Tag: N Korea
N. Korea blasts Pompeo as obstruction to nuclear talks
PYONGYANG: North Korea denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as an obstruction to nuclear negotiations on Wednesday, days before President Donald Trump visits...
N. Korea demands UN action over ship seizure by ‘gangster’ US
PYONGYANG: North Korea has demanded the United Nations take "urgent measures" to help return a cargo ship taken by the United States, calling the...
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
PYONGYANG: North Korea's state media said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un had overseen a rocket and tactical guided weapons test, after the drill...
N Korea urges Trump to be ‘bold’ on denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korean state media blamed Donald Trump's political opponents for the "deadlock" over denuclearisation on Saturday, urging the US President to act boldly...
Asian diplomats press N Korea to deliver on anti-nuke vows
SINGAPORE: Asia's top diplomats pressed North Korea on Saturday to turn a pledge to completely dismantle its nuclear arsenal into reality amid concerns that...
Singapore foreign minister visits N Korea ahead of summit
PYONGYANG: Singapore's foreign minister arrived in North Korea on Thursday for a two-day visit ahead of next week's US-North Korea summit in the Southeast...
N Korea lowers down border propaganda broadcasts after Games open
PYEONGCHANG: North Korea has lowered the volume of its border propaganda broadcasts at the inter-Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) since Friday’s Winter Olympics opening ceremony,...
Trump tells Putin more steps needed to scrap N Korea nuclear...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who complained last month that Moscow was “not helping us at all with North Korea,” told Russian President Vladimir...
N Korea notes ‘warm talks’ with S Korea, no mention of...
SEOUL: North Korea’s state news agency said on Sunday its delegation sent to the Winter Olympics held “frank and candid” talks with South Korean...
US ‘ready for any eventuality’ on N Korea, says Mike Pence
FUSSA: Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States was "ready for any eventuality" with regard to North Korea and warned that...
N Korea slams anti-Pyongyang as ‘spasm of psychopaths’
PYONGYANG: North Korea on Wednesday slammed anti-Pyongyang activists for rallying against its participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, dismissing a dockside protest as a...
N Korea cheer squad, sports officials arrive in S Korea
SEOUL: A group of 280 North Koreans arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, one of the largest peacetime crossings of the inter-Korean border, to...
N Korea warns against US-S Korea military drills after Olympics
SEOUL: North Korea has warned if the United States goes ahead with delayed military exercises with South Korea after the Winter Olympics it will...
N Korea prepares military parade for Olympics eve
PYONGYANG: North Korea will mark the foundation of its regular army on February 8, its state media said Tuesday - which will be the...
N Korea envoy arrive in Seoul for inspecting Olympics’ preparations
SEOUL: North Korean delegates arrived in Seoul on Sunday on their way to inspect venues and prepare cultural performances for next month's Winter Olympics,...
China preps for N Korea crisis: deploys troops, cameras, radiation
BEIJING: China ramped up security along its border with North Korea, installing new surveillance cameras, deploying extra security forces and operating radiation detectors as...
On possibility of N.Korea talks: Trump says ‘Who knows where it...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday after the first intra-Korean talks in over two years that the United States was willing to...
