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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MIXED 10M SYNCHRONISED

(240203) -- DOHA, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jo Jin Mi (L)/Im Yong Myong of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) compete during the mixed 10m synchronised final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MIXED 10M SYNCHRONISED

(240203) -- DOHA, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jo Jin Mi (front)/Im Yong Myong of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) compete during the mixed 10m synchronised final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MIXED 10M SYNCHRONISED

(240203) -- DOHA, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jo Jin Mi (L)/Im Yong Myong of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) compete during the mixed 10m synchronised final of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-DIVING-WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MIXED 10M SYNCHRONISED

(240203) -- DOHA, Feb. 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalists Huang Jianjie (3rd R)/Zhang Jiaqi (3rd L) of China, silver medalists Jo Jin Mi (2nd L)/Im Yong Myong (1st L) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and bronze medalists Kevin Berlin Reyes (1st R)/Alejandra Estudillo Torres of Mexico attend the awarding ceremony for the mixed 10m synchronised event of diving at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Yu)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-DPRK-DEPUTY FM-MEETING (CN)

(231218) -- BEIJING, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak Myong Ho in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-DPRK-DEPUTY FM-MEETING (CN)

(231218) -- BEIJING, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak Myong Ho in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

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(SP)CHINA-XIAMEN-FOOTBALL-OLYMPIC GAMES ASIAN QUALIFIERS-KOR VS PRK(CN)

(231029) -- XIAMEN, Oct. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ji Soyun (L) of South Korea vies with Ri Myong Gum (R) of DPRK during the AFC Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament 2024 (Asian Qualifiers Round 2) Group B match between South Korea and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy aid

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - North Korea's chief delegate Kim Myong Kil sits as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kicked off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year.

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"Many things possible" if U.S. accepts proposal

NEW YORK, United States - An Myong Hun, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, attends a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on Jan. 13, 2015. The envoy said that if the United States were to accept Pyongyang's proposal to suspend its nuclear program in exchange for calling off U.S.-South Korea annual joint military drills, "many things will be possible" in the coming year.

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N. Korea's rights violations condemned by U.N. panel

NEW YORK, United States - Choe Myong Nam, deputy director general of North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks at the U.N. General Assembly's Third Committee in New York, the United States, on Nov. 18, 2014. The panel passed a draft resolution introduced by Japan and the European Union denouncing North Korea's human rights violations and seeking to bring the country's top leaders before the International Criminal Court for possible crimes against humanity.

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Japan, N. Korea hold talks on 2nd day

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Myong Chol, counselor of North Korea's Ministry of State Security, attends talks on the second of two days of discussions with Japanese officials on Oct. 29, 2014, in Pyongyang, on the remains of Japanese who died around the end of World War II in what is now North Korea. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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N. Korean security officer joins abduction talks with Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Myong Chol, counselor at the North Korean Ministry of State Security and vice chairman of Pyongyang's special investigation committee on abductees, attends a meeting with a Japanese delegation in the North Korean capital on Oct. 28, 2014, to discuss the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to the reclusive country.

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Prof. Pak extol virtues of Dazaifu ruins

DAZAIFU, Japan - Professor Pak Myong Hum of Busan University of Foreign Studies speaks at a symposium on Japan-South Korea exchange in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2014, in commemoration of the 1,350th anniversary of the establishment of the "mizuki" defensive fortification. He said the ruins of Dazaifu should be utilized in Japan-South Korea exchanges.

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N. Korea slams U.N. rights resolution eyed by Japan, EU

NEW YORK, United States - Choe Myong Nam, a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official in charge of U.N. affairs, slams a draft resolution on Pyongyang's human rights situation being worked out by Japan and the European Union at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 7, 2014.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Myong Jin (C), general manager of the Sohae Satellite Station, is surrounded by foreign journalists at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Myong Jin (C), general manager of the Sohae Satellite Station, is surrounded by foreign journalists at the station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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U.S., N. Korea meeting

BEIJING, China - Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, speaks to reporters at Beijing airport before his departure on March 8, 2012. He held talks with An Myong Hun, deputy director general of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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U.S., N. Korea hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, speaks to reporters in Beijing on March 7, 2012, after holding talks with An Myong Hun, deputy director general of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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U.S., N. Korea hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King (2nd from L), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, leaves the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on March 7, 2012, after holding talks with An Myong Hun, deputy director general of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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U.S., N. Korea hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King (2nd from L), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, leaves the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on March 7, 2012, after holding talks with An Myong Hun, deputy director general of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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U.S., N. Korea hold talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, answers reporters' questions in Beijing on March 7, 2012, before holding talks with An Myong Hun, deputy director general of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry.

