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(MENAFN) Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan completed a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang this week, meeting senior North Korean officials in a diplomatic engagement that underscored half a century of ties between the two nations,...

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(MENAFN) North Korea fired back Thursday against calls for its denuclearization by the foreign ministers of the United States, Australia, Japan, and India, declaring in unambiguous terms that it will never surrender its nuclear weapons program....

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(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his upcoming visit to Pyongyang, as both countries move to deepen bilateral relations, according to statements from China’s Foreign Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Xi Jinping is expected to meet Kim Jong-un during his upcoming visit to Pyongyang, as the two countries move to strengthen bilateral relations, according to China’s Foreign Ministry.

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(MENAFN) South Korea has accused its rival North Korea of continuing illegal exports of coal and mineral resources in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to reports citing intelligence assessments.

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Wednesday that the country has more than doubled its weapons-grade nuclear material production capacity over the past five years, signaling a sharp acceleration in Pyongyang's atomic weapons...

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(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has stated that the country's capacity to produce weapons-grade nuclear material has increased to more than twice its previous level over the last five years, according to information released by state...

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(MENAFN) North Korea currently shows little interest in resuming engagement with either the United States or South Korea, choosing instead to focus on military strength and greater self-reliance, according to Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian...

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(MENAFN) South Korea remains open to dialogue with Pyongyang and expects the isolated regime to eventually come to the table, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said in an interview with a South Korean news agency published Friday.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has issued a public health warning to its citizens over the rising threat of hantavirus, following a confirmed outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has already claimed three lives.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has issued a public health warning about hantavirus infections following reports of an outbreak linked to a cruise ship, according to state media.

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(MENAFN) Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has reportedly awarded North Korean soldiers with Russia’s Order of Courage during a visit to Pyongyang, recognizing their involvement in military operations linked to Russia’s Kursk Region,...

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(MENAFN) South Korean officials have indicated that a potential visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pyongyang could create conditions where a renewed North Korea–United States summit becomes part of diplomatic discussions.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has openly declared it recognizes no obligation under international nuclear non-proliferation law, state-run media reported Thursday.

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(MENAFN) Beijing is carefully distancing itself from Washington's characterization of a shared denuclearization agenda for North Korea, with a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman opting Monday for measured, independent language rather than...

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(MENAFN) North Korea said Thursday that it does not consider itself bound by any obligations under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), according to a Korean news agency.

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North Korea-aligned APT group ScarCruft compromised a video game platform used by ethnic Koreans living in the Yanbian region of China.

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(MENAFN) North Korea has reportedly carried out a constitutional revision that removes all references to Korean reunification and redefines the country’s territorial stance, signaling a notable shift in its official doctrine, according to reports....

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(MENAFN) A North Korean women's football club is set to make a rare appearance on South Korean soil later this month, marking one of the most significant inter-Korean sports exchanges in recent memory.

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(MENAFN) A North Korean women’s football club is set to travel to South Korea later this month to take part in a regional tournament, marking a rare sporting exchange between the two countries, according to reports.