South Korea said its calls to the North went unanswered on Tuesday.
North Korea announced Tuesday that it will sever all lines of communication with South Korea, in the latest signal that Kim Jong Un’s regime is adopting an increasingly confrontational stance towards its neighbor after more than two years of detente and failed peace talks.
to close the liaison office unless Seoul stopped activists from sending pro-democracy leaflets across the border.manufacture a crisis
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
North Korea cuts off contact with South Korea, dialing up tensionsAfter days of increasingly hostile rhetoric, North Korea said it was cutting off contact with South Korea.
Read more »
North Korea to sever hotlines with South Korea - KCNAFor several days, North Korea has lashed out at South Korea, threatening to close an inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South does not stop defectors from sending leaflets and other material into the North.
Read more »
North Korea says it has severed all communication with South KoreaNorth Korea announces it has severed all communications with South Korea, a move analysts believe could be an attempt to manufacture a crisis and force concessions from its neighbor.
Read more »
North Korea says it will cut communication channels with SouthNorth Korea is cutting off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on Seoul for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their tense border
Read more »
North Korea's Kim stresses self-sufficient economy as tensions with South Korea riseNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un focused on domestic economic issues at a meeting of the politburo of the country's ruling Workers Party, state media said on Monday, as the North ramped up pressure on South Korea over defector activities.
Read more »