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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang Pyong So (center front row), director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R front row) and Kim Yang Gon (far R front row), secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November.

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials -- (from L to R) Hwang Pyong So, director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae and Kim Yang Gon, secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea -- attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. They agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November.

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Senior N. Korea officials arrive in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Kim Yang Gon (R), secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, arrives in South Korea on Oct. 4, 2014, to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon. Other than Kim, Choe Ryong Hae, another secretary, and Hwang Pyong So, newly appointed director of the military's General Political Bureau, also arrived in the South.

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N. Korean envoy in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland - So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, holds a press conference in the Swiss city on Feb. 11, 2014. So called on the United States and South Korea to drop their joint military drills planned in South Korea from later in the month.

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N. Korean envoy reiterates call for talks with U.S.

GENEVA, Switzerland - So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, holds a press conference at the North Korean diplomatic office in Geneva on July 10, 2013. So repeated a call on the United States to hold a dialogue with Pyongyang and said the North will never give up its nuclear weapons unless Washington abandons its hostile policy.

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N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21.

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N. Korea appoints new envoy to China

BEIJING, China - A man believed to be new North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong arrives at Beijing airport on Oct. 26, 2010. Ji, vice chief of the International Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, reportedly replaced Choe Pyong Gwan.

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N. Korean Ambassador to China Choe

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows North Korean Ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan. Pyongyang is reportedly considering replacing Choe, who assumed the post in April 2010.

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N. Korean envoy at Beijing airport

BEIJING, China - North Korean Ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan is seen at Beijing international airport on Sept. 14, 2010.

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N. Korea ready to accept oil from nonmembers of 6-way talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok, a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Nov. 4. Ri said North Korea is willing to accept oil from countries that are not members of the six-party denuclearization talks in place of Japan's share of energy aid that Tokyo is refusing to provide due to a bilateral row.

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N. Korean researcher speaks about Japan in interview with Kyodo

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok, a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with Kyodo News at a Pyongyang hotel on June 26 that he does not see the point of holding bilateral talks with Japan under the six-party framework until Tokyo changes its attitude on key disputes.

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N. Korea repeats abduction issue is already solved

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok (L), a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said at a Pyongyang hotel on July 5 problems regarding the past abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents have already been settled.

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N. Korea's Kim sacks close aide as key ruling party committee member

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apparently sacked one of his close aides as a member of a key committee of the ruling party over what he considers mishandling of the novel coronavirus pandemic, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. Kim's aide, Ri Pyong Chol, has led North Korea's nuclear and missile development. He was removed from the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea at its meeting late last month, the sources said. People walk in Pyongyang on July 6, 2021, wearing a face mask to prevent coronavirus infection.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Un appears at huge loyalty parade in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Hwang Pyong So, the top political officer of the Korean People's Army, watch a parade at Kim Il Sung Square in the country's capital Pyongyang on May 10, 2016, to celebrate the end of the seventh Workers' Party of Korea congress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. sanctions 2 N. Korean officials over missile development

Combined photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The United States imposed sanctions on Dec. 26, 2017, on two senior North Korean officials, identified as Kim Jong Sik and Ri Pyong Chol, for their roles in Pyongyang's ballistic missile program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean military official likely punished: S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) is pictured with Hwang Pyong So, head of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, during a memorial service for Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2016. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told a group of lawmakers Nov. 20, 2017, that Hwang and Kim Won Hong, the bureau's deputy chief, might have been punished as the result of a rare inspection carried out on the bureau for the first time in 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean military official likely punished: S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Hwang Pyong So, head of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, watch a parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told a group of lawmakers Nov. 20, 2017, that Hwang and Kim Won Hong, the bureau's deputy chief, might have been punished as the result of a rare inspection carried out on the bureau for the first time in 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea repeats abduction issue is already solved

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok (L), a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said at a Pyongyang hotel on July 5 problems regarding the past abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents have already been settled. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean official says no information on missile launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok, a researcher in charge of Japan in the North Korean Foreign Ministry, speaks to Japanese reporters in Pyongyang on July 5 after North Korea launched missiles into the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean researcher speaks about Japan in interview with Kyodo

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok, a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with Kyodo News at a Pyongyang hotel on June 26 that he does not see the point of holding bilateral talks with Japan under the six-party framework until Tokyo changes its attitude on key disputes. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea ready to accept oil from nonmembers of 6-way talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok, a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Nov. 4. Ri said North Korea is willing to accept oil from countries that are not members of the six-party denuclearization talks in place of Japan's share of energy aid that Tokyo is refusing to provide due to a bilateral row. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea denies abduction of newly recognized Japanese victim

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Pyong Dok, a researcher in charge of Japan at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Nov. 24. Ri denied North Korea had abducted a Japanese woman who was recently added to Japan's official list of people kidnapped by North Korean agents, saying she never entered North Korean territory. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean Ambassador to China Choe

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows North Korean Ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan. Pyongyang is reportedly considering replacing Choe, who assumed the post in April 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean Ambassador to China Choe

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows North Korean Ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan. Pyongyang is reportedly considering replacing Choe, who assumed the post in April 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean envoy at Beijing airport

BEIJING, China - North Korean Ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan is seen at Beijing international airport on Sept. 14, 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang Pyong So (center front row), director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R front row) and Kim Yang Gon (far R front row), secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November. (Kyodo)

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials -- (from L to R) Hwang Pyong So, director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae and Kim Yang Gon, secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea -- attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. They agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November. (Kyodo)

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Senior N. Korea officials arrive in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Kim Yang Gon (R), secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, arrives in South Korea on Oct. 4, 2014, to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon. Other than Kim, Choe Ryong Hae, another secretary, and Hwang Pyong So, newly appointed director of the military's General Political Bureau, also arrived in the South. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea appoints new envoy to China

BEIJING, China - A man believed to be new North Korean Ambassador to China Ji Jae Ryong arrives at Beijing airport on Oct. 26, 2010. Ji, vice chief of the International Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, reportedly replaced Choe Pyong Gwan. (Kyodo)