Kim Jong Un, North Korea
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Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Monday that Pyongyang had "no interest" in efforts by Seoul to improve relations.
South Korea is pitching the US on a shipbuilding partnership as a key proposal to seal a last-minute agreement to avoid a 25% tariff rate.
The new eight-hour Boeing 777 flight comes after Nordwind Airlines' dozens of routes to Europe and Asia were cut due to the war in Ukraine.
There has been cautious optimism in the South that the North may respond positively and may even show willingness to re-engage in dialogue.
Fantasy action film “ Omniscient Reader ” opened in first place at the Korean box office, earning $3.2 million from 427,358 admissions over the July 25–27 weekend. According to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film has grossed $4.5 million since its July 23 debut.
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South Korea, facing 25% tariffs, is rushing to reach a trade deal with Washington, with National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac visiting the U.S. recently for high-level talks and Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo also in the U.S. for negotiations, as pressure grows on officials to clinch a deal that is no worse than Japan's that cut tariffs to 15%.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would achieve victory in "anti-imperalist, anti-U.S." battles, as the country marked the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media reported on Sunday.
Passengers gather to check-in for the first flight connecting Moscow and Pyongyang at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International airport, amidst the warming relations between Russia and North Korea outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
The agreement that Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the United States.
The migrant worker initially hesitated to report the abuse out of fear he wouldn’t be able to find another job. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
An Arizona woman was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Thursday after she pleaded guilty to helping North Korean tech workers secure remote jobs with hundreds of U.S. firms using