{"id":8561,"date":"2026-01-14T09:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8561"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:57:47","slug":"north-koreas-kim-yo-jong-says-no-chance-of-improved-ties-with-the-south-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8561","title":{"rendered":"North Korea\u2019s Kim Yo Jong says no chance of improved ties with the South | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebukes claims she is open to more \u201ccommunication\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Al-Jazeera-Erin-1-1754975994.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has rebuked claims from the South Korean government that Pyongyang was leaving room for more \u201ccommunication\u201d following an incident involving drones on the border between both countries.<\/p>\n<p>Kim, who is a high-ranking member of North Korea\u2019s ruling Workers\u2019 Party, said the South had committed a \u201cgrave provocation by infringing upon the sovereignty\u201d of the North when it allegedly sent drones over the border in September and this month.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cAs far as Seoul\u2019s various hope-filled wild dreams called \u2018repair of relations\u2019 are concerned, they all can never come true,\u201d she said on Wednesday, according to North Korean state media.<\/p>\n<p>Pyongyang first reported the drone incidents on Saturday, which it described as an \u201cact of provocation\u201d, and published photos of what it said were wrecked drones shot down near the border.<\/p>\n<p>Seoul swiftly launched an investigation and found that its military does not use the drone models pictured in the photos, suggesting the unmanned aerial vehicles may have been launched by South Korean civilians.<\/p>\n<p>South Korean President Lee Jae Myung described the incident as a \u201cserious crime that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and national security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the back and forth between Seoul and Pyongyang, Kim followed up with a statement on Sunday demanding a \u201cdetailed explanation\u201d from the South but also acknowledged that South Korea\u2019s military had \u201cno intention to provoke or irritate us\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4236703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4236703\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4236703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2026-01-09T214554Z_907890495_RC2XXIAVL7EP_RTRMADP_3_NORTHKOREA-SOUTHKOREA-1768357022.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Fragments of a drone lie scattered on the ground in Muksan-ri area, Kaepung District, Kaesong City, North Korea, after North Korea said on Saturday that South Korea sent another drone into North Korean airspace on January 4, according to North Korean state media KCNA, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on January 10, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4236703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fragments of what is reported to be a drone lie scattered near Kaesong City, North Korea, after Pyongyang said South Korea had sent a drone into its airspace on January 4, 2026 [Korean Central News Agency via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Unification interpreted the message as a sign that Pyongyang was open to more \u201ccommunication\u201d, the country\u2019s Yonhap News Agency said.<\/p>\n<p>Statements from the North are carefully parsed by Seoul for subtle shifts in tone or wording that could signal a change in policy.<\/p>\n<p>Seoul is also on high alert for any response from Kim, who is reportedly being groomed to succeed her brother and could one day lead North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>But Kim quickly hit back on Wednesday at the Unification Ministry\u2019s assessment and said its expectation of a detente or more communication was a \u201cpoor one\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She also criticised a meeting between Lee and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who met in Japan this week and reaffirmed that Seoul and Tokyo should continue to work with the United States to maintain peace in East Asia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chief executive is so busy with his solicitation diplomacy abroad, and the authorities are going so earnestly to pretend that they are to show goodwill, harbouring a daydream. But the present address of the relations can never change,\u201d Kim said, according to the North\u2019s state-run Korean Central News Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebukes claims she is open to more \u201ccommunication\u201d. 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