WASHINGTON/SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An American soldier who crossed the inter-Korean border into North Korea in July is in U.S. custody after his release by the reclusive regime, senior U.S. administration officials said Wednesday, capping an intense diplomatic operation facilitated by Sweden and China. Speaking in a press briefing, the officials said Pvt. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea has stipulated the policy of strengthening its nuclear force in the constitution at a key parliamentary meeting, as leader Kim Jong-un said trilateral security cooperation between South Korea, the United States, and Japan poses “the worst actual threat.” The decision was made at the ninth session of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down the law banning the sending of propaganda leaflets into North Korea, 2 1/2 years after the law went into force. The revised Development of Inter-Korean Relations Act went into effect in March 2021 to prohibit the launching of anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea is scheduled to convene a key parliamentary meeting Tuesday amid keen attention over whether its leader Kim Jong-un will attend it to deliver any message related to his latest summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korea earlier announced its plan to hold the ninth session of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a stern warning against North Korea on Tuesday, saying the regime will be brought to an end by the South Korea-U.S. alliance if it uses nuclear weapons. Yoon made the remark during a speech marking the 75th Armed Forces Day, which is celebrated on [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea on Monday lambasted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for making “hysterical” remarks after he warned against possible military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow last week. Yoon said in a U.N. General Assembly speech that any arms deal between Pyongyang and Moscow would be considered a “direct [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a politburo meeting with top officials to discuss the outcome of his latest summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and called for thorough follow-up measures, state media reported Friday. During the political bureau meeting of the central committee of the Workers’ Party [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill calling for the expansion of sanctions against North Korea’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine, a congressional website showed Wednesday. On Monday, Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced the bill, entitled “To provide for the imposition of sanctions with [...]
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a stark warning against military cooperation between North Korea and Russia on Wednesday (U.S. time), saying any arms deal between the two countries would be considered a “direct provocation” against South Korea. Yoon made the remark during a keynote address to the U.N. [...]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The United States is trying to stop North Korea’s potential arms support to Russia “wherever we can,” its top diplomat said Wednesday, as last week’s summit between the two isolated regimes deepened concerns about their military cooperation. Speaking in an interview with broadcaster NBC, Secretary of State Antony Blinken [...]