SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday N...

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young stated that South and North Korea, not external powers, should take the lead in resolving security issues on the Korean Peninsula.

Tensions between South Korea and the US have flared following reports of a US pullback in intelligence-sharing, sparked by Unification Minister Chung Dong-young's public mention of a suspected North Korean uranium-enrichment site.

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young urged North Korea to engage in dialogue, citing recent remarks by US President Donald Trump that suggest the door to talks remains open.

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young stated that the recently scaled-back joint military drills could pave the way for dialogue.

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and advancing peace on the Korean Peninsula by bringing Pyongyang to dialogue.

South Korea said Chung Dong-young's public remarks about a North Korean nuclear facility at Kusong were based on publicly available ⁠information.

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Friday that North Korea is operating another uranium enrichment facility in the northwestern region of Kusong, along with previously reported ones in…

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed hope that Pope Leo XIV's visit to South Korea next year could serve as a bridge to revive exchanges between South and North Korea.

South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young will face a prosecution investigation over allegations that he leaked classified information related to North Korea's nuclear facilities.

A debate is intensifying over facilities in Kusong, North Korea, after South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young identified the city as a potential third uranium enrichment site, though experts say the claim remains unproven.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Thursday she "highly appreciates" South Korea's pledge to prevent a recurrence of drone incursions into the North, vowing to step up the country's vigilance along the border with the South. Kim Yo-jong, a party vice department director, issued the statement via the Korean Central News Agency a day after Unification Minister Chung Dong-young expressed "regret" over drone incursions into the North and announced a series of measures aimed