The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) accepted South Korea's proposal to hold working- level contacts for reunion of families separated by the Korean War (1950-53) in Panmunjom, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Thursday.
An opportunity or a window has emerged to open talks on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, a senior official with the Chinese military said here Tuesday.
South Korea and the United States launched their joint annual military exercise on Monday as planned amid easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
A senior diplomat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday reiterated his country's demand for the dissolution of the UN Command on the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea and North Korea ended the morning plenary session of the follow-up working-level talks after confirming their different views over the "productive" normalization of the joint industrial park in the North Korea's border town of Kaesong, local broadcaster YTN reported Wednesday.
South Korea's unification ministry said Friday that it will discuss how to constructively normalize the Kaesong industrial complex with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the working-level talks scheduled for Saturday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye starts a four-day visit to China on Thursday. The visit, which comes months after both countries saw leadership change, is expected to open a new chapter in bilateral relations.
South Korea's presidential office Blue House, some government agencies and news media websites on Tuesday came under hacker attack, according to Yonhap News Agency.
High-level talks between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) were called off last week. If it happened, it could have ended the no-dialogue period between the two sides under the former Lee Myung-bak administration.
The White House on Sunday stated its desire to have "credible" negotiations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), but demanded steps by the Asian nation to show its readiness to abide by its obligations.
After months of tensions featuring heated talks of war and intensive saber rattling, North Korea and South Korea agreed earlier on Monday to hold their first high-level meeting in six years later this week.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is ready to "help facilitate the process of peace and trust-building on the Korean Peninsula" to avoid "miscalculation and dangerous escalation," U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky told reporters here Sunday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday voiced his support to resolving inter-Korean differences through building trust and dialogue, as he met with South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the UN headquarters.
The powerful defense commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday urged Washington and Seoul to stop provocations, part of conditions laid out by Pyongyang for restoring talks amid tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
China on Thursday called for all parties concerned to take action to turn around the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Beijing says it opposes any action that would aggravate tensions on the Korean Peninsula, after Pyongyang told all foreigners to leave South Korea.
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