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North Korea accepts South’s proposal to resume war-torn family reunions

SEOUL: North Korea said on Sunday it had accepted a South Korean offer to hold working-level talks on resuming reunions of families separated by the

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American jailed in North Korea Kenneth Bae moved to hospital, says sister

An American Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea is in deteriorating health and has been moved from a prison work camp to a hospital within the past two weeks, his

2 Koreas talk in border village after tensions

SEOUL, South Korea: Government delegates from North andSouth Korea held a marathon session of preparatory talks Sunday at a “truce village” on their heavily armed border aimed at setting ground

NKorea proposes working level talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea on Friday proposed working-level talks with South Korea to be held in a border city on Sunday as the rivals look to mend ties that

Despite tension, NKorea lets in tourists, athletes

PYONGYANG, North Korea: Despite North Korea’s warnings that the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula is so high it cannot guarantee the safety of foreign residents, it literally trotted

Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile

WASHINGTON: A U.S. intelligence report concludes thatNorth Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, a jarring revelation

China asks North Korea to ensure safety of its nationals

BEIJING/SEOUL: China deplored rising tension on the Korean peninsula on Sunday, but said its embassy was operating normally in the North Korean capital and asked authorities there to ensure its

NKorea says it is in ‘a state of war’ with SKorea

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula was entering “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that’s the

North Korea says it will cut key military hotline

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said Wednesday that it had cut off a key military hotline with South Korea that allows cross border travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the North,

Xi Jinping says China willing to help Korea ‘reconciliation’

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his South Korean counterpart on Wednesday Beijing is willing to help “reconciliation” between Seoul and Pyongyang, China’s foreign ministry said on its website. “China