North Korean senior official Kim Yo Jong blamed the South for the decline in inter-Korea relations on Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang demolished the Inter-Korean Liaison Office and threatened to move …
As Kim Jong-un Turns Hostile to South Korea, His Sister Does the Talking
Kim Yo-jong’s deepening power and “revolutionary” bloodline make her a potential candidate to replace her brother in patriarchal North Korea.
South Korea’s Moon faces crisis in peace bid with North but has few options
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in faces the biggest crisis yet in his bid to foster reconciliation with North Korea, as it lashes out with the destruction of a joint office and rolls back agreements …
South Korea says it will no longer tolerate irrational remarks by the North
This is a fundamental breach of trust that the leaders of South and North have built up until now, and we are clearly warning that we will no longer tolerate these irrational remarks and actions by …
South Korea warns Kim Jong Un against ‘reckless’ provocations
South Korea warned North Korea against further provocations, after Kim Jong Un’s regime pledged to dismantle the last remnants of President Moon Jae-in’s legacy of rapprochement and move troops into …
The Korean won could strengthen against the US dollar if tensions calm down between North and South Korea: NatWest
Tensions have been rising between North and South Korea. Max Lin from NatWest says the Korean won could strengthen against the U.S. dollar if the pressure eases.
North Korea rejects South’s offer of envoys, vows to redeploy border troops
North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected a South Korean offer to send special envoys to ease escalating tension over defiance by North Korean defectors and stalled reconciliation efforts, and it …
Tensions between North and South Korea to escalate further after Pyongyang bombed joint office, analysts say
Tensions between the two Koreas may continue to rise after a joint liaison office in a border town was blown up, analysts said on Wednesday.
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran
Months into Iran’s fight against the coronavirus, doctors and nurses at Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital still don a mask, a disposable hazmat suit and a double layer of latex gloves every day to …
Iran slams UN dropping Saudi Yemen coalition from blacklist
Iran said on Wednesday the UN is giving a “free pass” to the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen by removing it from a list of groups violating children’s rights. A recent report by UN Secretary Gen …