NK weekly-inter-Korean news

Summary of inter-Korean news this week

SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.

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N. Korea appears to be making succession efforts for leader's daughter: spy agency

SEOUL -- North Korea appears to be speeding up efforts to cast North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's daughter Ju-ae as his successor, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers Monday.

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) made the assessment during a closed-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee, according to Reps. Park Sun-won of the Democratic Party and Lee Seong-kweun of the People Power Party.

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N. Korea launched projectile Tuesday: JCS

SEOUL -- North Korea launched an unidentified projectile from its capital area Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in a move that came just a day after President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into the North.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed Wednesday it detected the launch from the Pyongyang area the previous day and that South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are analyzing it, without providing further details.

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N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in back-to-back launch

SEOUL-- North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in a back-to-back launch that came after President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone flights by individuals into the North.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the missiles launched from the Wonsan area in the North at around 8:50 a.m. It marked the North's fourth known ballistic missile launch this year.

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Cheong Wa Dae convenes meeting over N. Korea's missile launch, urges Pyongyang to stop provocations

SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- The Office of National Security at Cheong Wa Dae held an emergency meeting Wednesday after North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, calling for Pyongyang to immediately stop provocations.

The meeting was attended by officials from the defense ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to analyze and assess the North's latest missile launch, according to Cheong Wa Dae.

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Cheong Wa Dae says insulting rhetoric by N. Korea not helpful for peace on Korean Peninsula

SEOUL -- Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday that insulting rhetoric by North Korea would not be helpful for making efforts to achieve peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, a day after a senior Pyongyang official decried an expression of regret by President Lee Jae Myung over drone flights by individuals into the North.

In a rare message to North Korea, Lee had expressed regret to the North over the drone incident on Monday. On the same day, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Yo-jong, called Lee's expression of regret a "wise" act.

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N. Korea fires another ballistic missile toward East Sea after morning launches

SEOUL -- North Korea fired another ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday afternoon after launching multiple short-range ballistic missiles earlier in the day, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The JCS said it detected the launch without providing further details.

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N. Korea confirms integration of inter-Korean affairs functions into foreign ministry

SEOUL -- A recent North Korean statement confirmed that the country has reorganized its unit dealing with inter-Korean relations in line with its policy of defining South Korea as a "hostile" nation and integrated it into the foreign ministry, experts said Wednesday.

In a rare late-night statement Tuesday, Jang Kum-chol, a senior North Korean official long involved in inter-Korean affairs, issued a press statement refuting Seoul's claim of "meaningful progress" in relations with Pyongyang.

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