Former abductee urges Kishida to hold Japan-North Korea summit
67-year-old Yasushi Chimura was abducted in 1978 and held in North Korea until he was returned to Japan in Oct 2002, following a summit between the two nations
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North Korean media decries Yoon’s remarks on Iran
During a visit to a South Korean military contingent, Yoon said that the UAE's "enemy and biggest threat" is Iran while the South's enemy is North Korea.
North Korea to impose harsher penalties on use of South Korean slang
Details on punishments for violators were not revealed. However, watching, keeping or distributing media from capitalist countries can be punishable by death.
Eyes on Kim Jong Un at upcoming parliamentary meeting
North Korea’s legislative body, the Supreme People’s Assembly, will meet Tuesday in Pyongyang, in accordance with the decision made by the SPA Standing Committee in December…
Kim Jong Un’s revelation of daughter hints at prolonged family rule
Kim Jong Un, who turned 39 on Jan. 8, is the third generation of his family to have successively ruled North Korea since its 1948 foundation.
North Korea says it will never compromise over sovereignty
Country ruler Kim has called for continuing with the military and nuclear buildup to defend the country’s sovereignty.
North Korea’s youth and elite becoming disillusioned with regime: Expert
Elite defector-turned-lawmaker Rep. Tae Yong-ho believes that Kim Jong-un’s regime will fall from power one day, as time ushers in a new generation of possible dissidents.
South Korean military to develop drones to spy enemy rear areas
The Defence Ministry also said that the response to the cross-border infiltration by North Korean drones did not breach armistice agreements, and that the countermeasure was…
South Korean military admits North Korean drone entered presidential office no-fly zone
The latest announcement was a reversal of the military’s previous statements that a North Korean UAV never entered any no-fly zones.
South Korea’s Yoon considers suspension of military agreement on reducing tensions with North Korea
The presidential office said North Korea explicitly violated the military agreement a total of 17 times, including 15 times since October last year.