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Korea and Choson: Toward a proper relationship between two states (KOR)

A constitutional revision in Pyongyang reframes South Korea as a foreign country, prompting debate over whether the peninsula still fits a two-state model tied to future reunification.

2026.6.12

Korea and Choson: Toward a proper relationship between two states

A constitutional revision in Pyongyang reframes South Korea as a foreign country, prompting debate over whether the peninsula still fits a two-state model tied to future reunification.

2026.6.11

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the Ninth Congress of the Workers' Party on Feb. 22 in this photo released by the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency the following day. [YONHAP]

North Korea scraps references to unification, limits to Kim's powers in amended constitution

North Korea has removed all references to reunification with South Korea from its revised constitution, which now defines the regime's territory as limited to the area north of the inter-Korean armistice line and its borders with China and Russia.

2026.5.6

President Lee Jae Myung delivers a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, held at Kintex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 2. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee vows to end state of war, pursue nuclear-free era on Korean Peninsula

President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday vowed to end the state of war between the two Koreas and pursue a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, during his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Peaceful Unification Advisory Council.

2025.12.2

President Lee Jae Myung, left, and National Security Advisor Wi Sung-lac speak during a press conference with reporters aboard the Korean Air Force One en route to Ankara, Turkey, on Nov. 23. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Lee rejects 'absorption-based unification,' blames past 'irresponsible talk' for aggravating tensions with North

President Lee Jae Myung said Monday that he does not support the idea of “absorption-based unification,” emphasizing instead the need to start with dialogue and peaceful coexistence before discussing reunification.

2025.11.24

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a session of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 23. [YONHAP]

Lee says South Korea's ultimate goal is reunification with North

President Lee Jae Myung said Sunday reunification with North Korea remains South Korea's ultimate goal and a constitutional duty, vowing to pursue it through dialogue rather than unilateral action.

2025.11.24

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 4. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

North Korea ups diplomatic efforts to legitimize policy to treat South as a 'hostile state,' Japanese media reports

North Korea is ramping up diplomatic efforts to legitimize its shift toward treating South Korea as a “hostile state” after officially abandoning peaceful reunification, Japanese media reported on Saturday.

2025.9.14

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and President Yoon Suk-yeol speak at a joint press conference after talks at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul on Friday. [YONHAP]

Yoon, Steinmeier agree close cooperation in response to North nuclear threat

President Yoon Suk-yeol and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed North Korea's recent missile launches and agreed to cooperate closely in their response to the North's nuclear and missile threats on Friday.

2022.11.4

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, holds a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 18, 2018. Moon extended an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the pontiff to visit Pyongyang, and the pope said he is willing to make such a trip. [AP/YONHAP]

Pope Francis still willing to go to North Korea

Pope Francis reaffirmed his willingness to visit North Korea, said a senior South Korean bishop Monday, recognizing the tremendous pain of the Korean people who have been separated for 70 years.

2021.4.26