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Seoul’s top diplomat presses China to help bring North Korea back to talks
Cho Hyun’s first meeting with Chinese counterpart follows Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping’s display of solidarity in Beijing
Lee Jae-myung lays out his grand vision for ‘coexistence’ with North Korea
Across 123 policy tasks, Seoul pushes for denuclearization and OPCON transfer but doesn’t commit to unification timeline
Blaming Russia for North Korean deaths, 100 days of Lee Jae-myung and drills
NK News’ Joon Ha Park talks new state media footage of DPRK troops in Ukraine and the ROK president’s press conference
North Korea berates ‘reckless’ US-ROK-Japan military drills as training starts
Kim Yo Jong and top official accuse three countries of continuing ‘anti-DPRK’ stance established under ‘former rulers’
Kim Jong Un to unveil nuclear, conventional weapon advancement policy next year
Kim inspects new tank defenses and electronic warfare systems, while also overseeing a sniper shooting contest
ROK must create conditions for talks despite North Korea’s ‘cold attitude’: Lee
South Korean president blames predecessor for fostering distrust, stresses need to encourage US-DPRK diplomacy
UK names career diplomat as new ambassador to North Korea
Simon Wood expected to take up post this month, though not in Pyongyang since the UK Embassy remains closed
Cooperation with North Korea can expand South’s economy: Ruling party leader
Democratic Party’s Jung Chung-rae proposes ‘livelihood unification’ to create jobs, despite DPRK’s rejection of ties
Kim Jong Un’s prominence at China parade raises security concerns: ROK general
Nominee to lead South Korean military stresses need to monitor cooperation between North Korea, China and Russia
US, ROK, Japan to hold multi-domain drills against North Korea, first under Lee
Third iteration of Freedom Edge trilateral exercise will kick off in mid-September in waters southeast of Jeju Island
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