Korean Peace Talks

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's younger sister Yo-jong has said peace talks with South Korea are possible if the North is shown "respect." "I think that only when impartiality and the attitude of respecting each other are maintained, can there be smooth understanding between the North and the South," she…

Kim Yong Chol. AP FILE PHOTO BUSAN: Seoul will face a "serious security crisis" for going ahead with its joint military drills with the United States, a senior Pyongyang official threatened on Wednesday, saying the South had missed its opportunity to improve inter-Korean ties. The statement by Kim Yong Chol…

SEOUL - South Korea said on Monday no decision has yet been made on its joint military exercises with the United States but they should not create tension, after North Korea warned the South against holding the exercises amid signs of a thaw in relations. South Korea and the United…

A photo from the April 27, 2018, inter-Korean summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The leaders of North and South…

SEOUL - The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration against "causing a stink" if it wants peace, state news reported on Tuesday. The statement comes a day before America's top diplomat and defence chief are…

Chung Eui-yong (left), South Korea’s new foreign minister, meets North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in 2018. Photo: Xinhua Chung Eui-yong, who played a key role in realising the first summit between Trump and Kim, will replace Kang Kyung-hwa – the South’s first female foreign minister The reshuffle leaves…

Crystal Cox/BI Samsung's founder, his son, and his grandson turned a vegetable and dried fish shop into a global superpower and a symbol of South Korean success. But their fight to keep the company in the family has also landed it at the center of some of South Korea's biggest…

Editor's Note: As the world commemorates the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, the Center for the National Interest’s Korean Studies team decided to ask dozens of the world’s top experts a simple question: Do you believe that the Korean War will finally come to an end before its next major…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKaesong: North Korean TV shows office explosionThe South Korean unification minister has offered his resignation over the sharp rise in tensions with the North.Kim Yeon-chul said he took responsibility for the worsening of inter-Korean relations. It comes a day after North Korea…

Seoul, South Korea — North Korea blew up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea on Tuesday. It was a dramatic display of anger that sharply raises tensions on the Korean Peninsula and puts pressure on Washington and Seoul amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy.…