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Yoon Suk-yeol dangles carrots at North Korea in Liberation Day speech

President Yoon Suk-yeol expanded on his "audacious initiative" to help North Korea's economy — provided Pyongyang takes steps toward denuclearization.

2022-08-15

President Yoon Suk-yeol calls Japan a 'partner' in Liberation Day speech

President Yoon Suk-yeol called Japan a "partner" to face common threats with as he urged the two countries to swiftly improve bilateral ties in his first Liberation Day address Monday.

2022-08-15

President Yoon Suk-yeol to meet United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday

President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Friday, the presidential office announced Monday. Guterres is scheduled to visit South Korea from Thursday to Friday.

2022-08-08

Pyongyang squawks at goings-on at NATO summit

North Korea's Foreign Ministry condemned South Korea, the United States and Japan for efforts to strengthen security cooperation in a trilateral summit in Madrid and accused Washington of creating a NATO-like military alliance in the Asia-Pacific.

2022-07-03

Yoon Suk-yeol debuts on international stage with NATO speech

President Yoon Suk-yeol told NATO leaders Wednesday that the way to lead North Korea to denuclearization is by showing firm resolve.

2022-06-30

NGOs protest North Korean chairmanship of Conference on Disarmament

Thirty UN-accredited nongovernmental organizations called on world democracies to protest North Korea’s upcoming chairmanship of the Conference on Disarmament (CD), comparing it to a “serial rapist in charge of a women’s shelter.”

2022-05-27

Appeasing North Korea has failed, Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol tells CNN

President Yoon Suk-yeol said that the age of appeasing North Korea is over in an interview with CNN, and that he expects any new inter-Korean talks to be initiated by leader Kim Jong-un.

2022-05-24

Moon and Kim exchange letters, reminiscing and expressing hope

President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un exchanged letters earlier this week, the two sides confirmed Friday.

2022-04-22

North warns of upping the ante after latest U.S. sanctions

North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Friday afternoon, said South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

2022-01-14

Biden's turn for sanctions on North over missile tests

The Joe Biden administration imposed its first sanctions on North Korea Wednesday in response to a series of ballistic missile tests, while maintaining it continues to seek dialogue with Pyongyang.

2022-01-13

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