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South Korea to accept all North Korean POWs from Ukraine, opposes repatriation to Pyongyang

South Korean government has made it clear that it will accept all North Korean soldiers captured on the battlefield by Ukraine, emphasizing that they...

Prominent lawmaker sparks controversy by proposing recognition of North Korea as ‘nuclear state’

South Korean lawmaker Park Jie-won of the Democratic Party has proposed recognizing North Korea as a 'nuclear state' as part of a three-step denuclearization...

South Korea slams North’s ‘inhumane’ troop deployment to Russia after newspaper interviews POWs

South Korea's Defense Ministry said Thursday that newspaper interviews with a pair of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukraine have "confirmed...

U.S. can respond in ‘overwhelming’ way in case of North Korean ICBM attack, official says

A senior U.S. military official warned Wednesday that America can respond in an "overwhelming" way in the "time, place and manner of our choosing"...

North Korea condemns U.S. over Australia’s acquisition of nuclear submarine

North Korea has intensified its criticism of the United States and Western nations, issuing a series of statements denouncing their policies. On February 20, North...

How Hyundai and Kia plan to take on the Trump tariffs

With U.S. President Donald Trump foretelling a 25 percent auto duty, Hyundai Motor and Kia will confront the imperative to accelerate boosting U.S. production...

South Korea anxiously watches as U.S.-Russia talks on Ukraine begin amid uncertainty

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged for the first time that North Korean troops have been killed in Russia’s war against Ukraine on Tuesday...

North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine expresses desire to defect to South Korea

One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has expressed his wish to go to South Korea, a news report said Wednesday,...

Chinese travel agency to bring 10 tourists to North Korea’s Rason next week

A Chinese travel agency was accepting registrations for a tour of North Korea's northeastern city of Rason next week, in yet another sign of...

Miffed North Korea mocks denuclearization as ‘failed old dream’ after trilateral joint statement

Pyongyang on Tuesday condemned a recent joint statement by South Korea, the United States and Japan that reaffirmed their goal of achieving North Korea's...