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July 22, 2024

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Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means
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Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means

Dormant inter-Korean diplomacy will increase in intensity, but scheduled USFK drills could pose a hurdle for Seoul

Resuming inter-Korean hotline communications: What it means
Game of phones? Experts assess the first inter-Korean call in over a year

Game of phones? Experts assess the first inter-Korean call in over a year

Seoul may be preparing new push for lasting inter-Korean reconciliation, but some experts say progress hinges on U.S.

Game of phones? Experts assess the first inter-Korean call in over a year
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung July 27, 2021
Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193
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Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193

Korean War veteran Richard Underwood discusses his experience interpreting at the Kaesong peace talks to end hostilities

Front row at the Korean War armistice talks – NKNews Podcast Ep. 193
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot July 27, 2021
US-China coordination on North Korea may be long way off, experts say

US-China coordination on North Korea may be long way off, experts say

“Stalemate” underscores perception gap between China and the U.S. on North Korea issues

US-China coordination on North Korea may be long way off, experts say
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung July 27, 2021
Seoul announces hotline communications breakthrough with Pyongyang

Seoul announces hotline communications breakthrough with Pyongyang

Phone line apparently restored after North Korea said it severed all inter-Korean communication lines last year

Seoul announces hotline communications breakthrough with Pyongyang
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim | Won-Gi Jung July 26, 2021
India closes embassy in DPRK following departure of diplomats

India closes embassy in DPRK following departure of diplomats

International community in Pyongyang continues to dwindle as only handful of embassies remain operational

India closes embassy in DPRK following departure of diplomats
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 26, 2021
Kim Jong Un sends message of sympathy to Xi Jinping over deadly floods

Kim Jong Un sends message of sympathy to Xi Jinping over deadly floods

State media says North Korean leader voiced 'full support' for Chinese president after recent flooding in central China

Kim Jong Un sends message of sympathy to Xi Jinping over deadly floods
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim July 23, 2021
Absence of North Korean women’s soccer team at Olympics a loss for diplomacy

Absence of North Korean women’s soccer team at Olympics a loss for diplomacy

Sports diplomacy advocates lament loss of key opportunity for engagement with North Korea as Summer Games begin Friday

Absence of North Korean women’s soccer team at Olympics a loss for diplomacy
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung July 23, 2021
‘Substantial’ new evidence delays case of only North Korean in US custody

‘Substantial’ new evidence delays case of only North Korean in US custody

North Korea cut ties with Malaysia over extradition of Mun Chol Myong to US in March

‘Substantial’ new evidence delays case of only North Korean in US custody
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko July 23, 2021
Another group of diplomats and expats leaves North Korea via China

Another group of diplomats and expats leaves North Korea via China

Indonesian and Bulgarian embassies temporarily close due to latest departures as mass exodus of foreigners continues

Another group of diplomats and expats leaves North Korea via China
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 23, 2021