General Antonio Guterres regrets that North Korea has severed hotlines with South Korea, warning that such channels “are necessary to avoid misunderstandings or miscalculations,” a U.N. spokesman said …
South Korea to charge defector groups over North leaflets
South Korea’s government says it will press charges against two activist groups that have been floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets and bottles filled with rice to North Korea …
EXPLAINER-Pyongyang calling: What we know about the hotlines to North Korea
North Korea has said it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea, a tactic the isolated country has used repeatedly during periods of rising tension. At least 49 hotlines have been …
South Korea to charge defectors with violation of inter-Korea law
The South Korean government says it is charging two North Korean defector organizations with violation of an inter-Korea cooperation law.
South Korea Acts to Stop Defectors Sending Aid, Messages to North Korea
A day after North Korea suspended communication hotlines with South Korea over defectors who send propaganda and contraband into the North, South Korea said it would take legal action against two …
South Korea Targets Anti-North Leaflets After Pyongyang Fury
South Korea said Wednesday it would take legal action against two defector groups for sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border, after North Korea ramped up its threats over the campaigns.
South Korea to Charge Defector Groups Over Anti-North Propaganda Leaflets
The announcement by Seoul’s Unification Ministry came a day after North Korea announced it was cutting off all communication channels with South Korea over its inability to prevent North Korean …
North Korea is making millions selling sand. Yes, sand.
It was May of last year when Lucas Kuo and Lauren Sung noticed something strange: more than 100 ships gathering in the waters near Haeju, North Korea.
U.N. expert reports widespread food shortages, ‘starving’ in North Korea
A United Nations human rights expert voiced alarm on Tuesday at what he called “widespread food shortages and malnutrition” in North Korea, which have been exacerbated by a nearly five-month border …
North Korea cuts off contact with South Korea, dialing up tensions
After days of increasingly hostile rhetoric, North Korea on Tuesday said it was cutting off all communication with South Korea, renewing tensions after a lull during which both countries battled the …