Unification Ministry nurtures hope for detainees in North Korea
At the heart of the campaign is the distribution of symbolic badges adorned with three forget-me-not flowers, which symbolizes the "right to not be forgotten" for abductees,…
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North Korea trying to woo Japan with leaders’ summit, but Kishida faces difficult choices
Tokyo must accept Pyongyang’s weapons programme and treat its abductions of Japanese citizens in the 1970s and 1980s as a resolved issue for such a summit to be held, according…
North Korea going for short-range missiles a ‘Japan-conscious move’: Former Seoul defence official
Shin Beom-chul, who until recently served as the deputy national defense minister, said that North Korea was “likely trying to put on a show of force while at the same time…
Japan PM Kishida showed intention to meet North Korea leader: Kim Yo Jung
Kim Yo Jung, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, also said that improving bilateral relations will depend on whether Japan can make practical political decisions.
North Korea’s illicit cyber activities fund 40% of weapons program: UN report
North Korea sustains its operation of restaurants in at least five countries, including China, Laos and Russia, as a means of illicitly generating earnings through the deployment…
North Korea may ramp up provocations after month long break
The ruling People Power Party believes North Korea may escalate aggressions ahead of South Korea’s general election and the US presidential election.
North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles, with projectiles believed to have come down outside Japan’s EEZ
All three missiles had a maximum altitude of about 50 kilometres, and flew about 350 kilometres, with no damage to aircraft or ships confirmed.
North Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: Joint Chief of Staff
This marks the North's second ballistic missile launch of the year since the first on Jan 14, 2024.
South Korean convicted for bringing in and selling North Korean books
Jung was found to have signed a contract with the North Korean Copyright Secretariat through a Chinese broker, and brought a total of 22 North Korean novels, including "The Three…
US general voices concerns over ‘increasingly advanced’ long-range North Korean missiles
In the absence of dialogue with Seoul and Washington, Pyongyang has been doubling down on projects to develop various formidable weapons.