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North Korea Sees Strongest Economic Growth in Eight Years
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea's economy experienced its most significant expansion in eight years in 2024, driven by rising exports and progress in the construction and manufacturing sectors, as reported by South Korea's central bank on Friday. The North...
North Korea Accuses South Korea’s Leader of Hypocrisy
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea lashed out at South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday, accusing him of revealing his “true identity as a hypocrite” after he pushed for denuclearization during a visit to the United States. In a scathing commentary...
North Korea Rules Out Diplomatic Talks with South Korea
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A top North Korean official has again ruled out the possibility of diplomatic talks with South Korea, lashing out at what she described as Seoul’s “appeasement offensive,” media reported on Wednesday. Kim Yo Jong, a senior figure in the...
South Korea Unveils Three-Phase Plan to Drive North Korea’s Denuclearization
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has outlined an urgent three-stage strategy aimed at compelling North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program. The initial phase focuses on freezing Pyongyang's nuclear and missile activities,...
Chinese National Sentenced for Acting at North Korea’s Direction to Export Firearms, Ammo, Tech to N. Korea
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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August 18, 2025
An illegal alien from China was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition, and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long...
S. Korea, US start army exercise to be ready against potential threats from N. Korea
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States and South Korea began their annual large-scale joint military exercise on Monday to bolster defense readiness against potential threats from North Korea, according to reports. The 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS)...
South Korea Plans Revival of North Korea Agreements
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has instructed government departments to begin preparing for a step-by-step enactment of prior arrangements made with North Korea, as highlighted by media sources. "I ask the relevant ministries to...
S. Korea’s leader to start phased implementation of agreements with N. Korea
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday directed government ministries to prepare for a phased implementation of existing inter-Korean agreements, including the 2018 military tension reduction pact. Lee emphasized the importance of...
N-Korea dissembles loudspeakers at border-line
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea has started dismantling some of its border loudspeakers, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced, in what appears to be a reciprocal gesture after Seoul removed about 20 of its own earlier this week. Pyongyang had...
UNSEEN: A First-of-Its-Kind Exhibition on North Korean Women Opens in New York
EIN Presswire
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August 13, 2025
Curated by Dr. Stephanie Seungmin Kim, UNSEEN features 14 artists and is hosted by human rights organizations, including Amnesty International NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- UNSEEN, the first-ever...
S. Korean President Reaffirms Vision for "Peaceful" Coexistence with N. Korea
MENAFN
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August 12, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday reaffirmed his vision for "peaceful" coexistence and shared prosperity with North Korea during a high-profile summit with Vietnam’s leader To Lam in Seoul. The two leaders committed to...
South Korea Starts Taking Down Border Loudspeakers
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea has started taking down loudspeakers installed along its border with North Korea, according to a report from a local media outlet on Monday citing the nation’s Defense Ministry. This move follows a recent agreement between...
S. Korea’s Lee Encourages Trump to Seek North’s Kim Meeting
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has suggested that U.S. President Donald Trump meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit scheduled for fall in North...
China’s Xi Welcomes UN Secretary-General Before SCO Summit
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Xi Jinping welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres upon his Saturday arrival in Tianjin for the pivotal Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, according to state media reports. The 25th SCO summit alongside the expanded...
Jason Schenker’s Cold War Two Achieved International Bestseller Status in South Korea and the United States
EIN Presswire
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August 21, 2025
Schenker's Latest Bestseller in Korea is Cold War Two: Navigating a New Era of Uncertainty for the Economy, Finance, Energy, Technology, Trade, and Supply Chain AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The latest...
Trump Casts Doubts on South Korea’s Stability
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump publicly questioned South Korea’s political stability on Monday, days before his highly anticipated White House meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. “WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA? Seems like a...
President Lai attends opening ceremony of 53rd Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union General Assembly
Taiwan President News
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August 28, 2025
TAIWAN, August 28 - Details 2025-08-27 President Lai meets delegation from Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China On the afternoon of August 27, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). In...
President Lai meets delegation from Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China
Taiwan President News
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August 27, 2025
TAIWAN, August 27 - Details 2025-08-28 President Lai attends opening ceremony of 53rd Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union General Assembly On the morning of August 28, President Lai Ching-te attended the opening ceremony of the 53rd...
Experts at NCRI-US Conference Welcome E3’s Snapback Sanctions, Urge Ending the Iranian Regime’s Nuclear Program
EIN Presswire
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August 28, 2025
Maryam Rajavi: Activation of the snapback mechanism and enforcement of UN Security Council resolutions is belated but urgent and necessary WASHINGTON, DC, DC, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At an online policy conference,...
Chinese man gets sentenced in US for eight years over smuggling arms
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN) A Chinese citizen has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States for illegally shipping firearms and other military items to North Korea, according to the US justice department. Shenghua Wen, 42, was reportedly paid...