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South, North Korea have restored hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 03:10 PM

South and North Korea have restored hotlines that Pyongyang severed a year ago when ties deteriorated sharply, with renewed efforts by the 2 countries' leaders to rebuild relations, the South's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday. Read more »

North Korea's capital swelters in heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 03:20 PM

Pyongyang sweltered on Wednesday as state media issued warnings about a heatwave across North Korea. Read more »

Leaders of China and North Korea vow to strengthen ties: KCNA

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 02:09 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to bring their relations to a "new stage" as the two countries mark the 60th anniversary of a friendship pact, Pyongyang's state media reported Sunday.   Read more »

Top North Korean officials sacked after 'crucial' COVID-19 incident

Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 02:25 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un replaced several senior officials after a "crucial" coronavirus incident, state media reported Wednesday, potentially signaling a breach in the country's epidemic defenses. Read more »

North Koreans worry over 'emaciated' Kim Jong Un, state media says

Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 12:35 AM

SEOUL - Everyone in North Korea is heartbroken over leader Kim Jong Un's apparent weight loss, said an unidentified resident of Pyongyang quoted on the country's tightly controlled state media, after watching recent video footage of Kim. Read more »

'World's leading bank robbers': North Korea's hacker army

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 26 02:55 PM

Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts say, stealing billions of dollars and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programs. Read more »

Football: North Korea pull out of World Cup qualifiers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 09:39 PM

North Korea have pulled out of next month's qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation said Sunday.   Read more »

N.Korea dismisses 'spurious' US diplomacy: state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 09:11 AM

North Korea branded US diplomacy "spurious" on Sunday, dismissing the idea of talks with Washington a day after the Biden administration said it was open to diplomatic negotiations on denuclearization, state media reported.   Read more »

No sign of China backing for North Korean missile tests: experts

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 29 01:26 PM

China has no intention of stepping up military ties with North Korea, Chinese military analysts and sources said, dismissing speculation in Taiwan that recent missile launches by the reclusive state had the backing of Beijing.   Read more »

North Korea says it won't join Tokyo Olympics, citing COVID-19 concerns

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 08:57 AM

The decision was made at a meeting of North Korea's Olympic committee on March 25 including its sports minister. Read more »

US, Japan, S. Korea vow concerted efforts to address N. Korea nukes

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 03 04:53 PM

WASHINGTON - The United States, Japan and South Korea on Friday shared their concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missile programs and vowed "concerted" efforts toward denuclearization in the first gathering of their security advisers under the new US administration. Read more »

Biden aide to meet Japan, South Korea on next steps on North Korea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 02 09:16 AM

The Biden administration is looking at how to move forward after former president Donald Trump's unusually personal diplomacy with North Korea. Read more »

Seoul sends bid for co-hosting 2032 Olympics with N.Korea despite frosty ties

Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 08:15 PM

SEOUL - South Korean capital Seoul said on Thursday it has sent a proposal for co-hosting the 2032 Olympics with the North's Pyongyang to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in a bid to keep its hopes alive despite Brisbane being the front-runner. Read more »

North Korea accuses Biden of 'provocation' after missile test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 12:07 PM

Joe Biden's condemnation of this week's North Korean missile launches risked provoking further weapons tests, a top regime official said on Saturday after Pyongyang's first substantive provocation since the US president took office.  Read more »

N. Korea launch was new 'tactical guided projectile': Pyongyang

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 08:16 AM

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has tested a new "tactical guided projectile" with a solid-fuel engine, state media said Friday after the nuclear-armed country carried out its first substantive provocation since US President Joe Biden's inauguration. Read more »

N. Korea missile test casts shadow over Biden administration, Japan Olympics

Josh Smith and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 01:23 PM

UN Security Council resolutions ban North Korea from testing ballistic missiles and if the launch is confirmed it would represent a new challenge to President Joe Biden's efforts to engage with Pyongyang.   Read more »

North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile' into sea: South's military

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 07:28 AM

SEOUL - North Korea fired a device into the sea early Thursday, the South's military said, in what could be its first ballistic missile test during the Biden administration. Read more »

North Korea fires two short-range missiles, US still open to dialogue

Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 07:29 PM

The North Korean tests involved weapons systems at the low end of the spectrum that were not covered by UN Security Council testing bans, two senior officials of the Biden administration told a briefing call on Tuesday. Read more »

Kim Jong Un breaks ground for huge apartment development despite other stalled projects

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 10:42 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke ground for 10,000 new apartments in the capital city of Pyongyang, state media reported on Wednesday, despite economic crises that have left other signature construction projects stalled. Read more »

N. Korea closes embassy, diplomats leave Malaysia as ties severed

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 22 01:45 PM

North Korea closed its embassy in Kuala Lumpur and its diplomats left Malaysia on Sunday after Pyongyang announced it was cutting diplomatic ties with the Southeast Asian country over the extradition of one of its citizens to the United States. Read more »