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Unification Ministry pledges more female speakers after British envoy withdraws from male-dominated forum

The Unification Ministry said Wednesday it will try to invite more female experts to speak at its events after British Ambassador to Korea Colin Crooks withdrew from a ministry-organized forum on Sept. 3 that predominantly features male panelists.

2024-08-29

North Korean soldier defects to the South: Military

A North Korean soldier defected to the South early Tuesday, Seoul's military confirmed.

2024-08-20

Unification minister calls on North to accept proposed working group to reduce tensions

Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho on Friday called on North Korea to accept President Yoon Suk Yeol's proposal to establish a working group to reduce tensions and resume communications over inter-Korean channels.

2024-08-16

Monument for North Korean defectors who died during escape unveiled by Unification Ministry

The Unification Ministry on Thursday unveiled a monument near the inter-Korean border to commemorate North Korean defectors who lost their lives during escapes from the repressive regime.

2024-08-01

Presidential spokesperson tapped as new vice unification minister

President Yoon Seok Yeol tapped presidential spokesperson Kim Soo-kyung as the new vice minister of unification on Monday.

2024-07-15

South Koreans prefer own nuclear deterrent over U.S. troops: Survey

The survey, conducted by the Korea Institute of National Unification, found that 44.6 percent of respondents said they would choose development and possession of an independent nuclear arsenal over keeping the U.S. military presence in South Korea.

2024-06-27

North Korea turns to executions, surveillance to block outside culture

North Korea has ramped up public executions of its people who watched or distributed South Korean movies and music, South Korea's Unification Ministry said Thursday, underscoring Pyongyang's attempt to block the inflow of outside culture.

2024-06-27

South considers legal action against North's use of Kaesong complex

The Unification Ministry said Wednesday it plans to take legal actions against North Korea if Pyongyang expands its unauthorized use of the now-shuttered joint industrial complex in the North's border city of Kaesong in a full-scale manner.

2024-05-29

91-year-old mother writes Yoon, North's Kim to reunite with abducted son

A 91-year-old woman whose son was kidnapped by North Korean agents four decades ago penned a letter to the regime's leader, Kim Jong-un, asking to be reunited with her abducted child, the Unification Ministry said Friday.

2024-05-27

North Korea sounds out cooperation with Iranian automaker Saipa

North Korea expressed interest in cooperation with Iranian automaker Saipa during a recent trip by an official delegation from Pyongyang to Tehran, according to a social media post uploaded by the company on Tuesday.

2024-05-07