U.S. President-elect Donald Trump should immediately end Washington's "hostile" policies toward North Korea, including the annual joint military drills between the South and the United States, Tokyo-based pro-Pyongyang media outlet Choson Sinbo argued in an editorial on Sunday.

Choson Sinbo, referring to Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Speech on Sunday, said the North demanded that the U.S. recognize Pyongyang's status as a nuclear power.