Weekly Inter-Korean News Summary: August 28

No signs of additional deployment of N. Korean troops to Russia detected: S. Korean military

SEOUL -- No signs have been detected of any imminent dispatch of additional North Korean troops to Russia, a lawmaker said Sunday, citing a report from the South Korean military.

North Korea, however, is believed to continue making preparations for a possible deployment of additional troops to Russia, according to Rep. Yoo Yong-won of the main opposition People Power Party.

S. Korea, U.S. remain committed to N.K. denuclearization despite omission from call readouts: Seoul

SEOUL -- South Korea and the United States remain committed to the goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula despite the omission of the term from the readouts of their top diplomats' latest phone call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

The ministry made the comment after its press release on Monday's call between Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to "the resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue" but did not explicitly mention denuclearization.

Court orders Pyongyang to pay N. Korean defector damages for torture

SEOUL -- A South Korean court ruled Friday that North Korea must compensate a North Korean defector who claims she was tortured while detained in the North.

The Seoul Central District Court made the ruling in a lawsuit filed by Choi Min-kyung, head of the North Korea Imprisonment Victims' Family Association, against the Pyongyang regime in July last year, seeking 50 million won (US$36,300) in compensation for her suffering.