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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirms Pyongyang’s “invariable” backing for Russia amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. “I reaffirm my invariable support for you and the Russian Federation, being firmly convinced that the Russian...

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to formally charge North Korea with breaching the Armistice Agreement over activities along the fortified frontier, local media reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) South Korea is preparing to formally designate recent North Korean activities along the heavily fortified inter-Korean border as violations of the Armistice Agreement, following an investigation into incidents around the Military...

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(MENAFN) South Korea said Tuesday that an apology from Ukraine over the disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war did not meet Seoul’s expectations, raising the possibility of further diplomatic measures.

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(MENAFN) North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into waters off its east coast Saturday, the South Korean military said.

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(MENAFN) North Korea used the world stage on Monday to accuse Japan of pushing a military buildup and to declare that a multipolar world order is what it called an “irresistible trend of the times.” Speaking at the 81st session of the UN General...

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(MENAFN) South Korea escalated its dispute with Ukraine on Wednesday, insisting that Kyiv broke a confidentiality agreement over the handover of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) and that it was Ukraine that first asked for the matter to be...

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(MENAFN) The number of South Koreans who have relatives in North Korea after being separated by the Korean War has dropped below 33,000, continuing a long-term decline in the population, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Japan's prime minister issued a stark warning Tuesday, declaring that North Korea's expanding nuclear and missile programs represent a grave threat to global peace, and calling for the country's complete denuclearization in accordance...

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(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung extended an offer of peace and renewed cooperation to North Korea on Tuesday, calling for dialogue and peaceful coexistence in an address to the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Lee...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has dismissed a report concerning its citizens working abroad, rejecting allegations from a US-led sanctions monitoring body and arguing that the group has improperly portrayed lawful economic cooperation as breaches of United...

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(MENAFN) North Korea has rejected discussions at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting concerning its denuclearization, insisting that its status as a nuclear weapons state is "absolute," according to reports.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has lashed out at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its general assembly renewed calls for Pyongyang's denuclearization, insisting its status as a nuclear-armed state is non-negotiable, state media reported...

U.S. Department of the Treasury

WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury took unprecedented action against the A7 Network, a shadow banking network with ties to Russia used by the Iranian regime to evade sanctions.

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(MENAFN) The South Korean government has backed a proposed bill that would relax restrictions on civilian contacts with North Korean residents by removing the government’s authority to reject such requests, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Rival accusations flew between the two Koreas on Wednesday over a pair of blasts near the Military Demarcation Line in the western Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sept. 21, which wounded three South Korean soldiers.

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(MENAFN) A search operation was underway Thursday for a North Korean crew member who remained missing after an auxiliary boat linked to a North Korean merchant vessel sank in international waters between South Korea and Japan.

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(MENAFN) South Korea's government has thrown its support behind a legislative push to loosen restrictions on citizens seeking contact with North Korean residents, backing a measure that would strip authorities of their power to block such...

U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee Chairwoman Young Kim delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled "Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression”. -Remarks-...

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(MENAFN) A South Korean court on Wednesday ordered North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages for the 2020 demolition of the inter-Korean joint liaison office, a landmark ruling in Seoul's long-running effort to hold Pyongyang...