South Korea on Tuesday asked North Korea to contact the South through inter-Korean communication channels if it intends to retrieve the body of a man believed to be a North Korean national discovered along South Korea's west coast last month.

Bringing stability back to the Korean Peninsula is a necessity for South Korea’s president, but North Korea is refusing to play ball.

There has been cautious optimism in the South that the North may respond positively and may even show willingness to re-engage in dialogue.

It has been six years since talks between South and North Korea were suspended, far too long a period,' says minister ahead of inauguration - Anadolu Ajansı

Seoul: South Korea’s new Unification Minister, Chung Dong-young on Friday emphasised the need to restore communication channels and resume dialogue with North Korea, calling them his top