BEIJING (Kyodo) Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Taku Yamasaki met with North Korean officials Tuesday in Beijing, a source knowledgeable with Japan-North Korea relations said...

By Na Jeong-ju Staff Reporter The presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae denied Wednesday a report by Japanese broadcaster NHK that Japan is seeking to host a summit with South Korea and China in...

By Kim Sue-young Staff Reporter The National Assembly's ad hoc committee on U.S. beef imports decided Wednesday to hold a public hearing Sept. 5 with Prime Minister Han Seung-soo participating. ...

By Jane Han Staff Reporter Almost 160 billion won ($160 million) in profit after five years, without making or selling anything. This is the ``sweet'' figure Macquarie Central Office, a division...

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Hyundai Asan has reduced its staff at the Mount Kumgang resort to 200, including 75 South Koreans and 125 foreigners, mostly ethnic Korean Chinese nationals, the unification ministry said. The...

) to heighten vigilance against such unjust demands as the 'verification in line with the international standard' recently claimed by the U.S. as regards the nuclear issue," said a foreign...

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would "heighten vigilance" against the verification of its nuclear declaration raised by the United States, the official KCNA news agency...

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea is lashing out against ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises and warns it will boost its "war deterrent" against military threats. A spokesman for North...

(CBS/AP) North Korea lashed out Wednesday against ongoing U.S.-South Korea military exercises and warned it would boost its "war deterrent" against military threats.A spokesman for North Korea's...

Mayumi Ono, left, of Japan puts pressure on Kim Jin-Kyoung of South Korea during a women’s field hockey match for the ninth and 10th positions of the Beijing Olympics at the Olympic Green Hockey...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean warlike forces are staging Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises. The exercises currently underway according to the U.S. war...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the grave of Kim Po Hyon, an ardent patriot, in Mangyongdae on August 19 on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of his birth. Seen standing...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- The DPRK and the Russian Federation began to produce result in cooperation for rebuilding the Rajin-Tumangang railways and Rajin Port. In April an agreement was...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Kim In So, a former unconverted long-term prisoner and an indomitable pro-reunification patriotic fighter, passed away at the age of 81 on Aug. 17 Juche 97 (2008) of...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Bambang Daranindra, charge d'affaires ad interim of the Republic of Indonesia here, hosted a reception at the Taedonggang Club for the Diplomatic Corps on Tuesday on...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean warlike forces are staging Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises. The exercises currently underway according to the U.S. war...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- The joint war exercises Ulji Freedom Guardian launched by the U.S. and south Korean puppet warmongers are a declaration of confrontation with the DPRK and a blatant...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean warlike forces are staging Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises. The exercises currently underway according to the U.S. war...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Kim In So, a former unconverted long-term prisoner and an indomitable pro-reunification patriotic fighter, passed away at the age of 81 on Aug. 17 Juche 97 (2008) of...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Kim In So, a former unconverted long-term prisoner and an indomitable pro-reunification patriotic fighter, passed away at the age of 81 on Aug. 17 Juche 97 (2008) of...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean warlike forces are staging Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military exercises. The exercises currently underway according to the U.S. war...

Pyongyang, 19 de agosto (ATCC) -- El ex preso de largas condenas no abjurado Kim In So, indoblegable combatiente patriotico por la reunificacion fallecio el 17 de agosto del 97 (2008) de la Era Juche...

Pyongyang, August 19 (KCNA) -- Wreaths were laid before the grave of Kim Po Hyon, an ardent patriot, in Mangyongdae on August 19 on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of his birth. Seen standing...

So, basically, the new South Korean administration correctly surmised that the North's Dear Leader had no real interest in fostering good relations, and, accordingly, Seoul refused to bribe the North...

The United States is pressing North Korea for nuclear verification, a government spokesman says. Here, the ruins of the Yongbyon nuclear complex' cooling tower are seen in Yongbyon, North Korea, in...

By Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter Hwang Tae-hee, 29, who graduated from university five years ago, is still out of work even though she has applied to over 100 companies and has had numerous...

By Kang Hyun-kyung Staff Reporter Rep. Park Jin of the governing Grand National Party was elected chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee Tuesday. Park, 52,...

By Sunny Lee Korea Times Correspondent BEIJING ― Curious about what China's future looks like? Then pay attention to the word, ``ba ling hou,'' which literally means ``the generation born after...

By Michael Ha Staff Reporter North Korea is making an unlikely pitch to the organizers of the Gumball Rally to hold a race crossing the inter-Korean Demilitarized Zone. Maximillion Cooper,...

South Korean gymnast Yoo Won-chul competes on the men's parallel bars at the Beijing Olympic Games, Tuesday. Yoo scored 16.250 points to earn the silver medal. /...

President Lee Myung-bak 's inauguration early this year because its demand for a special invitation was not met, a news report said Tuesday.The North told the South that its representatives would not...

from a blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism, saying there has not been sufficient progress made in finding ways to verify the nuclear declaration. A Japanese foreign ministry statement said...

TOKYO, Aug. 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan's top nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki and his South Korean counterpart Kim Sook met in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon to discuss how to proceed with the...

(AP Photo/Wally Santana)Over 100,000 participants perform in the Mass Games held in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008. North Korea's grandiose performance known as the "mass games" is...

Myanmar has planned to export rubber to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as part of the two countries' bilateral economic cooperation program following the re-establishment of...

Korean food popular in Hong Kong: Visitors enter a hall devoted to Korean foodstuff at the Food Expo in Hong Kong, the world's largest exhibition of its kind. Korean products got a favorable...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army released a statement on Monday denouncing the criminal Ulji Freedom Guardian south Korea-U.S. joint...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greetings to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- DPRK player Hong Un Jong bagged a gold medal in the vaulting horse contest of women's gymnastics in the 29th Olympic Games now underway in China. In the final...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- The monument to the great victory in the battle in Yonsong (Yonan Wall) was built in 1608 to commemorate the victory won by the Korean people in the Yonan Wall where...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- Mt. Oga situated in the northern part of Korea has five peaks more than 1,000 meters above sea level, which spread beautiful scenery in a unique form. Mt. Oga covered...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- The United States is again raising the "human rights issue" of the DPRK. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that U.S. President Bush during his junket to Asian...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army released a statement on Monday denouncing the criminal Ulji Freedom Guardian south Korea-U.S. joint...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Malaysian Ambassador to the DPRK Rahimi Bin Harun at the...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- Depending on foreign forces will never help the Korean people settle the national issue and avoid the escalation of confrontation and the perpetuation of division and,...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- The United States is again raising the "human rights issue" of the DPRK. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that U.S. President Bush during his junket to Asian...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army released a statement on Monday denouncing the criminal Ulji Freedom Guardian south Korea-U.S. joint...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- The United States is again raising the "human rights issue" of the DPRK. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that U.S. President Bush during his junket to Asian...

Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- The United States is again raising the "human rights issue" of the DPRK. This is clearly evidenced by the fact that U.S. President Bush during his junket to Asian...