SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim will join South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor as an adviser in January, the company said on Friday. Kim, a Korean-American …
S. Korea slams N. Korea for removing debris from now-destroyed joint liaison office
The unification ministry on Friday called on North Korea to “immediately” stop its work on removing debris from a now-destroyed inter-Korean joint liaison office in the North, saying it violates South …
(LEAD) N. Korea illegally running 30 S. Korean-owned facilities at Kaesong complex: Seoul
The ministry in charge of inter-Korean affairs called on North Korea to “immediately” stop the acts that violate the property rights of South Korean owners. “Despite our repeated urging and warnings, …
North Korea’s Rush to Spotlight Kim’s Daughter Reveals Succession Plans, Minister Says
North Korea’s Succession ChallengesKim Jong Un’s Daughter Comes into the Spotlight South Korea’s Minister of Unification, Kim Yeon Ho, stated that North Korea’s continued promotion of Kim Jong …
‘Houses of torment’ that hide North Korea’s darkest secret
Stories of people defecting from North Korea – like her – are not uncommon. After surviving a catastrophic famine that decimated Kim Jong-Un’s dystopian state in the mid-1990s, she fled to China where …
Up to 600 North Korean defectors deported by China ‘vanish’ – rights group
Up to 600 North Koreans have “vanished” after being forcibly deported by China in October, a Seoul-based human rights group said on Thursday, warning they may face imprisonment, torture, sexual …
National security advisers of US, South Korea and Japan will meet to discuss North Korean threat
The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this week to discuss North Korea’s military threat and other issues as they continue to promote trilateral
A family’s escape from North Korea through a minefield and stormy seas
Earlier this year, Mr Kim pulled off a seemingly impossible escape from North Korea. He fled by sea with his entire family – his pregnant wife, his mother, his brother’s family, and an urn containing …
North Koreans ‘sealed off and starved to death in pandemic’
His account is impossible to verify independently but, if accurate, it suggests that food shortages in parts of North Korea have been worse than many outside observers have assumed. He told the BBC …
North Koreans ‘sealed off and starved to death in pandemic’
His account is impossible to verify independently but, if accurate, it suggests that food shortages in parts of North Korea have been worse than many outside observers have assumed. He told the BBC …