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Defense minister holds talks with top Indian military official

South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo has held talks with his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, to discuss ways to expand bilateral ties and collaboration for North Korea's denucleariza...

Aug 11, 2018
Defense
Jin Air flight from Johor Bahru to Incheon delayed over technical problem

A Jin Air flight from Johor Bahru in Malaysia to Seoul has been delayed for about 26 hours due to a technical problem, the company said Saturday. This undated file photo provided by Jin Air Co. show...

Aug 11, 2018
Social affairs
N. Korea missing 'last 2 pieces' of technology to perfect ICBMs: US general

WASHINGTON -- North Korea appears to be missing the "last two pieces" of technology to perfect its intercontinental ballistic missiles amid the regime's pause in testing, a top US military official w...

Aug 11, 2018
North Korea
US backs S. Korea amid illegal imports of NK coal

WASHINGTON -- The United States voiced its continued support for South Korea Friday after three South Korean businesses were caught importing North Korean coal and iron in possible violation of UN sa...

Aug 11, 2018
North Korea
China-based N. Korea tourism agency suspends group tours

A China-based tourism agency said Friday it will stop all group travel packages to North Korea starting this week for around a month due to domestic affairs in the North. Chinese tourists at a desti...

Aug 10, 2018
North Korea
S. Korea sends envoy to Libya to seek release of hostage

South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday it has sent an envoy to Libya as part of efforts to win the release of a South Korean national kidnapped by an unidentified armed group there. This file ph...

Aug 10, 2018
National
[Newsmaker] Opinion rigging scandal feeds partisan bickering

A blogger at the center of an opinion-rigging scandal and his group, who have played up their role in President Moon Jae-in’s presidential campaign, are likely to continue causing political strife, e...

Aug 10, 2018
Social affairs
[Photo News] Striking portraits of North Korean women

Photos showing North Korean women and the various roles they take up in the northern half of the peninsula were released online by Agence France-Presse Friday. AFP has its own webpage called Faces o...

Aug 10, 2018
North Korea
Three S. Korean firms brought in N. Korean coal disguised as Russian products: probe

Three South Korean companies brought in North Korean coal and pig iron disguised as Russian products in possible violation of international sanctions, the South Korean customs agency said Friday. ...

Aug 10, 2018
Foreign Policy
N. Korean coal, pig iron illegally shipped to S. Korea: customs office

Three South Korean firms imported North Korean coal from Russia by forging customs documents in apparent violation of a UN sanctions resolution, authorities here announced Friday. The findings prese...

Aug 10, 2018
North Korea
Kim Kyoung-soo denies allegations in Druking case

South Gyeongsang Province Gov. Kim Kyoung-soo on Friday denied all allegations in connection to the Druking scandal, and called for a politically unbiased investigation. Speaking to reporters in the...

Aug 10, 2018
Social affairs
Time, place of third Moon-Kim summit may be subject to change: Seoul

When and where the leaders of South Korea and North Korea will hold their next meeting may be finalized in high-level talks next week, but an earlier agreement to meet in Pyongyang this fall could be...

Aug 10, 2018
North Korea
Korea to offer $500,000 in aid for quake-hit Indonesia

South Korea said Friday it will provide Indonesian with $500,000 in humanitarian assistance after the Southeast Asian nation suffered damage from a recent earthquake. The cash aid will be delivered ...

Aug 10, 2018
Foreign Policy
Ruling party hopes new inter-Korean summit can improve NK-US ties

The ruling Democratic Party on Friday expressed hope that a new inter-Korean summit could pave the way for North Korea and the United States to make progress in Pyongyang's denuclearization. The two...

Aug 10, 2018
North Korea
N. Korea says US risking security ahead of planned Koreas summit

North Korea lashed out at the US for risking stability on the Korean peninsula Thursday, even as Pyongyang and Seoul push towards a third leadership summit. The uneasy neighbours will hold high-leve...

Aug 10, 2018
North Korea

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