Inter-Korean
Information related to inter-Korean developments
ROK leader says Seoul ‘respects’ North Korean system, won’t seek forced change
In Liberation Day speech, Lee Jae-myung says he’ll restore inter-Korean military pact and work for peaceful unification
Kornel Chang: How Korea’s liberation led to division into North and South
Historian discusses US and Soviet control during 1945-50, land reforms in the DPRK and migration across 38th parallel
North Korea denies loudspeaker removal but says Trump-Kim ‘meeting’ is possible
Kim Yo Jong notes ‘special’ relationship between US and DPRK leaders while spurning improved ties with South
Seoul’s new policy road map endorses OPCON transfer, peace with North Korea
Five-year plan for Lee administration emphasizes inter-Korean cooperation, echoing previous Moon Jae-in policies
Activists call for end to police probes into North Korean defector remittances
Escapees say they have faced scrutiny for sending money to family in DPRK, defending these as humanitarian transfers
A North Korean defection, postponed US-ROK drills and dismantling loudspeakers
NK News’ Jeongmin Kim discusses a daring escape over the maritime border and the criminal investigation of a defector
North Korea slams ‘provocative’ US-ROK summer drills, warning of ‘counteraction’
Defense minister statement represents higher-level response than in recent years, though experts call criticism routine
North Korea begins dismantling border loudspeakers, days after the South
Seoul welcomes apparently reciprocal move, though ROK military says full extent of work remains unclear
DPRK expanded loudspeaker network weeks before ROK dismantles its own
JCS says North added more speakers, reportedly in May and June, but has not resumed anti-ROK broadcasts along the border
ROK-US to postpone some joint exercises amid heat and inter-Korean tensions
While both sides denied DPRK influenced decision, partial pushback of drills comes on heels of Kim Yo Jong statement
