SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Yonhap) -- Cheong Wa Dae expressed hope Friday for restoring mutual trust with North Korea and easing tensions, after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called the unification minister's recent expression of regret over alleged civilian drone flights into the North "sensible."

The ​sister of North Korea's ‌ruler ​said on Friday that South Korean authorities should take steps to prevent "reoccurrence of provocative sovereignty ‌violation," state media KCNA reported, referring to a drone flown into its airspace recently.

Once a symbol of hope and the site of tearful reunions for families divided by the Korean War, North Korea is tearing down the Mount Kumgang resort’s reunion facility, South Korea said on Thursday. It is the latest sign of tensions between the two Koreas.

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun speaks during a U.N. meeting in this undated photo provided by his office. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) FM-N Korea FM Cho says Pyongyang may respond to Seoul administration's peace overtures SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap ...

Kim Jong-Un is entrenching his daughter as heir apparent ahead of a landmark party conference, a South Korean lawmaker said after a briefing from Seoul's main intelligence agency.

An academic and former head of a research institute was Friday appointed as Seoul's new unification minister, the South's key point of contact on inter-Korean affairs. The appointment of Kim Yeon-chul comes days after the US and North Korea held a second ...