Seoul, Jan 21 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that he will make diplomatic efforts to help North Korea and the United States swiftly resume bilateral talks while implementing measures to create conditions for a resumption of inter-Korean dialogue. “As a pacemaker, we will make diplomatic efforts to ensure that North Korea-US dialogue will soon take place and create conditions for the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue,” Lee said in a nationally televised press conf…
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Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sacked a vice premier of the North’s cabinet over the official’s irresponsibility in modernising a machinery plant, state media reported on Tuesday, in a rare public dismissal ahead of a key party congress. Kim dismissed Vice Premier Yang Sung-ho ‘on the spot’ at an inauguration ceremony of the first-stage modernisation project at the Ryongsong Machine Complex on Monday, according to the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)Kim said th…
Seoul, Jan 20 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday instructed authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into a civilian accused of flying a drone into North Korea, calling it an unacceptable act that requires stern measures.Lee made the remarks during a Cabinet meeting, as the civilian was questioned by a joint military-police investigation team last Friday over the alleged drone incursion.”It is unacceptable to send drones to the North for unlawful purposes or for a civi…
Seoul, Jan 19 (IANS) A major indoctrination facility in North Korea displayed banners calling South Korea the “No. 1 hostile country” and inciting public animosity against Seoul, photos released by the North’s media showed on Monday. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published the photos while reporting on North Koreans touring the Central Class Education House in Pyongyang as part of celebrations marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League, the co…
Seoul, Jan 18 (IANS) A civilian suspect accused of making a drone allegedly flown into North Korea previously worked at the South Korean presidential office under former President Yoon Suk Yeol, sources said on Sunday. The man in his 30s, who was questioned Friday by a joint military-police investigation team, had monitored news reports while working under the spokesperson’s office at Yoon’s presidential office, according to sources familiar with the matter, Yonhap News Agency reported.He is kno…
Seoul, Jan 13 (IANS) North Korea has replaced its top officials in charge of guarding leader Kim Jong-un in recent years, Seoul’s unification ministry said on Tuesday. North Korea has changed the chiefs of three major North Korean units defending the security of the North’s leader — the Guard Office of the ruling party, the Guard Department of the State Affairs Commission and the Guard Command — the ministry said in its analysis of the major reshuffle of North Korean officials in 2025.The mini…
Nara, Jan 13 (IANS) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Japan on Tuesday for summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with the two leaders expected to discuss bilateral ties, as well as regional and global issues, amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.Lee will stay in Nara Prefecture, Takaichi’s home prefecture, for two days as part of reciprocal leader-level visits dubbed ‘shuttle diplomacy,’ aimed at sustaining the recent momentum in improved relations.It will ma…
Seoul, Jan 11 (IANS) The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for Seoul to provide a detailed explanation about recent drone incursions, claiming that the drones from South Korea clearly violated the North’s airspace. Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, made the remarks as South Korea’s Defence Ministry denied Pyongyang’s claim about the drone incursions from the South’s military, raising the possibility that …
Seoul, Jan 10 (IANS) North Korea claimed on Saturday that South Korea infringed on its sovereignty with drone incursions in September last year and earlier this week, saying that Seoul should be ready to ‘pay a high price’ for what it called a provocation.But South Korea’s defence ministry rejected Pyongyang’s claim, saying the South’s military did not operate drones on the dates asserted by the North.A spokesperson of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army issued a statement denouncing S…
Seoul, Jan 8 (IANS) A North Korean party magazine stressed the importance of designating the state leader’s successor in a publication in March last year, shortly before leader Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Ju-ae, resumed public appearances following a brief hiatus.Amid speculation that Ju-ae is being groomed as Kim’s potential successor, the publication has gained attention as it may have been aimed at setting the stage for the ruling family’s third hereditary transfer of power.”Geunroja,” which mean…