South Korea had cut off its ties with Cuba in 1959 in the wake of the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro, while North Korea has maintained its ... aggressive sanctions that have crippled its economy ...

With authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un embracing the idea of a “new Cold War,” North Korea has recently ... open relations with Cuba. The U.S. currently maintains an economic embargo of ...

Opening the embassy represented a unique challenge due to Cuba’s longstanding close ties with North Korea. "The government ... step toward enhancing economic cooperation with Havana.

Korea on Friday appointed new ambassadors to 11 countries, including its first-ever envoy to Cuba, the foreign ministry ... Kim Young-jae, former minister for economic affairs at the South Korean ...

South Korea and Cuba made the surprise announcement Feb. 14 last year on the establishment of diplomatic relations, in an apparent heavy blow to North Korea that has touted its "brotherly" ties ...