Summary of inter-Korean news this week
SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of inter-Korean news this week.
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Unification, justice ministries deny there was legal basis to repatriate N.K. fishermen: lawmaker
SEOUL -- The unification and justice ministries have denied that there was any legal basis for the previous administration's repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019, according to a lawmaker's office on Thursday.
In 2019, the North Koreans confessed to killing 16 fellow crew members and expressed a desire to defect to South Korea. But the then Moon Jae-in government deemed their intentions to be insincere and sent them back to the North where they could have faced harsh punishment.
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S. Korea identifies remains of another Korean War soldier
SEOUL -- South Korea has identified the remains of another soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War following their excavation in North Korea decades ago, the defense ministry said Friday.
The ministry's excavation team recently confirmed the remains of Pfc. Park Jin-ho. They were among those the North handed over to the United States from 1990-94. His remains returned here in 2020, as they were thought to be of a South Korean troop.
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Defense chief says N. Korea's hypersonic missile 'unsuccessful' in last-stage glide flight
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N. Korea has capability to genetically engineer biological military products: U.S. report
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Relax, immerse yourself in scents at Venice Biennale's Korean Pavilion
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Overdue debut of Korean abstract art pioneer Yoo Young-kuk at Venice Biennale
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Police catch 1,681 over alleged election law violations
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Relax, immerse yourself in scents at Venice Biennale's Korean Pavilion
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Defense chief says N. Korea's hypersonic missile 'unsuccessful' in last-stage glide flight
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Overdue debut of Korean abstract art pioneer Yoo Young-kuk at Venice Biennale
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(LEAD) Yoon vows to improve communication with people after election defeat
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Yoon presides over emergency meeting on Mideast crisis
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(4th LD) Finance chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan recognize 'serious' concerns over 'sharp' won, yen depreciation
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S. Korea to provide 100,000 tons of rice to 11 nations
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Heart disease patient in her 60s dies after surgery delay amid medical vacuum
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(LEAD) Yoon, Kishida agree to deepen trilateral ties with U.S.
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Yoon, Daegu mayor met to discuss post-election matters: sources