N. Korea envoy to U.N. says no plan to conduct nuclear tests

N. Korea envoy to U.N. says no plan to conduct nuclear tests

WASHINGTON, United States - Pak Kil Yon (L), the North Korean permanent representative to the United Nations, and Han Song Ryol, North Korea's deputy representative to the U.N., speak to reporters in the U.S. Senate in Washington on July 20. Pak became the first North Korean ambassador to the U.N. to visit Washington under the administration of George W. Bush.

High court rejects S. Koreans' claim over ship sinking

High court rejects S. Koreans' claim over ship sinking

OSAKA, Japan - Chon Sung Ryol, a representative of South Korean plaintiffs seeking 2.8 billion yen compensation from the Japanese government over the 1945 sinking of the Ukishima Maru naval vessel, expresses anger at a press conference in Osaka on May 30 after the Osaka High Court rejected their claims. Over 500 Korean forced laborers, including Chon's fahter, were killed in the incident.

N. Korea envoy to U.N. says no plan to conduct nuclear tests

N. Korea envoy to U.N. says no plan to conduct nuclear tests

WASHINGTON, United States - Pak Kil Yon (L), the North Korean permanent representative to the United Nations, and Han Song Ryol, North Korea's deputy representative to the U.N., speak to reporters in the U.S. Senate in Washington on July 20. Pak became the first North Korean ambassador to the U.N. to visit Washington under the administration of George W. Bush. (Kyodo)

N. Korea top diplomat seen in Beijing, possibly en route to Malaysia

N. Korea top diplomat seen in Beijing, possibly en route to Malaysia

Han Song Ryol (L), a North Korean deputy foreign minister, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Oct. 18, 2016, with an informed source saying that he is possibly traveling onward to Malaysia to hold informal talks with someone from the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

High court rejects S. Koreans' claim over ship sinking

High court rejects S. Koreans' claim over ship sinking

OSAKA, Japan - Chon Sung Ryol, a representative of South Korean plaintiffs seeking 2.8 billion yen compensation from the Japanese government over the 1945 sinking of the Ukishima Maru naval vessel, expresses anger at a press conference in Osaka on May 30 after the Osaka High Court rejected their claims. Over 500 Korean forced laborers, including Chon's fahter, were killed in the incident. (Kyodo)