean border: state media
North Korea has stepped up virus control measures along the inter-Korean border and at sea, state media said Sunday. The communist country is "firmly establishing a blockade wall in the areas near the border and the Military Demarcation Line and asking workers and residents to keep established system of action and immediately gain control of and respond to even the slightest ...
2020-11-29 10:31
  • Infection tally below 500 for first time in 3 days
North Korea publishes picture album featuring weapons under leader Kim Jong-un
North Korea publishes picture album featuring weapons under leader Kim Jong-un
North Korea on Tuesday published a picture album showing off an intercontinental ballistic missile and other weapons, amid its unusually long silence on the U.S. election results.
2020-11-24 21:37
New US security team unlikely to adopt hardline stance against North Korea
New US security team unlikely to adopt hardline stance against North Korea
Given his past hardline stance against North Korea, many predict that nominee for U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, may favor putting more pressure and sanctions on Pyongyang to drive the country toward denuclearization under the upcoming Joe Biden administration. But diplomatic experts believe that Blinken is unlikely to just pursue an approach of isolating the reclus...
Kang Seung-woo | 2020-11-24 16:02
Blinken likely to seek stronger alliance, multilateral approach toward North Korea: experts
Blinken likely to seek stronger alliance, multilateral approach toward North Korea: experts
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's pick for secretary of state will likely seek to improve South Korea's relations with Japan as he pushes for multilateral efforts to denuclearize North Korea, U.S. experts said Monday. The U.S. president-elect selected Antony Blinken, former deputy secretary of state, to be the first Cabinet member of the Biden administration, set to be inaugur...
2020-11-24 10:36
  • Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with Cabinet picks
South Korea seeks to reignite inter-Korean projects
South Korea seeks to reignite inter-Korean projects
The government is seeking to revive deadlocked inter-Korean economic projects, including the reopening of a joint factory park, expecting that cross-border cooperation could resume earlier than some forecast. Unification Minister Lee In-young held a meeting with business leaders in Seoul, Monday, to gauge their opinions on the plan as part of the government's re-launching of ...
Kang Seung-woo | 2020-11-23 16:28
US blacklists North Korea-Russia 'forced labor' groups
US blacklists North Korea-Russia 'forced labor' groups
The US Treasury placed two entities that either send or help send North Korean workers to Russia on its sanctions blacklist Thursday for involvement in what it called "forced labor." The Treasury placed sanctions on Korea Cholsan General Trading Corporation, a North Korean company operating in Russia, and Russian construction company Mokran LLC.
2020-11-20 09:23
UN committee adopts resolution on North Korea human rights violation
UN committee adopts resolution on North Korea human rights violation
A U.N. committee on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling for improved human rights conditions in North Korea that will soon be submitted to the U.N. General Assembly for consideration. The resolution, if adopted, will mark the 16th of its kind since 2005 that has prompted strong objections from the communist North.
2020-11-19 09:38
China's policy on denuclearization of North Korea consistent regardless of US election: Amb. Xing
China's policy on denuclearization of North Korea consistent regardless of US election: Amb. Xing
China's commitment to peace and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula will remain consistent regardless of the leadership change in the United States, Chinese Ambassador Xing Haiming said Wednesday. Xing also said during a forum hosted by his embassy that Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit South Korea first ahead of any other country once the coronavirus pandemic situ...
2020-11-18 14:37
Biden-Kim summit possible, but only when both see 'substantive' outcome: expert
Biden-Kim summit possible, but only when both see 'substantive' outcome: expert
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could hold a summit but only if both see such a meeting would produce a "substantive" outcome, former U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Kathleen Stephens said Tuesday. Stephens, currently president of the Korea Economic Institute, made the remark in a written interview with Yonhap News Agency, noting that the North's l...
2020-11-18 14:02
North Korean leader presides over politburo meeting in 1st public appearance in 25 days
North Korean leader presides over politburo meeting in 1st public appearance in 25 days
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a politburo meeting of the Workers' Party in his first public appearance in 25 days and discussed nationwide anti-coronavirus measures, state media said Monday. During the enlarged politburo meeting held Sunday, Kim discussed "COVID-19 and the state anti-epidemic situation and clarified the tasks for the Party, military and econom...
2020-11-16 09:24
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