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N. Korea runs dining boats on Pyongyang's Taedong River

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has launched a dining boat service, allowing tourists to enjoy food while drifting on the Taedong River that runs through Pyongyang, a pro-North news outlet reported Monday.A sightseeing round boat service is cur
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N. Korea highlights state founder Kim Il-sung's leadership ahead of the 31st anniv. of his death

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday heaped praise on state founder Kim Il-sung, recalling his leadership as flawless as the country marks the 31st anniversary of the late leader's death this week. "Our great leader led the revol
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N. Korea congratulates reelected chairman of central committee at Russian communist party

SEOUL, July 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has sent a congratulatory message to the reelected chairman of the central committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, according to the North's state media on Monday.The North's Central Co
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N. Korea sets up new ministry in charge of disaster management: Seoul

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has set up a new ministry in charge of emergency disaster management in a bid to better respond to natural disasters, South Korea's unification ministry said Friday.A new government agency, tentatively named
Summary of domestic news in North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North Korea this week.------------N. Korea holds dog meat cooking contest, touts it as summer health food SEOUL -- North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to
Summary of inter-Korean news this week

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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.------------S. Korea checking for possible radioactive wastewater from N.K. uranium plantSEOUL -- South Korea sent nuclear safety experts to the country's western
Summary of external news of North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.------------Russia training N. Korean drone pilots in Pyongyang, Wonsan: Ukrainian officialSEOUL -- North Korea has established drone production with Russi
Key developments on North Korea this week

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SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Korea this week.----------June 30 -- N. Korea's Kim meets Russian culture ministerFootage shows N.K. leader mourning soldiers believed killed in RussiaS. Korea says N. K
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S. Korea checking for possible radioactive wastewater from N.K. uranium plant

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea sent nuclear safety experts to the country's western border island of Gangwha on Friday to collect water samples for analysis in connection with a suspected release of wastewater from a North Korean uranium r
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(LEAD) Presidential office calls for fire preventive measures following tragedies in Busan

(ATTN: UPDATES with government response meeting)SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while thei
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(2nd LD) N. Korean civilian crosses heavily fortified border in presumed defection to S. Korea

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead para; UPDATES throughout with details; ADDS byline)By Chae Yun-hwanSEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean civilian crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean land border this week, South Korea's military said Frida
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N. Korea holds dog meat cooking contest, touts it as summer health food

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea hosted a dog meat cooking contest in Pyongyang to elevate culinary standards for the red meat, state media has reported, touting it as a traditional source of energy for the summer season.The "sweet meat&q
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Presidential office calls for fire preventive measures following tragedies in Busan

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office on Friday called for comprehensive measures to prevent residential fires following recent tragedies in which children died in apartment fires while their parents were away. On Wednesday, two girls, ag
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(LEAD) N. Korean crossed land border Thursday night: S. Korean military

(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with details)SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday it has taken into custody a North Korean individual who crossed the inter-Korean land border the previous day.The individual crossed the Military
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N. Korean crossed land border Thursday night: S. Korean military

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military said Friday it has taken into custody a North Korean individual who crossed the inter-Korean land border the previous day.The individual crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the western part of
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(URGENT) Military says N. Korean who crossed land border Thursday night in custody

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Pyongyang slams U.S. indictment of 4 N. Koreans in wire fraud as 'absurd smear campaign'

SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday denounced the United States' recent indictment of four North Korean nationals on charges of wire fraud and money laundering as "an absurd smear campaign."Late last month, the U.S. Attorn
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N. Korea bristles at Quad statement that demands Pyongyang's denuclearization

By Park Boram SEOUL, July 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday lashed out at a recent statement by the United States, Australia, Japan and India that demands the North's complete denuclearization, accusing the Quad security grouping of committing
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S. Korea to inspect radioactive levels over suspected N.K. uranium wastewater release

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will conduct radioactivity and heavy metal contamination tests in waters near the inter-Korean border in connection with the suspected release of wastewater from a North Korean uranium refining plant.The Nuclear
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Russia training N. Korean drone pilots in Pyongyang, Wonsan: Ukrainian official

SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has established drone production with Russia's help, and Russian instructors are also training drone pilots in Pyongyang and the eastern city of Wonsan, a Russian official's Telegram showed Thursday.&quo