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Rival Koreas restart talks, pull back from brink — for now

August 30, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Eric Talmadge and Foster Klug Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — For the moment, North and South Korea have pulled back from the brink and on Sunday resumed a second round of talks that temporarily pushed aside vows of imminent war on the peninsula. The first round of marathon talks on Aug. 22 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Defense Ministry, Foster Klug, Hwang Pyong So, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kwan-jin, Kim Yang Gon, Korean People, Korean War, Min Kyung-wook, North Korean, PYONGYANG, Rival Koreas, South Korean, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4, Workers Party

N. Korean leader’s sister named as senior official

December 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has revealed that leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister is a senior official in the ruling Workers’ Party, adding to analysts’ views that she is an increasingly important part of the family dynasty that runs the country.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Central Committee, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo Jong, Korean, North Korea, SEOUL, Vol 33 No 50 | December 6 - December 12, Workers Party

2 Koreas meet for highest level talks in 5 years

October 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s presumptive No. 2 and other members of Pyongyang’s inner circle met with South Korean officials Saturday in the rivals’ highest level face-to-face talks in five years, a possible indication that both sides are interested in pursuing better ties after months […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Asian Games, Cheong Seong-chang, Choe Ryong Hae, High-level North Korean, Kim Jong-un, Kim Ki Nam, Kim Yang Gon, Korean War-divided, National Defense Commission, North Koreans, Park Geun-hye, Sejong Institute, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae, University Games, Vol 33 No 42 | October 11 - October 17, Workers Party

North Korean leader’s uncle rumored to be dismissed

December 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s spy agency believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle may have been dismissed from his posts last month and that two of his aides were executed, two lawmakers said Tuesday. The lawmakers said they were told by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2013, China, Cho Wonjin, Jang Song Thaek, Jung Chung-rae, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, Kim Kyong Hui, NIS, National Defense Commission, North Korean, SEOUL, South Korean, Vol 32 No 50 | December 7 - December 13, Workers Party

Defected North Korea poet writes of hunger and desperation

July 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sylvia Hui Associated Press LONDON (AP) — He says he was one of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il’s favorite propaganda artists, singing the praises of the Dear Leader in dozens of poems. But these days, Jang Jin-sung says he prefers to tell the truth about North Korea.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Associated Press, China, Dear Leader, Defected North Korea, Jang Jin-sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un, London Olympics, North Korean, Poetry Parnassus, Reza Mohammadi, South Korean, United States, Vol 31 No 28 | July 7 - July 13, Workers Party

N. Korean rocket a suspected ruse for missile testing

April 14, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jean H. Lee The Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean space officials said all assembly and preparations for this week’s planned satellite launch have been completed and denied it is a cover for a missile test.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Air Force, Associated Press, Brian Weeden, Foster Klug, Korean People Army, North Korea, PYONGYANG, President Kim Il Sung, Ryu Kum Chol, Secure World Foundation, South Korea, Space Command, Vol 31 No 16 | April 14 - April 20, Workers Party, japan, technology

Kim Jong Il’s heir meets with South Korean delegation

January 2, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s next leader burnished his diplomatic skills Monday, welcoming a private South Korean mourning delegation as state media revealed a new title that gives Kim Jong Un authority over political matters. Kim Jong Un has rapidly gained prominence since the death of his father Kim Jong Il on Dec. […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Associated Press, Central Committee, Central Military Commission, Comrade Kim Jong Un, Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun, Hyung-jin Kim, Kim Il Sung Square, Kim Jong-il, Korean People, Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Last Monday, National Defense Commission, North Korean, Rodong Sinmun, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, South Koreans, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Workers Party

Top North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop dies at 87

October 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — He was the intellectual force behind the philosophy of self-reliance that guided North Korea and a top official in the Workers’ Party

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, China, Grand National Party, Human Rights, Hwang Jang-yop, Hyung-jin Kim, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong-il, Kim Young-sam, North Koreans, Philippines, SEOUL, South Koreans, Two North Korean, Two South Korean, Vol 29 No 42 | October 16 - October 22, Workers Party, japan

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