Tag: North Korea
Urged North Korea to release American prisoners, says former US envoy
WASHINGTON: The State Department’s recently retired envoy for North Korea said on Thursday he has urged North Korea to send a positive signal by...
North Korean FM in Sweden as summit speculation intensifies
STOCKHOLM: North Korea’s foreign minister landed in Sweden on Thursday for talks, prompting speculation that the two-day trip could lay the groundwork for a...
Japan leaves door open for PM Abe-Kim Jung Un summit
TOKYO: Japan’s top government spokesman left the door open on Wednesday to a possible summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader...
White House expects North Korea summit to happen despite Pyongyang’s silence
WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday it fully expected an unprecedented meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong...
Japan tells South Korea it wants abduction issue resolved in North...
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a South Korean representative on Tuesday he wants talks with North Korea, called to dismantle Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons...
North Korea seen ‘cautious’ in announcing stance over upcoming summits, says...
SEOUL: North Korea’s silence on its upcoming summits with the United States and South Korea is likely due to caution over organising its stance...
North Korea talks could bring ‘greatest deal’ or fail, says Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could fizzle without an agreement or it could...
US, China agree to keep pressure on North Korea
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump enlisted Friday the help of China's Xi Jinping to keep sanctions pressure on North Korea, amid fears that an audacious diplomatic...
US finds North Korea killed Kim brother with VX agent
WASHINGTON: The United States formally concluded Tuesday that North Korea murdered Kim Jong Un's half-brother with the banned VX nerve agent, blasting Pyongyang for...
North Korea threatens to ‘counter’ US over military drills
SEOUL: North Korea threatened on Saturday to “counter the US” if the United States holds joint military exercises with South Korea, and said it...
At joke-filled dinner, Trump suggests US will meet with North Korea
WASHINGTON: In the midst of a joke-filled monologue at a dinner with journalists, President Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that the United States will...
North Korea helped Syria manufacture chemical weapons: report
UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has been shipping supplies to the Syrian government that could be used in the production of chemical weapons, United Nations...
South Korea says North Korea willing to start direct talks with...
PYEONGCHANG: North Korea has said it is willing to start direct talks with the US, with the move coming as a high-level delegation from Pyongyang,...
Protests as North Korean delegation arrives at the Olympics
PYEONGCHANG: A North Korean delegation headed by a former intelligence chief has been greeted by protests as it crossed into South Korea to attend...
China to investigate suspected violation of UN sanctions on North Korea
China says it is “highly concerned” about a reported ship-to-ship transfer on the high seas that could violate the sanctions imposed on North Korea...
North Korea cancelled meeting with Pence at the Olympics, says White...
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea but the North Koreans...
South Korea to announce joint military drill plan with US before...
SEOUL: South Korea and the United States will announce plans before April for a postponed joint military drill, South Korea’s defence minister said on Tuesday.
Seoul...