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Portugal vs North Korea in World Cup Group G

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Portugal's Raul Meireles (16) scores the opening goal during the first half of a World Cup Group G match against North Korea at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on June 21, 2010. At left is North Korea goalkeeper Ri Myong Guk.

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S. Korean President Lee attends national day ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - Dressed in national costumes, South Korean President Lee Myong Bak and his wife Kim Yoon Ok attend a commemorative gathering in Seoul on Aug. 15 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the liberation of Korea from Japanese colonial rule and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Korea.

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S. Korean leader urges Japan to 'look straight at history'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myong Bak addresses a commemorative event in Seoul on Aug. 15 to mark the 63rd anniversary of liberalization of Korea from Japanese colonial rule and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Korea. Lee urged Japan to ''look straight at history.''

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S. Korean leader urges Japan to 'look straight at history'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myong Bak addresses a commemorative event in Seoul on Aug. 15 to mark the 63rd anniversary of liberalization of Korea from Japanese colonial rule and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Korea. Lee urged Japan to ''look straight at history.''

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Olympics diplomacy: Hu Jintao meets S. Korean President Lee

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with South Korean President Lee Myong Bak at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 9. Lee was in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 8. (Pool photo)

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6-way delegates begin converging in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Kim Myong Gil, a minister at North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York, is surrounded by reporters on arrival at Beijing International Airport on March 14 to attend a series of working group meetings on North Korea's nuclear programs.

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6-way delegates begin converging in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Kim Myong Gil, a minister at North Korea's mission to the United Nations in New York, is surrounded by reporters on arrival at Beijing International Airport on March 14 to attend a series of working group meetings on North Korea's nuclear programs. Kim said, ''I think things are moving ahead as agreed upon.''

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Police obtain arrest warrant for N. Korean woman for abducting Soga

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese police obtained an arrest warrant on Nov. 2 for Kim Myong Suk (in portrait released by police) a North Korean woman believed to be in her 70s or 80s, on suspicion of her involvement in the 1978 abduction of Hitomi Soga from Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture to North Korea. The police said they will ask North Korea, via Japan's foreign ministry, to hand her over.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon show off documents they signed after their meeting in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Japan, China, S. Korea ministers agree to promote tourism

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From L to R) Shao Qiwei, director of China's National Tourism Administration, Japanese Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo Kitagawa and South Korean Culture and Tourism Minister Kim Myong Gon shake hands near Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido on July 2 after they agreed to try to increase the number of tourist visits among the three countries.

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Photos from figure skating pairs short program

TURIN, Italy - North Korean pair Phyo Yong Myong (foreground) and Jong Yong Hyok perform during the figure skating pairs short program in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at Palavela in Turin on Feb. 11.

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N. Korea marks ruling party's 60th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R), Kim Yong Nam (C), president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly, and Jo Myong Rok, first vice chairman of the National Defense Commission applaud during a military parade marking the 60th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10.

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(6) Japan vs N. Korea qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan striker Takayuki Suzuki (L) and North Korea defender Ri Myong Sam jump for control of the ball in the first half of their World Cup Asia zone Group B qualifier behind closed doors at Bangkok's Suphachalasai National Stadium on June 8.

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(1)Japan vs N. Korea qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan striker Takayuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attempts a header as North Korea goalie Kim Myong Gil tries to block him in the first half of their World Cup Asia zone Group B qualifier behind closed doors at Bangkok's Suphachalasai National Stadium on June 8

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(1)Bahrain edge N. Korea 2-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Bahrain striker Husain Ali heads an opener past North Korean goalie Kim Myong Gil in the sixth minute of their FIFA 2006 World Cup qualifier at Kim Il Sung stadium in Pyongyang on March 25. Bahrain edged North Korea 2-1.

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(2)6 countries to 'definitely' hold 3rd round talks by June

BEIJING, China - Pak Myong Kuk, North Korean delegate to the six-party working-group meeting in Beijing, is surrounded by reporters at the end of the final session on May 14.

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(3)6 countries to 'definitely' hold 3rd round talks by June

BEIJING, China - Pak Myong Kuk, North Korean delegate to the six-party working-group meeting, returns to the North Korean Embassy in Beijing at the end of the talks on May 14. He said in a statement that North Korea and the United States had heated debate over Pyongyang's suspected uranium enrichment program.

