South Korea's unification ministry stated it will persist in pursuing peaceful coexistence with North Korea despite challenging conditions and internal government skepticism over its ambitious diplomatic initiatives.
South Korea's unification ministry plans to revise the Inter-Korean Exchange and Cooperation Act to scrap the requirement for citizens to report contact with members of Chongryon, a pro-Pyongyang group in Japan, citing changed circumstances and unintended side effects.
South Korea's Unification Ministry will host a memorial event on Sunday in Paju, north of Seoul, to commemorate those abducted by North Korea during the 1950-53 Korean War, sharing their families' tragic history and pain.
South Korea's Unification Ministry reiterated its commitment to phased, viable denuclearization solutions for North Korea, a day after Pyongyang restated its refusal to give up nuclear weapons. Minister Chung Dong-young suggested prioritizing a freeze over immediate dismantlement.
South Korea's Unification Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to phased, viable denuclearization solutions for the Korean Peninsula, following North Korea's reiteration of its stance against giving up nuclear weapons.
South Korea's Unification Ministry stated its commitment to rebuilding inter-Korean trust and respecting North Korea, despite Pyongyang's sharp accusations labeling Seoul an "invariable enemy state." The ministry cited goodwill gestures as proof of its peaceful coexistence policy.
South Korea's Unification Ministry defended its white paper's controversial 'two-state' language, calling it a strategy for peaceful coexistence with North Korea and not legal recognition of Pyongyang as a sovereign state.
South Korea's opposition PPP party fiercely criticized the Unification Ministry's white paper for describing the Koreas as a 'two-state relationship,' calling it a constitutional violation and an abandonment of unification goals.
South Korean opposition lawmakers slammed the Unification Ministry's white paper for describing inter-Korean relations as a 'two-state relationship,' calling it a constitutional violation and an abandonment of unification goals.
South Korea's unification ministry's latest white paper reveals a policy shift towards peaceful "two-state" coexistence with North Korea, emphasizing mutual trust and de-escalation over pressure and confrontation, a departure from the previous administration's approach.
North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC will visit South Korea for the AFC Women's Champions League semifinals, marking the first North Korean athletic team in South Korea in over 7 years.
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South Korea's unification ministry says the question of whether to use North Korea's official name warrants broad public debate, after Minister Chung Dong-young used the term 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea' at an academic forum last month. Critics argue using the official name amounts to accepting Pyongyang's two-state policy and violates the Constitution, which does not recognize state-to-state relations with the North.
