Tag: North Korea
Dark nights in power-starved North Korea
Wonsan: At the turbine hall at North Korea's Wonsan Number 5 hydropower station, a placard mounted on a wall proclaims: "Prosperous and Powerful Nation"....
Pentagon ‘fully’ backs Tillerson on North Korea: Mattis
WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Tuesday his department “supports fully” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s effort to find a diplomatic solution to the North...
Now is not time to talk to North Korea : White...
Now is not the time to talk to North Korea, the White House declared Monday, as President Donald Trump appeared to undermine efforts to...
Russian firm provides new internet connection to North Korea
North Korea has opened a new internet connection with the outside world, this time via Russia, a move which cybersecurity experts say would strengthen...
Women plead not guilty to killing North Korean leader’s half-brother
KUALA LUMPUR: Two women accused of assassinating the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not...
North Korean rockettes serve up Coca-Cola in Dubai
On any night of the week, residents of cosmopolitan Dubai can get a taste of reclusive North Korea's culture at Okryu-gwan, a satellite of...
Tillerson to hold top-level talks in China as US presses N...
BEIJING: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will hold top-level talks in China on Saturday as the United States looks to tighten an economic...
Trump to visit Asia in November, North Korea in spotlight
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump will travel to Asia in November for the first time since becoming president, stopping in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the...
North Korea seen moving missiles from development center: South Korean broadcaster
SEOUL: Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported...
Women to plead not guilty in high-profile Kim Jong Nam murder...
KUALA LUMPUR: Two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader at the Kuala Lumpur international airport are expected to plead...
North Korean firms in China ordered to close by January
BEIJING: China has ordered North Korean companies in the country to shut down by January as it applies United Nations (UN) sanctions imposed following...
US student held in North Korea died of oxygen starved brain:...
An American student — who had been imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months — died from lack of oxygen and blood to the...
Trump says US captive in North Korea was ‘tortured beyond belief’
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused North Korea of brutally abusing an American student who had been held captive in North Korea, saying...
Tillerson heads to China as North Korea tension rises
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to China this week for talks on how to defuse the perilous nuclear stand-off with...
N Korea minister accuses US of declaring war
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on North Korea.
Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York...
Japan’s Abe calls snap election
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a snap election on Monday, seeking a fresh term at the helm of the world´s third-largest economy...
US, North Korea brinksmanship could lead to unpredictable nosedive: Russia
WASHINGTON: Spiking nuclear tensions between the United States and North Korea showed little sign of abating on Sunday as Russia warned of a “very unpredictable nosedive”...
