Topic: Moon Jae

Washington's top envoy for North Korean human rights called Monday for a greater push in sending information about the outside world into the isolated state through broadcasts, leaflets and media such as USB hard drives.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, mocked South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as "stupid" and sarcastically praised his hardline policies for giving a boost to Pyongyang's arsenal.

North Korea has begun rebuilding guard posts and placing heavy firearms along the border with South Korea after effectively scrapping a 2018 inter-Korean military tension reduction deal, the defense ministry said Monday.

North Korea said Thursday that it was completely withdrawing from an inter-Korean military agreement one day after Seoul scrapped part of the deal in response to Pyongyang's satellite launch.

The first museum centering on North Korean human rights opened this week in Seoul, with an inaugural exhibition that highlights the authoritarian regime's heavy restrictions on freedom of expression.

A small boat carrying North Koreans believed to be defecting was seized by South Korean authorities Tuesday in waters south of the maritime border separating the countries, Seoul's military said.

South Korea held its first military parade in a decade on Tuesday, showing off its latest missiles and weapons in an event that celebrated the founding of the country's military and sent a warning to North Korea.

South Korea on Monday mourned the tens of thousands of Jeju islanders killed by government forces some seven decades ago during a memorial ceremony that was marked by controversy.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday he agreed to "completely normalize" a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan to better respond to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

Nearly 200 dogs and puppies destined for slaughter in the dog meat trade at a South Korean farm instead found themselves freed by a team of rescue workers this week.