Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan met here Wednesday and reaffirmed the importance of trilateral cooperation in resolving North Korea's nuclear conundrum, the State Department said.The meeting involved Ma Sang-yoon, director-general of the South Korean Foreign Ministry
North Korea blasted the United States on Sunday for its latest military exercise in South Korea that involved long-range strategic bombers, calling it a reckless provocation that may lead to an all-out war on the Korean Peninsula.In a signed commentary, the North's official newspaper Rodong Sinm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a memorial hall to pay tribute to the regime's late founder upon the 23rd anniversary of his death, its state-run media said Saturday.Kim Jong-un was at the Kumsusan Memorial Hall, where the body of Kim Il-sung, his grandfather, is enshrined, to pay respec
South Korea said Friday it is considering proposing military and Red Cross talks to North Korea to follow up on President Moon Jae-in's offer to stop all acts of hostility on the border and hold reunions of separated families.Moon unveiled his broad vision for bringing peace to the Korean Penins
North Korea on Sunday condemned the South for what it called Seoul's "submission to the U.S.," as leaders of the two countries joined their voices last week in urging Pyongyang to give up its nuclear ambition.The Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, published a commentary that assess
President Moon Jae-in has received a boost in his push for improving inter-Korean relations as U.S. President Donald Trump has formally thrown his weight behind it, government officials and experts here said Sunday.They emphasized it's important to follow up their summit agreement via close coor
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a "phased and comprehensive" approach to denuclearizing North Korea, which may allow an early engagement with Pyongyang following the start of the denuclearization process.In a joint news conference after t
South Korea and the United States stand at a "critical juncture" in their alliance in the face of the rapidly growing threats from North Korea but they will surely achieve their "common goal" to successfully address the problem, Seoul's top diplomat said Sunday.Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wh
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Sunday urged North Korea to free South Koreans and Americans detained in the reclusive country in the wake of the death of an American college student who died days after being release in a coma.During a ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of the Korean War, Lee said
The South Korean leader of global taekwondo said Saturday he was hopeful the two Koreas would continue to engage in exchange programs following their historic meeting here.Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), has welcomed a delegation from the North Korea-led Internati
South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae expressed dismay Saturday over what it called "false" reports by a Japanese newspaper that suggested a possible crack in the South Korea-U.S. alliance.The rare rejection by Cheong Wa Dae came after Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported that the U.S.
A group of North Korean taekwondo officials and athletes arrived in South Korea on Friday for soon-to-be historic performances at the world championships.Amid much fanfare at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) delegation of 36, led by its president Ri
North Korea on Thursday rebuked President Moon Jae-in for suggesting that Seoul is open to unconditional talks if Pyongyang stops provocative acts, urging him to show a proper attitude toward inter-Korean ties.The South Korean leader's move to take issue with North Korea's nuclear program is
South Korea or its head of state Moon Jae-in does not need permission from the U.S. president or anyone else to engage North Korea in dialogue, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday."Resumption of dialogue with North Korea may need to be pursued in close cooperation and consu
A U.S. college student released from North Korea in a coma after 17 months of detention died Monday, his family said, blaming the "awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans."Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia student, died at 2:20 p.m., the fa
South Korea's top diplomat has asked the United Nations chief to provide strong support for the ongoing efforts aimed at resolving North Korea's nuclear problem, the foreign ministry said Monday.Kang Kyung-wha, a former U.N. policy adviser, was officially appointed by President Moon Jae-in o
A North Korean man defected to South Korea on Sunday after crossing the border, Seoul's military said.He was spotted at the northern part of the mouth of the Han River in Gimpo, just west of Seoul, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Questioning is under way to find out
South Korea's unification ministry is mulling over how to name President Moon Jae-in's inter-Korean policy to better present his vision for solving North Korea's nuclear problems and promoting economic cooperation, government sources said Sunday.Moon's policy advisory panel has instr
North Korea's official newspaper claimed Saturday that a test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile is not far away."The series of recent strategic weapons tests show that we are not too far away from test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile," the Rodong Sinmun said in an ed
The United States and South Korea should make sure to build missile defenses effective enough to guard against an electromagnetic pulse attack from North Korea, a U.S. expert said Friday.Henry Cooper, a missile expert who served in senior defense positions in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administ