Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

High-profile chief of North's abolished body appears to retain director title

Ri Son-gwon, director of North Korea's now-abolished United Front Department (UFD), which handled affairs with South Korea, appears to have retained his director title even after the department's dissolution, a North Korean report showed Monday.

2025-10-13

Seoul dismisses Pyongyang's report on South's human rights

The Unification Ministry on Monday hit back at North Korea's latest report on the state of South Korean human rights, which included a myriad of unfounded claims regarding life in the South.

2023-07-31

Unification minister offers talks with North 'whenever, wherever'

South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Young-se said he was willing to talk to Ri Son-gwon, head of the North Korean ruling Workers’ Party’s United Front Department, “whenever, wherever.”

2022-06-21