All posts tagged "North Korea"

  • A North Korean soldier takes picture of an American soldier and a Korean military police officer at Panmujeom. (Newsis)
    N. Korea sends letter to UN to call for end of US military presence in S. Korea

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — North Korea has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council, denouncing the U.S. military’s presence in South Korea for destabilizing the divided Korean Peninsula and demanding its withdrawal, according to the United Nations....

    • Posted September 14, 2015
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  • South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo, left, and Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se stand alongside of Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, second from right, and Defense Minister Kevin Andrews, right, during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Sydney, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. Bilateral meetings between the nations are taking place later in the day. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
    S. Korea, Australia united against N. Korea’s provocation

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — In high-level security talks, South Korea and Australia reaffirmed their unity Friday in pressing North Korea to halt provocative acts and return to the nuclear negotiations. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and Defense Minister Han...

    • Posted September 11, 2015
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  • Donald Trump (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
    Trump says he’s against deal with N. Korea

    WASHINGTON (Yonhap) — U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Wednesday he is against a deal with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Trump made the brief comment when asked what he thinks about Pyongyang’s nuclear...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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    Major floods leave 89 N. Koreans dead, 10 missing: Red Cross

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — Two major floods caused by heavy rainfall killed 89 people and left 10 people missing in North Korea last month, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) said Wednesday. North Korean authorities and...

    • Posted September 9, 2015
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  • This file photo, taken on Feb. 20, 2014, shows the reunions of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War held at Mount Kumgang in North Korea. (Yonhap)
    Separated Korean families speak of sorrow, hope ahead of family reunions

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Ryoo Si-bong, 76, cannot sleep well these days on anticipation that South and North Korea’s recent landmark deal on easing military tension may make his lifelong wish come true: meeting his older sister living...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • Kim Gunn (R), South Korea`s deputy chief to the six-party talks on North Korea`s nuclear program, poses for a photo with his Chinese counterpart Xiao Qian during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Sept. 7, 2015. Xiao visited South Korea for discussions with director general-level officials handling North Korea affairs. (Yonhap)
    S. Korea, China reaffirm close coordination on N. Korean nuke

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean and Chinese nuclear envoys held talks here Monday on ways to bring North Korea back to the bargaining table, capitalizing on the mood of closer security ties between the two nations following...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • South Korean soldiers patrol along the coast of the western island of Yeonpyeong, South Korea. (Yonhap)
    65 N. Koreans cross sea, land borders to defect to South over 5 yrs

    SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) — A total of 65 North Koreans have crossed the tightly-patrolled land and sea borders with South Korea to defect to the capitalist country since 2010 with 15 of them breaking the borders...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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