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Two Koreas complete withdrawal of troops, firearms at 22 guard posts in fortified border area
The North and South Korean militaries completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front-line guard posts Saturday as they continue to implement a wide-ranging agreement reached in September to reduce tensions across the world's most heavily fortified border, a South Korean Defense Ministry official ...
Kim Jong Un woos South Korean investors on reviving Mount Kumgang resort
The two-lane highway south from North Korea's Mount Kumgang across the Demilitarized Zone is lined by tall green fences and street lamps that are only turned on for special occasions. Children play on a parallel stretch of railroad that hasn't been in regular use ...
Japan and South Korea leaders unlikely to hold talks as ties sour over wartime labor ruling
The leaders of Japan and South Korea are not expected to hold talks on the sidelines of upcoming regional conferences that both plan to attend, in the latest sign of souring bilateral ties, sources have said. Relations between the two neighbors appear to be rapidly ...
Moon Jae-in says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul 'soon'
President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will "soon" visit Seoul as part of a flurry of high-profile diplomacy aimed at ridding North Korea of its nuclear weapons. During a speech before the National Assembly, Moon said that a second ...
North Korea preparing nuclear test site for international inspectors: report
North Korea may be preparing for a visit by international inspectors to its shuttered Punggye-ri nuclear test site, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday, citing the country's spy agency. "Signs have been detected that North Korea is doing some preparations and intelligence-related activity over ...
Top U.S. diplomat expected to meet Kim's right-hand man next week, report says
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to meet with a top North Korean official next week as they seek to arrange a second summit between the two countries' leaders, according to a South Korean report. The meeting would likely take place on the ...
The North and South Korean militaries agreed Friday to completely destroy 22 front-line guard posts by the end of November as they discussed their next steps in implementing a wide-ranging military agreement signed last month to reduce tensions. They also agreed to conduct a joint ...
South Korean war on 'fake news' raises concern of censorship
While governments around the world ponder how to deal with the explosion of "fake news," South Korea has come out swinging, vowing to use its criminal laws to curb what officials have declared a threat to democracy. The plans have drawn an outcry from civil ...
The ongoing detente between North Korea and the United States has done little, if anything, to improve Pyongyang's abysmal rights record, the U.N. independent investigator on human rights in the nuclear-armed country said Tuesday, just weeks before the expected passage of a Japan-led resolution ...
South Korea approves deals with North amid conservative opposition
The government of South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday formally approved the rapprochement deals he made with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last month. The step is largely seen as an effort by Moon to show he's determined to carry out the deals ...
North Korea's box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification
It's the stuff of an Indiana Jones movie: supernatural kings, ancient tombs, and government-backed archaeologists striving to harness the power of legend for a greater cause. On a divided Korean Peninsula, tales of King Dangun — the mythical founder of the first Korean kingdom more ...
Pope is conveyed invite from North Korea, signals he will consider it
Pope Francis on Thursday received an invitation to visit North Korea and the pontiff indicated that he would consider making what would be a landmark trip to the hermit nation, according to South Korean officials. South Korean President Moon Jae-in relayed the invitation from ...
