SKorean lawmaker: Spy agency says NKorean diplomat in hiding
North Korea's acting ambassador to Italy, Jo Song Gil, went into hiding with his wife in November, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers in Seoul on Thursday.
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N. Korean leader calls for more talks with South in new year
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday calling for more peace talks between the leaders in the new year following their active engagement in 2018, South Korea's presidential office said.
S. Korea pastor gets 15-year jail term for raping followers
A South Korean pastor was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for raping or sexually molesting eight female followers who believed he was God.
N.Korea official urges Japan to apologize over forced labor
A senior North Korean official on a visit to South Korea called Friday for Japan to apologize for the wartime forced labor of thousands of Koreans.
US envoy confidant about achieving N. Korea denuclearization
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea on Monday expressed confidence about achieving North Korea's nuclear disarmament, despite worries about the slow pace of nuclear diplomacy in recent weeks.
2 Koreas talk about implementing recent military agreement
North and South Korea held military talks on their border on Friday to discuss implementing a broad-reaching military agreement last month to reduce tensions.
2 Koreas, US-led UN Command meet again at Koreas’ border
Military officers from the two Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met again at the Koreas' border village Monday to examine an ongoing effort to disarm the area.
The Latest: South Korea president leaves for North Korea
The Latest on summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (all times local): 9 a.m.
The Latest: Kim reaffirms moratorium on nuke, missile tests
The Latest on an upcoming inter-Korean summit (all times local): 11:10 a.m.
Kim Jong Un affirms commitment to nuclear-free Korean peninsula, state media reports
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula amid a growing standoff with the United States, his state-controlled media reported Thursday after a South Korean delegation met him to set up an inter-Korean summit.
2 typhoons weaken after pounding South Korea and Japan
A weakening typhoon is brushing by metropolitan Seoul after battering southern South Korea with heavy rain and high winds, leaving one person missing and a slew of damaged buildings, cancelled flights and power outages.
South Korea, Japan brace for winds and rain from 2 typhoons
An approaching typhoon has whipped up strong winds, waves and heavy rain in southern South Korea, leaving one person missing and one injured, while another typhoon headed for western Japan on Thursday.
S. Korean ex-leader sentenced to 8 more years in prison
A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former South Korean President Park Geun-hye to an additional eight years for abusing state funds and violating election laws.