South Korea's Unification Ministry called Friday for pursuing a declaration formally ending the Korean War, describing it as a step toward restarting dialogue with North Korea.

De-escalation optics assume reciprocity. But North Korea calibrates pressure to its political calendar and weapons programs, ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spurned Seoul's efforts to mend diplomatic relations, saying Pyongyang has "absolutely no ...

An academic and former head of a research institute was Friday appointed as Seoul's new unification minister, the South's key point of contact on inter-Korean affairs. The appointment of Kim Yeon-chul ...

South Korea’s offer to return the body of a North Korean national through Panmunjom went unanswered by Pyongyang on Tuesday, dashing hopes of using the humanitarian issue as a springboard for renewed ...

The Pentagon wants Seoul to shoulder more of its defence burden. Analysts say it may have strengthened Kim Jong-un’s hand ...

The removal of the central authority in a revolutionary state defined by ideological rigidity and nuclear ambition signals structural rupture.

SEOUL, June 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have made dramatic dialogue overtures toward North Korea, from Seoul's suspension of its anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker campaign to U.S.

North Korea ruled out a role for South Korea in any regional diplomatic talks related to Pyongyang and warned of “countermeasures” against “the most hostile state” as it criticized the ongoing ...

SEOUL: North Korea will choose delegates to its national assembly this month, following a recently held major gathering of its ruling party, state media said Wednesday (Mar 4).Focus will be on whether ...

South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha said Friday that Pyongyang needs to show "visible, concrete and substantial" denuclearisation action if it wants sanctions relief, as the North's deadlock ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea on Sunday held its first Pyongyang International Marathon in six years, hosting foreign runners in the reclusive country that has largely closed its borders since the ...