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North Korean envoy heads to UN General Assembly

Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong will address the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday, ending a six-year absence of minister-level representation.

2026.9.23

North Korean delegation attends Trump’s UN speech, skips Lee’s

North Korean diplomats attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s UN address but were absent for President Lee Jae Myung’s call for peaceful coexistence and renewed talks.

2026.9.23

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President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a senior aides' meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, on Sept. 18. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

President Lee to deliver keynote address to UN General Assembly next week

President Lee Jae Myung will visit New York next week to attend a high-level leaders’ meeting of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. Lee has confirmed bilateral summits with leaders from five countries including France and Italy.

2025.9.19

The results of the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution are displayed on screens during an emergency session at the UN headquarters in New York City on June 12. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

UN adopts resolution on Afghanistan's Taliban rule over U.S. objections

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday over U.S. objections, calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations.

2025.7.8

The UN General Assembly Third Committee adopts the North Korean human rights resolution by consensus in November 2023. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

UN to kick off North Korea human rights talks — with top South Korean, U.S. members absent

UN meeting on North Korean human rights faces challenges from the absence of the United States and South Korea.

2025.5.13

The results of a vote on a resolution for the UN Security Council to reconsider and support the full membership of Palestine into the UN is displayed during a special session of the UN General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York City on May 10, 2024. [AFP/YONHAP]

South Korea votes in favor of UN resolution backing Palestinian membership

South Korea voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution supporting Palestine’s bid for UN membership last Friday.

2024.5.13

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, left, stands alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting on the sidelines of the opening of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday afternoon. [OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER]

Xi 'seriously considering' visit to Seoul

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is weighing a visit to South Korea and expressed support for inter-Korean reconciliation and peace on the Korean Peninsula in talks with Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Saturday.

2023.9.24

First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Chang Ho-jin, right, with Russian Ambassador to Seoul Andrey Borisovich Kulik at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

Foreign Ministry summons Russian envoy to protest over cooperation with the North

The South Korean Foreign Ministry warned Russia to immediately halt any military cooperation with North Korea and comply with UN Security Council resolutions Tuesday.

2023.9.19

Hyundai Motor's art cars designed to promote Busan’s bid to host the World Expo in 2030 are driven around New York City. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]

Hyundai 'art cars' promoting Busan set for New York

It's the company's latest push for the city to host the World Expo in 2030. Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Italy's Rome are also in the running, and final voting is scheduled for late November.

2023.9.18

A Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is launched from Pyongyang International Airport on Thursday, in a photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 18. [YONHAP]

Day after missile barrage, North fires 3 more, including ICBM

A day after an unprecedented barrage of 23 missiles, North Korea fired three more ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Thursday morning that included an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korean military officials said.

2022.11.3