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The Korean War began 61 years ago today when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel, but the peninsula is technically still at war as the brutal fighting

BERLIN, -- A South Korean activist asked Germany on Thursday to show interest in improving North Korea's dismal human rights record and called for increased radio broadcasts to

Saturday marks the 61st anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. Even after the 60th anniversary last year, the war continues to draw historical and cultural attention

The JoongAng Ilbo has acquired North Korea’s guidelines for Chinese investors at its economic development zone on Hwanggumpyong Island, and many are more liberal than those offered to

A North Korean government text disclosed by a South Korean protestant missionary group named Caleb Mission earlier this week offered a glimpse of the reclusive state’s unique adaptation

SEOUL - SEOUL will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to support residents living on frontline islands exposed to constant threats from North Korea, the Prime Minister's Office

(Reuters) - North Korea is considering whether they need initiatives for economic reform and opening up, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai said on Wednesday. Beijing has shored up

Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- The Lee Myung Bak conservative group of south Korea now says it respects the June 15 joint declaration, a U-turn from its past

The head of South Korea’s human rights watchdog has revealed in a new interview his strong belief that human rights north of the 38th parallel are as much