Abe’s comments were certain to rile South Korea and China, which accuse Tokyo of failing to fully atone for wartime atrocities. Abe’s government has been working to repair relations with Seoul and Beijing. The statement came just hours after South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun marked a natio...
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) called South Korea "a foreign country and an apparent hostile country," and stressed "useless awareness about fellow countrymen and unreasonable idea of reunification" when he addressed inter-Korean ...
“Particularly it is extremely important that we were able to confirm close cooperation among Japan, the United States and the Republic of Korea on the issue of North Korea, the three countries who would like to cooperate so that North Korea will be able to take a positive position with ...
Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, speaks before leaving Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Jan. 10, 2024. Lee was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday after being stabbed in the neck last week. Lee told a televised press confe...
SEOUL, June 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Sunday met at the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom. Trump, who arrived in South Korea Saturday night after attending the Group of 20 (...
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied discussing the issue of U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), during the Hanoi summit. ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused South Korean media of tarnishing the North’s image. Kim alleged they exaggerated death tolls from recent floods that hit the country’s northwest region and hinted that he would refuse Seoul’s offer for aid.
Zelenskyy ready to hand over North Korea troops We may also see some movement on the exchange of captured troops after Ukraine's president said his forces were ready to hand over North Korean soldiers. Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's...
A National Assembly staff sprays fire extinguishers to block soldiers entering the main hall of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Jo Da-un/Yonhap via AP) South Korea’s constitution allows a president to impose military rule during “wartime, war-like si...
PYONGYANG, June 24 (Xinhua) -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has called on the Korean People's Army to "improve the absolute power and the military and technical edge," the official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday. ...