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news N.K. premier inspects economic sites, indicating his exclusion from recent reshuffle By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) North Korea s Premier Kim Tok-hun made field inspection visits to economic sites, state media said Tuesday, confirming that he has been spared from a recent reshuffle carried out to fire officials responsible for causing a crucial case in the country s fight against the coronavirus. Kim, also a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers Party, inspected several units concerning the national economy and saw preparations to prevent flooding ahead of the summer monsoon season, according to the Korean Central News Agency. ....
news Int l Red Cross stays committed to helping N. Korea, ready to resume assistance projects By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, July 5 (Yonhap) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) remains committed to humanitarian assistance for North Korea and ready to resume suspended projects in the country as soon as coronavirus situations improve, the head of its office in Seoul said. In a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency, David Maizlish, chief of the ICRC s Seoul mission, also took note of North Korea s recent emphasis on cooperation with the ICRC and other global humanitarian organizations amid its prolonged border closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. ....
By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, June 11 (Yonhap) North Korea remains silent about a key Workers' Party meeting that it said it would hold early this month, raising questions about whether the meeting was held at all and if not, why it is being delayed. Last week, North Korea announced that it will hold a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party in "early June" to take "additional state measures for solving pending problems. ....
news Minister calls first half most optimal period for progress in stalled peace process (ATTN: ADDS more remarks, info from 5th para, photo) By Koh Byung-joon SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) Unification Minister Lee In-young on Thursday said that South Korea will strive to bring the stalled peace process on the Korean Peninsula back on track, saying that the first half of this year will be the most optimal time to realize any possible progress. Lee urged the United States to engage North Korea at the earliest date possible during a press conference in Seoul as the Joe Biden administration is likely to finalize its monthslong North Korea policy review in the weeks to come. ....
news Unification minister urges N. Korea to implement peace agreements on summit anniversary (ATTN: REPLACES photo) By Koh Byung-joon and Yi Wonju SEOUL/PAJU, April 27 (Joint Press Corps-Yonhap) Unification Minister Lee In-young urged North Korea on Tuesday to implement inter-Korean summit agreements and come out for talks as he marked the third anniversary of a historic 2018 summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Lee made the remarks during an event organized by civic groups to celebrate the anniversary of the Panmunjom Declaration adopted after the summit talks on April 27, 2018, stressing that South Korea is willing to resume talks with the North anytime, anywhere and on any issues. ....