The sister of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea's new liberal government, saying its "blind trust" in the country's alliance with the US and hostility toward North Korea make it no different from its predecessor.

Experts say the comments suggest that North Korea has no plan to return to diplomacy with South Korea and the U.S.

For the first time since South Korea’s new president assumed office, Pyongyang explicitly nixed the Lee administration’s pro-dialogue approach to North Korea.

North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong declared Pyongyang has “no interest” in talks with South Korea, dismissing Seoul’s outreach and saying

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed the US's intent to resume diplomacy on North Korea’s denuclearisation, as she urged Washington to accept her country as a nuclear weapons state and find a new approach to restart talks.

North Korea said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump are “not bad” but any attempt to resume dialogue between the two countries should start from recognizing the North as a nuclear power.

South Korea remains “the enemy” of North Korea despite recent moves by Seoul to ease tensions along the 38th parallel, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in state media Monday.

Since his election, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tried to reverse the hard-line stance of his predecessor toward Pyongyang.

Malaysian Ambassador to South Korea Mohd Zamruni Khalid sat down for a taste of home at The Makan in Seoul to speak with the Korea JoongAng Daily about advancing ties between the "natural allies" and a shared view on free trade and regional security.