Tag: North Korea denuclearisation
North Korea, China discuss ‘true peace’, denuclearisation
SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping came to an understanding on issues that were discussed at a summit between the...
White House says ‘powerful’ sanctions to remain on North Korea
WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday its policy of tough sanctions on North Korea has not changed, days after US President Donald Trump...
North Korea’s three new military leaders are loyal to Kim, not...
SEOUL: North Korea’s new top three military officers are known for their unquestioning support of leader Kim Jong Un and are flexible enough to...
Relief for North Korea only after clear, irreversible steps to denuclearisation:...
SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Sunday North Korea will receive relief only after it takes clear and irreversible steps to end...
Foreign media head to North Korea to see nuclear site destruction
PYONGYANG: Foreign journalists headed to North Korea on Tuesday to watch the promised destruction of its nuclear test site, a move seen as a...
South Korea, US to work closely on summit after Pyongyang’s about-face
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump held discussions on Sunday to ensure that the North Korea-US summit remains on...
Trump seeks to placate North Korea’s Kim over uncertain summit
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump sought on Thursday to placate North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un after Pyongyang threatened to scrap an unprecedented summit,...
North Korea says may reconsider summit with Trump, suspends talks with...
PYONGYANG: North Korea threw next month’s unprecedented summit between Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump into doubt on Wednesday, threatening weeks of...
Safety, verification questions hang over North Korea’s plan to close nuclear...
SEOUL: Shutting down North Korea’s nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem.
A botched tunnel collapse could spread radioactive debris. Nuclear material might...
Pompeo: US to lift sanctions if North Korea dismantles nuclear weapons...
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that Washington would agree to lift sanctions on North Korea if the country agrees...
North Korea says denuclearisation pledge not result of US-led sanctions
SEOUL: North Korea said on Sunday its intention to denuclearise, unveiled at a historic inter-Korean summit, was not the result of US-led sanctions and...
North’s Kim promises transparency in nuclear site shutdown as Trump presses...
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country closes its...
North Korea to close nuclear sites, stop tests and pursue economic...
SEOUL: North Korea will immediately suspend nuclear and missile tests and scrap its nuclear test site and instead pursue economic growth and peace, the...
North Korea seeks ‘complete denuclearization,’ Moon says; US vows pressure
SEOUL: North Korea has expressed its commitment to “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula and has not attached conditions, South Korea’s president said on...
Japan and China’s foreign ministers pledge to pursue improved ties
TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Taro Kono and his Chinese counterpart have pledged to improve ties between their nations and affirmed a commitment to...
