SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- The unification ministry on Friday unveiled guidelines on a recently legislated ban on sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea in an effort to ensure better inte...
12:07 Jan. 22
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea was ranked the worst in terms of prevalence of undernourishment among its population in the Asia-Pacific region, a report showed Friday.
According to the r...
09:26 Jan. 22
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Having a consistent policy on North Korea may be the key to denuclearizing the North, U.S. experts said Thursday.
They argued the North may have h...
06:54 Jan. 22
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By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Thursday to maintain close partnerships with the new U.S. a...
18:04 Jan. 21
By Oh Seok-min
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry vowed Thursday to hold military talks with North Korea on a regular basis this year to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula, while be...
17:00 Jan. 21
By Yi Wonju
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Lee In-young said Thursday he will seek to advance the Korean Peninsula peace process and come up with realistic solutions for North Kore...
16:59 Jan. 21
(ATTN: UPDATES with quote on U.S. in 2nd para, remarks on China, Japan, details from 5th para)
By Lee Chi-dong
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Thursday to maintain close pa...
16:34 Jan. 21
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- President Moon Jae-in pledged Thursday to maintain close partnerships with the new U.S. administration, chairing a rare plenary session of the National Security Council (...
16:10 Jan. 21
By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- With an eventful chapter of unorthodox American diplomacy over, the launch of the Joe Biden administration is raising both hope and uncertainty for its al...
13:22 Jan. 21
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is and will continue to be a major challenge for the new U.S. administration, but not as great a challenge as other domestic issues such ...
06:14 Jan. 21
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SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Soldiers and civilians staged joint rallies across North Korea, calling for nationwide cooperation to carry out new policies and decisions made dur...
19:23 Jan. 20
By Song Sang-ho
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be "many, many years" away from developing a nuclear-powered submarine loaded with a ballistic missile, a U.S. rocket expert said W...
14:13 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- The number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea dropped sharply last year apparently due to the North's border closure to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus, gov...
09:56 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is stepping up antivirus efforts and tightening border control to ward off the new coronavirus, state media reported Wednesday, as major political events atte...
09:38 Jan. 20
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Yonhap) -- Soldiers and civilians staged joint rallies across North Korea, calling for nationwide cooperation to carry out new policies and decisions made during a recent rare party...
08:14 Jan. 20
(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks from Blinken from 6th para: ADDS photo)
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. administration of Joe Biden plans to review the country's...
08:04 Jan. 20
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The new U.S. administration of Joe Biden plans to review the country's entire approach and policy toward North Korea, Biden's secretary of state nominee said Tuesday...
07:48 Jan. 20
(ATTN: UPDATES with additional remarks from Blinken in last 6 paras; REPLACES photo)
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Secretary of State-designate Antony Blinken on Tuesday vowed eff...
04:36 Jan. 20
By Byun Duk-kun
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- Secretary of State-designate Antony Blinken on Tuesday vowed efforts to improve U.S. relations with allies, saying the country is "far better positio...
04:13 Jan. 20