Rep. Kwon Young-se of the People Power Party (PPP) came out as the winner against Democratic Party (DP) candidate Kang Tae-woong in Yongsan District in a nail-biter of a race for one of Seoul’s most crucial districts.
Three female North Korean refugees on Monday opened up about their past and their thoughts about a future in South Korea during a rare media open day at Hanawon, a support center for defectors operated by Seoul's Unification Ministry.
Minister Kwon Young-se called on Kim Jong-un to abandon his nuclear weapons and missile programs, which are the targets of international sanctions that have banned the majority of the North’s export items.
South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Young-se blamed North Korea for suspending inter-Korean communication in a statement on Tuesday, where he said the regime's sudden silence would only deepen its isolation.
The Unification Ministry announced Monday that it will launch a committee to advise the minister on the establishment of a long-delayed foundation aimed at promoting human rights in North Korea.
North Korea's military fired over one hundred artillery shells into waters off its eastern and western coasts on Monday as its state-run propaganda outlet launched a verbal salvo against South Korea's top official on inter-Korean affairs.
Unification Minister Kwon Young-se called on North Korea to return to talks with South Korea during his first visit to the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area (JSA) on Tuesday.
Unification Minister Kwon Young-se, fourth from left in front row, and guests pose for a group photo at the Korea Global Forum for Peace at the Millennium Hilton Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday.
The entire world is having tough times after the pandemic and the start of the Ukraine war. South and North Korea under such harsh circumstances must have dialogue and cooperate to tackle challenges first.
The truth behind the previous administration's repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019 became even murkier on Tuesday as Seoul's defense and unification ministries partially contradicted claims made by the ruling People Power Party (PPP).
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