SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media on Wednesday reported on the martial law turmoil in South Korea for the first time, including the opposition’s push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, while blaming Yoon for causing nationwide chaos. “The shocking incident of the puppet Yoon Suk Yeol regime … suddenly declaring [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has not reported on last week’s martial law declaration in South Korea or its fallout in the following week through Tuesday, including the opposition’s push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. North Korea’s key news media, including the Rodong Sinmun and the Korean Central News Agency, have [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean national residing in Australia traveled to North Korea and met with two nephews in October in the first privately arranged separated families reunion in five years, the South Korean unification ministry said Tuesday. The 80-something person, who also holds Australian citizenship, reported the North Korean trip [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea will hold a key session of its rubber-stamp parliament next month to discuss a range of issues, including a constitutional amendment, the North’s state media reported Friday. The standing committee of the Supreme People’s Assembly held its 34th plenary meeting the previous day at the Mansudae Assembly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A new defense treaty signed by the leaders of North Korea and Russia in June came into force this week as the two nations have exchanged the treaty ratification instruments, state media reported Thursday. The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty went into effect Dec. 4, when the two sides signed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s state media on Thursday kept mum about President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of emergency martial law and its political repercussions. Yoon abruptly declared martial law late Tuesday, accusing the opposition of paralyzing the government with “anti-state” activities. He lifted the decree hours after the National Assembly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry said Wednesday it will focus on stably managing the situation with North Korea while adhering to its principle-based policy toward Pyongyang, following the short-lived declaration of martial law. The ministry released the statement after a meeting of senior officials, presided over by Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) –Half of the citizens from eight countries regard the unification of South and North Korea as necessary, and North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons is cited as the top prerequisite for unification, a poll showed Tuesday. A total of 50 percent of respondents said the two Koreas should [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Russia is believed to have used some 60 ballistic missiles provided by North Korea in the war against Ukraine, a Ukrainian media outlet has reported, citing its intelligence authorities. Andrii Chernyak, the representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine’s (DIU) defense ministry, shared the analysis in an interview with [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The unification ministry on Tuesday called on North Korea to “immediately and unconditionally” release Choi Chun-gil, a South Korean missionary detained in North Korea and five other nationals on the occasion of marking 10 years since his arrest. Choi is among six South Koreans who have currently been in [...]