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(1)N. Korea 3rd in women's Olympic tournament

HIROSHIMA, Japan - North Korean midfielder Sok Chun Myong (8) scores her team's first goal in the first half of a match against South Korea in the AFC Women's Olympic Football Qualifying Tournament at Big Arch Stadium in Hiroshima April 26. North Korea won 5-1, coming third in the tournament. Japan and China have already claimed Asia's two berths at the Athens Olympics.

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Ex-agent says Japanese abductees in N. Korea still alive

YONAGO, Japan - An Myong Jin (2nd from L), a former North Korean agent, speaks at a meeting in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 15 with families of two Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korea.

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Niigata ex-Chongryon official took surreptitious pictures

NIIGATA, Japan - Chang Myong Su, 68, a former deputy chairman of the Niigata branch of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), speaks in an interview with Kyodo News. Chang said. he took pictures surreptitiously around Sadogashima island in mid-1960s on orders of his superior.

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Prince Takamado visits site linked with wife of Korean prince

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prince Takamado (2nd from R) and his wife Princess Hisako (3rd from R) visit Myong Hie Won, a facility for the handicapped outside Seoul on May 31. It was established mainly by Lee Masako, who was from the Japanese imperial family and later married the late Korean Prince Lee Un. (World Cup 2002)

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S. Korean artist to create 2,002 face masks for World Cup

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean artist Kim Myong Hee, surrounded by masks she has made, poses at her atelier in Kyoto on Dec. 26. Kim is shaping her own message to the world ahead of the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, to be jointly hosted by Japan and South Korea, by making 2,002 masks with the faces of living people from both countries.

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N. Korea's Jo arrives in U.S. for high-level talks

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - North Korea's second-most powerful official, Vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok, (L), arrives at San Francisco International Airport for a one-day stopover on Oct. 8, where he was greeted by former Defense Secretary William Perry (R). Perry had been the United States' policy coordinator for North Korea between November 1998 and September 2000. Jo is on his way to Washington and will be the highest-ranking North Korean ever to visit the U.S. capital.

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N. Korean sports delegation welcomed in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Ri Myong Hun (C), one of the 62-member North Korean sports delegation, receives a bouquet at Seoul's Kimpo international airport Dec. 22. Ri is 235 centimeters high and one of the world's tallest players. North Korean players are scheduled to play a series of friendly basketball matches with South Korean players. The visit is sponsored by South Korea's Hyundai Business Group.

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N. Korea releases diplomat's abducted son

Hong Won Myong (R), the 19-year-old son of former North Korean diplomat Hong Sun Gyong, is seen in Bangkok on March 23 after being released from captivity by North Korea. North Korean agents kidnapped the elder Hong, his wife and son, and tried to smuggle them out of Thailand. The parents escaped March 9. The North Korean Embassy handed over the younger Hong to Thai authorities, ending a diplomatic impasse between the two countries.

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Japan-S. Korean forum on history

A two-day Japan-South Korean forum opens in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26 to step up research on the shared history of the two countries and promote mutual understanding. The Japanese team is headed by former Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Ryozo Sunobe, who is now an advisor to the Foreign Ministry, while the South Korean mission is led by Chi Myong Kwan, director of Hallym University's Institute of Japanese Studies. Relations between the two countries have been marred since Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule on the Korean Peninsula and its wartime deeds there.

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Chi Myong Gwan, who informed world of oppression in S. Korea

Chi Myong Gwan, seen in this photo taken in 2006, a scholar who exposed the oppression suffered by South Korea's pro-democracy movement in the 1970s and 1980s through his writings in a Japanese magazine, died of a stroke at a hospital near Seoul on Jan. 1, 2022. He was 97.

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(1)Japan vs N. Korea qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan striker Takayuki Suzuki (2nd from L) attempts a header as North Korea goalie Kim Myong Gil tries to block him in the first quarter of their World Cup Asia zone Group B qualifier behind closed doors at Bangkok's Suphachalasai National Stadium on June 8 (Kyodo)

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(6) Japan vs N. Korea qualifier

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan striker Takayuki Suzuki (L) and North Korea defender Ri Myong Sam jump for control of the ball in the first half of their World Cup Asia zone Group B qualifier behind closed doors at Bangkok's Suphachalasai National Stadium on June 8. (Kyodo)