U.S. brings massive N. Korean sanctions case, targeting state-owned bank and former government officials

Visitors watch a photo showing North Korea’s missile launch at the Unification Observation Post in Paju, South Korea, in 2019. (Ahn Young-Joon/AP) WASHINGTON POST  |  By Spencer S. Hsu and…

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Two-star general takes office as new senior member of armistice commission

SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) — A two-star South Korean general took office Wednesday as the chief delegate of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC), the U.S.-led command said.…

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Top U.S. military officer calls for readiness against N. Korea, other actors

By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) — The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff called on service members Thursday to focus on the threats posed by North…

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U.S. charges N. Koreans with laundering $2.5 bln to support nuclear program

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Yonhap) — The U.S. Justice Department has indicted more than 30 North Korean and Chinese individuals on charges of laundering over US$2.5 billion to help fund Pyongyang’s…

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U.N. group asks N. Korea to determine whereabouts of 34 missing persons

SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) — A U.N. group has requested that North Korea release information on about 30 civilians presumed to have gone missing or been abducted mostly during the…

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U.S. nuclear forces are ready and deter all adversaries, including N. Korea: Pentagon official

YONHAP NEWS  |  By Lee Haye-ah WASHINGTON, May 26 (Yonhap) — The United States’ nuclear forces are ready and deter all adversaries, including potentially North Korea, a Pentagon official said…

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