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South Korea: People Protest Outside Parliament, Calling For President Yoon’s Resignation

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeo declared martial law late on Tuesday, December 3, accusing the opposition of anti-national activities. However, he lifted the order early Wednesday after the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for its removal. After the emergency order was lifted, protesters gathered around the parliament in Yeouido, calling for Yoon's resignation.

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Inter-Korean talks fail to yield any agreements

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jae Joung (L) and North Korean Chief Cabinet Councilor Kwon Ho Ung leave a hotel in Seoul on June 1 at the end of three days of ministerial talks. They failed to reach any agreements due to a dispute over the South's delay in shipping rice aid to the North.

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N. Korea accuses U.S. of delay in nuclear deal

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean Chief Cabinet Councilor Kwon Ho Ung (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Lee Hae Joung shake hands at the start of inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel on May 30. Kwon accused the United States of delaying the implementation of a nuclear deal under which North Korea is to take initial steps toward denuclearization.

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (C), a senior Cabinet councilor who headed the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, and other mission members leave their hotel in the South Korean city on July 13 after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests.

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok (L) on July 13 sends off Kwon Ho Ung (R), a senior Cabinet councilor who heads the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests.

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S. Korea urges N. Korea to return to nuke talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, and South Korea's Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok shake hands in Busan on July 12 at the beginning of a plenary meeting of the 19th inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks.

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N. Korean mission arrives in S. Korea for Cabinet-level talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, is in talks with South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok at a Busan hotel on July 11. Kwon arrived in the southeastern port city at the head of a five-member delegation to inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks.

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2 Koreas seek swift implementation of nuclear agreement

JEJU, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a senior North Korean Cabinet councilor, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young pose for photos at the end of three-day inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks in Jeju Island on Dec. 16. ''The South and the North agreed to take active and practical measures to ease military tensions and preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula,'' they said in a nine-point press statement.

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Two Koreas hold 17th Cabinet-level talks

JEJU, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R) shakes hands with senior North Korean Cabinet councilor Kwon Ho Ung ahead of the 17th Cabinet-level talks between the two Koreas in Jeju on Dec. 14.

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N. Korean delegates enjoy sightseeing tour of Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a Cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation to the 15th round of inter-Korean ministerial talks, is seated beside South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young during a sightseeing tour of Seoul on June 22.

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Two Koreas begin ministerial-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), head of a five-member North Korean delegation, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young walk hand in hand to the venue for inter-Korean ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on June 21.

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N. Korea delegation is in Seoul for ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), the head of a five-member North Korean delegation, shakes hands with South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young on arrival at a Seoul hotel for inter-Korean ministerial-level talks on June 21.

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Inter-Korean talks open with N. Korea call for broader ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R in front) and Kwon Ho Ung, a North Korean Cabinet councilor, (L in front) shake hands in Seoul on June 22 as they start bilateral ministerial talks for the first time since May last year.

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Inter-Korean talks open with N. Korea call for broader ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R in front) and Kwon Ho Ung, a North Korean Cabinet councilor (L in front) talk in Seoul on June 22 as the two countries opened bilateral ministerial talks for the first time since May last year.

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok (L) on July 13 sends off Kwon Ho Ung (R), a senior Cabinet councilor who heads the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests. (Kyodo)

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Inter-Korean talks fail, N. Korea denounces S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (C), a senior Cabinet councilor who headed the North Korean mission at inter-Korean ministerial talks in Busan, and other mission members leave their hotel in the South Korean city on July 13 after the two Koreas failed to reach agreements amid increasing tensions over the North's missile tests. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea urges N. Korea to return to nuke talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, and South Korea's Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok shake hands in Busan on July 12 at the beginning of a plenary meeting of the 19th inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean mission arrives in S. Korea for Cabinet-level talks

BUSAN, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a North Korean senior Cabinet councilor, is in talks with South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jong Seok at a Busan hotel on July 11. Kwon arrived in the southeastern port city at the head of a five-member delegation to inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks. (Kyodo)

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Inter-Korean talks open with N. Korea call for broader ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R in front) and Kwon Ho Ung, a North Korean Cabinet councilor, (L in front) shake hands in Seoul on June 22 as they start bilateral ministerial talks for the first time since May last year. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean delegates enjoy sightseeing tour of Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a Cabinet councilor who heads a five-member North Korean delegation to the 15th round of inter-Korean ministerial talks, is seated beside South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young during a sightseeing tour of Seoul on June 22. (Kyodo)

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Two Koreas begin ministerial-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), head of a five-member North Korean delegation, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young walk hand in hand to the venue for inter-Korean ministerial-level talks at a Seoul hotel on June 21. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea delegation is in Seoul for ministerial talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), the head of a five-member North Korean delegation, shakes hands with South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young on arrival at a Seoul hotel for inter-Korean ministerial-level talks on June 21. (Kyodo)

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Inter-Korean talks fail to yield any agreements

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jae Joung (L) and North Korean Chief Cabinet Councilor Kwon Ho Ung leave a hotel in Seoul on June 1 at the end of three days of ministerial talks. They failed to reach any agreements due to a dispute over the South's delay in shipping rice aid to the North. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea accuses U.S. of delay in nuclear deal

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean Chief Cabinet Councilor Kwon Ho Ung (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Lee Hae Joung shake hands at the start of inter-Korean ministerial talks at a Seoul hotel on May 30. Kwon accused the United States of delaying the implementation of a nuclear deal under which North Korea is to take initial steps toward denuclearization. (Kyodo)

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2 Koreas seek swift implementation of nuclear agreement

JEJU, South Korea - Kwon Ho Ung (L), a senior North Korean Cabinet councilor, and South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young pose for photos at the end of three-day inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks in Jeju Island on Dec. 16. ''The South and the North agreed to take active and practical measures to ease military tensions and preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula,'' they said in a nine-point press statement. (Kyodo)

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Two Koreas hold 17th Cabinet-level talks

JEJU, South Korea - South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong Young (R) shakes hands with senior North Korean Cabinet councilor Kwon Ho Ung ahead of the 17th Cabinet-level talks between the two Koreas in Jeju on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)