S.Korea to offer financial support for reunion of war-separated Korean families

South Korea has decided to offer financial support for the reunion of the war-separated Korean families, scheduled in late August, Seoul's unification ministry said Wednesday.

Two Koreas agree on dates for family reunions

Officials from North and South Korea have agreed to arrange reunions for families separated by the Korean War from August 20 to August 26, South Korea's Ministry of Unification has said.

North, South Korean Leaders Meet Again

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in met for the second time in a month to discuss peace commitments they reached in their first summit and Kim’s potential meeting with US President Donald Trump.

S.Korea expresses regrets over DPRK's suspension of high-level talks

South Korea on Wednesday expressed regrets over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s decision to suspend the scheduled high-level inter-Korean talks.

North Korea will merge time zones with South starting May 5

North Korea will synchronize its time with South Korea as early as this week, Pyongyang announced on Monday. The North created its own time zone in 2015, turning back the clocks by 30 minutes to defy Japanese colonial legacy.

North Korea Says Historic Summit Opens 'New Era for Peace'

North Korea on Saturday hailed its summit with the South as a "historic meeting" that paved the way for the start of a new era, after the two leaders pledged to pursue denuclearization and a permanent peace.

Kim-Moon summit grabs international spotlight

The leaders of the two Koreas shook hands at the Military Demarcation Line at 9:30 am on Friday. This meeting, the first in 11 years, holds the attention of not only the two countries involved, but also the international community.  

Japan irks South Korea by offering ritual to controversial war dead at shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for the war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as a symbol of Japan's past militarism.

Two Koreas Discuss Announcing Official End to War, Report Says

South and North Korea are discussing plans to announce an official end to the military conflict between the two countries that are still technically at war, the Munhwa Ilbo newspaper reported, citing an unidentified South Korean official.

Unofficial dialogue between DPRK, ROK, US ends in Finland

Unofficial conversation held in Finland between representatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States ended on Wednesday, the Finnish Foreign Ministry said.

North, South Korea to inaugurate presidential hotline

A presidential hotline could soon be established between the two leaders of the Koreas, an unprecedented move for both sides.

UN welcomes inter-Korean summit, ready to offer assistance

The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the forthcoming summit between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and South Korea, saying it was ready to assist the process.

Pyongyang, Seoul reach agreement to hold inter-Korean summit

The North Korean leader and South Korean high-level envoys have reached an "satisfactory" agreement during their meeting in Pyongyang, to hold a inter-Korean summit with the South Korean President, the North Korean state news agency KCNA reported Tuesday.

DPRK delegates meet with S.Korean president at Blue House

Four high-ranking delegates from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Saturday at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, local TV footage showed.

North Korea: U.S. is trying to ruin inter-Korean relations

 North Korea has accused the United States of devising ways to "intentionally" harm inter-Korean relations.

Korean unification flag emblematic of better ties

North and South Korea's plan to march together under the same blue-and-white Korean peninsula flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics next month marks the revival of an emblem of warmer ties between the old foes from years past.

Seoul to discuss family reunions with Pyongyang during intra-Korean talks

South Korea will seek to discuss the issue of divided families during landmark intra-Korean talks with its neighbor to the north later this week, Yonhap news agency reports.

Washington et Séoul reportent les manoeuvres militaires prévues durant les JO d'hiver

Le président américain Donald Trump et son homologue sud-coréen Moon Jae-In ont convenu de reporter les manoeuvres militaires prévues entre les deux pays pendant les Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Pyeongchang en février, a déclaré jeudi le bureau de M. Moon.

S. Korean foreign minister sees lack of communications with sex slavery victims in deal with Japan

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Tuesday that the agreement with Japan in December 2015 lacked communications with South Korean victims who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during World War II.

North Korea defector says life in South miserable

A North Korean defector in the South is demanding the Seoul government allow him to return to his country of origin.