U.S. special envoy on North Korea to visit Tokyo and Seoul
TOKYO (Reuters) -- The U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights issues, Julie Turner, will travel to Tokyo and Seoul from Monday, the State Department said.
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Russians enter North Korea in first foreign tour group since Covid-19 pandemic
About 100 Russians flew to North Korea on Friday for a private tour, becoming the first foreign group to visit the reclusive state following the Covid-19 pandemic in a landmark trip summed up by the Russian embassy as “Pyongyang opens its door”.
North Korea scraps all economic co-operation with South Korea
SEOUL — North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements with South Korea on promoting economic co-operation, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday (Feb 8), as the two Koreas' ties continue to deteriorate.
North Korea hones cruise missile tech with 4 tests in 2 weeks
SEOUL -- With four missile tests in two weeks, North Korea is accelerating its push for more precise cruise missiles with an eye on South Korean and U.S. military targets.
South Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North’s escalating threats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s recent escalation of threats and more tests of weapons aimed at South Korea haven’t done much to upset the calm in the nation’s capital.
Signs of rare unrest among North Korean workers in China, researchers say
SEOUL - South Korea's intelligence agency says poor conditions for North Koreans working overseas have led to "incidents and accidents", while researchers report rare protests and unrest in China among workers from a North Korean military-linked trading company.
North Korea scraps all economic cooperation with South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly has voted to scrap all agreements signed with South Korea on promoting economic cooperation, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Thursday, as the two Koreas' relations continue to deteriorate sharply.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un says he has lawful right to destroy South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he has the legal right to annihilate South Korea, in his latest move to threaten his neighbour after starting the year by eliminating the concept of peaceful unification from his state’s national policy.