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ROK, DPRK begin talks over art troupe’s Winter Olympics visit

TheRepublicofKorea(ROK)andtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)begintalksoverthelatter'sdispatchofanarttroupetonextmonth'sPyeongChangWinterOlympics,Yonhapr

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Weekly top 10 hot news (Jan.7—Jan. 13)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyoushouldknow:Top1|DPRK-ROKtalksendwithagreementonfuture

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Inter-Korean dialogue widely applauded

TheresumeddirectcommunicationanddialoguebetweentheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andSouthKoreahavebeenwidelyapplaudedandsupportedbyworldleadersthoughthe

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Japan PM rejects ROK call for new steps to help 'comfort women'

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonFridayrejectedtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)'scallformorestepstohelp"comfortwomen,"aeuphemismforwomenforcedintosexualslaverybytheJapane

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Late-show DPRK skaters need IOC decision to register

FigureskatersRyomTae-okandKimJu-sik,theonlyDPRKathletetoqualifyfortheWinterOlympics,missedtheregistrationdeadlineandmustnowrelyonahelpinghandfromtheInternationa

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S. Korea, DPRK start normal operation of military hotline

SouthKoreaandtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)onWednesdaystartedanormaloperationofmilitaryhotlinefordirectdialoguebetweenthemilitaryauthorities.Seoul's

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US: Olympics may show DPRK what it's missing

WashingtonwelcomedDPRK'sinvitationtoSouthKorea'sWinterGamesonTuesday,suggestingtheoutingcouldshowPyongyangwhatawaitsifitagreestogiveupnuclearweapons.WhiteHouses

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APD Review|The Panmunjom dialogue: A mutual compromise between Kim, Moon

ByAPDwriterDuBaiyuTranslatedbyDengXianlaiAsseniorofficialsfromtheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)andSouthKoreaonceagainshookhandsTuesdayatthePanmunjomdem

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South Korea inspects six banks over clients' virtual currency accounts

SouthKorea’sfinancialregulatorsaidonMondayitisjointlycarryingoutinspectionsonsixlocalbanksthatoffervirtualcurrencyaccountstoinstitutionsamidgrowingconcernsincre

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Pyongyang's participation in PyeongChang Winter Olympics high-levl talk

SouthKoreaandtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)willdiscussissuesofmutualconcernduringtheupcominghigh-leveltalks,Seoul'sUnificationMinistrysaidMonday.Uni

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DPRK quietly prepares for upcoming high-level meeting with South Korea

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)isquietlypreparingforagloballywatchedmeetingwithSouthKoreascheduledfornextTuesdayatthetrucevillageofPanmunjom,whichcou

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Expert: Inter-Korean talks not a threat to Seoul-Washington alliance

“Inter-KoreantalksarenotathreattothealliancebetweenSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates,”saidOlgaKrasnyak,alectureratUnderwoodInternationalCollege,YonseiUniversity.Whil

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Auto becomes top priority in KORUS FTA talks

SouthKorea'sautoindustryisexpectedtofeelthepinchofpotentialchangesasitbecamethefirsttargetofrenegotiationofthefreetradeagreement(FTA)withtheUnitedStates,industr

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DPRK 'likely' to join Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, says IOC official<br>

AnofficialrepresentingtheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)attheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)saidonSaturdaythatthecountrywas"likelytoparticipate"innex

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DPRK accepts Olympics talks offer, says South

DPRKhasacceptedanoffertoattendhigh-leveltalksnextweek,SouthKoreanofficialshavesaid.Themeeting,on9January,willfocusonfindingawayforDPRKathletestoattendtheWinterO

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US-DPRK relations to be Trump's biggest 2018 foreign policy challenge

Washington'srelationswithPyongyangareexpectedtobeU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'sgreatestforeignpolicychallengein2018,astensionscontinuetosimmerbetweenthetwonations,U

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S. Korea, DPRK's dialogue efforts to improve ties, build peace

SouthKoreaandtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)starteddialogueeffortsfromtheveryfirstdayof2018,sendingavaluableNewYear'sgifttopeopleontheKoreanPeninsula