Officials from the six nations involved in negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear ambition began working group meetings on Thursday, while the South Korean chairman of a .. [Mar.15,2007 20:45 KST]

South and North Korea on Thursday failed to agree on when and how to conduct the test run of cross-border railways for the first time since the end of the Korean War in 1953, the Unification Ministry.. [Mar.15,2007 18:37 KST]

North Korea is ready to fully cooperate with the international nuclear watchdog, but its cooperation depends on the lifting of U.S. financial sanctions against the communist nation, the head of the I.. [Mar.15,2007 10:16 KST]

President Roh Moo-hyun will soon meet with former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan on the outcome of his recent trip to North Korea, a senior aide to Roh said Wednesday, amid speculation that Lee discuss.. [Mar.14,2007 20:07 KST]

U.S. chief nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill on Wednesday downplayed the meaning of North Korea's schedule change with a U.N. inspector, appearing upbeat about the upcoming multilateral talks aime.. [Mar.14,2007 18:40 KST]

Talk of a possible North-South Korean summit in the near future has been dismissed by President Roh Moo-hyun’s office, but government sources are... [Mar.14,2007 15:35 KST]

After their victory in World War II, the Allied nations established tribunals for the purpose of administering justice to those who had... [Mar.14,2007 15:19 KST]

Lee Hak-rae was born in 1925, in Boseong, South Jeolla Province. He has two younger siblings. His father, a poor farmer, hoped to give him a modern... [Mar.14,2007 15:16 KST]

The United States may very soon unfreeze North Korean funds tied up at a Macau bank over suspected links to illicit financial activities, but the State Department said Monday other measures to mend t.. [Mar.13,2007 18:45 KST]

South and North Korea will hold working-level talks this week to discuss a safety guarantee for proposed test runs of the reconnected cross-border railways, the Unification Ministry said Tuesday.. [Mar.13,2007 18:16 KST]