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North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival

By Associated Press

North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he would no longer pursue reconciliation with his rival.

Production and sales of dog meat banned by South Korea’s parliament

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote. It will become law after being endorsed by the Cabinet Council and signed by President Yoon Suk Yeol, considered formalities since his government supports the ban.

North and South Korea conduct firing drills near sea border in breach of 2018 agreement

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North’s similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills in the…

South Korean opposition leader injured in knife attack

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Jiwon Song, Associated Press

The attacker approached Lee, saying he wanted his autograph, then stabbed him in the left side of his neck, senior Busan police officer Sohn Jae-han said in a briefing.

North Korea resumes weapons testing with launch of long-range missile

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Monday's launch is the North's second weapons firing in less than a day. It comes as North Korea vows retaliatory steps against the U.S. and South Korea for their decision to boost their nuclear deterrence plans.

WATCH: White House announces U.S., South Korea and Japan officials will meet to discuss North Korean threat

By Associated Press

The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this week to discuss North Korea’s growing military threat and other regional security issues as they continue to promote trilateral cooperation in Asia.

South Korea, Japan and China agree to restart trilateral summits after yearslong pause

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

Meeting for the first time in about four years, the top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to revive cooperation among the Asian neighbors and resume their leaders’ trilateral summit — but without a specific timing.

North Korea performed a failed missile test a day after it launched a spy satellite, South Korea says

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press

The North Korean missile launch came a day after it launched a spy satellite.

North Korea says it successfully launched a spy satellite into orbit on its 3rd attempt

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Observers doubt whether the satellite is advanced enough to perform military reconnaissance.

U.S. and South Korea update deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Monday's move followed high-level military talks in Seoul, where the allies also discussed enhancing three-way defense exercises with Japan and improve information-sharing on North Korean missile launches.