Tag: North Korea
South Korea’s Lee intends to retain ‘comfort women’ pact with Japan, paper says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan…
North Korea is where this 95-year-old wants to die. South Korea won’t let him go
Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn…
North Korean leader’s sister says her country will never see the South as a diplomatic partner
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country…
California man who admitted shipping weapons to North Korea is sentenced to 8 years in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting to…
Kim Jong Un pledges to speed up nuclear build-up over US-South Korea drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to accelerate the expansion of his country’s nuclear arsenal, condemning…
North Korea’s Kim says joint US-South Korea drills show will for war provocation
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament…
South Korean and US militaries begin annual summertime drills to cope with North Korean threats
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began their annual large-scale joint military exercise…
South Korea’s Lee orders partial phased implementation of existing North Korea pacts
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang,…
South Korea president vows to build ‘military trust’ with North
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust",…
As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?
The writing has been on the wall for a long time: South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout…
Russian Duma speaker Volodin meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an…
Putin, North Korea’s Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, days ahead of…