SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea will begin vaccinating its people against Covid-19 around November, state media said Friday, about a month after the country declared victory over the virus. It is the first time the isolated regime officially announced its plans for vaccination since the start of...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2022 shows...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul on Thursday proposed talks with Pyongyang to resume reunions for thousands of families divided by the Korean War, saying time was running out for ageing relatives. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Pope Francis has asked Pyongyang to invite him to North Korea, saying in a televised interview on Friday that he would not turn down a chance to visit and work for peace. A potential papal visit to the isolated, nuclear-armed country was previously floated in 2018 when Seoul's...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's state media reported four new fever cases Thursday, saying they were suspected of being infected with the "malignant epidemic" -- just two weeks after the country declared victory over Covid-19. The isolated nation, which has maintained a rigid blockade since the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". This picture taken on August 10, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to "wipe out" Seoul authorities over a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Sunday criticised UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his "dangerous words" after he called for the complete and verifiable denuclearisation of Pyongyang during a visit to Seoul. Guterres, who was in South Korea on a two-day visit, expressed his "clear...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over Covid-19. The announcement comes after Pyongyang earlier this week blamed Seoul for causing the Covid-19 outbreak in the...
SEOUL, South Korea -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Saturday slammed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her recent visit to the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, calling her the "worst destroyer of international peace". In this handout photo from the Speakers Office, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea reported zero fever cases Friday for a seventh straight day, state media said, adding that everyone who had fallen sick since the country confirmed its first Covid-19 infections had recovered. The isolated country, which has maintained a rigid coronavirus blockade...
