Tag: North Korea
Ban to raise N. Korea launch at Seoul summit
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would raise North Korea's planned rocket launch at a Seoul nuclear summit next week, expressing "deep concern"...
North Korea invites IAEA, says US deal still in force
North Korea has invited UN inspectors to monitor a nuclear deal with the United States, insisting the pact remains in force despite its shock...
N. Korea seeking to develop nuclear missile: Seoul
South Korea accused North Korea on Monday of trying to develop a nuclear-armed missile through a satellite launch next month, after Pyongyang dismissed international...
N. Korea invites observers to satellite launch
North Korea said Saturday it would invite foreign experts and journalists to observe a satellite launch which the United States and other countries see...
North Korea says it will launch long-range rocket
North Korea announced Friday it would launch a long-range rocket next month to put a satellite into orbit, a move that would breach a...
US sees ‘progress’ on aid talks with North Korea
Negotiations Wednesday between the United States and North Korea on how to organise a supply of food aid to the communist state have “made...
N Korea warns of retaliation for S Korean drill
North Korea warned Sunday it will bombard islands near the disputed Yellow Sea border with South Korea if an upcoming naval firing drill by...
N. Korea rejects S. Korea call for talks on reunions
North Korea Saturday rejected the South’s call for talks aimed at restarting reunions for families separated since the Korean War, saying Seoul should first...
The Beijing- Pyongyang bond
For a long time China has been the source of an economic lifeline for North Korea; and now with the ramifications of Kim Jong...
North Korea urges troops to be ‘human bombs’
North Korea told its military on Sunday to become “human rifles and bombs” to defend new leader Kim Jong-Un and vowed an all-out push...
North Korea acclaims new supreme leader at huge parade
North Korea Thursday staged a massive memorial service for Kim Jong-Il to end almost two weeks of official mourning, and formally declared his untested...
Son sobs as ‘millions’ mourn North Korean strongman
North Korea said Wednesday that millions of grief-stricken people turned out to mourn “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il, whose death has left the world scrambling...
Clinton ‘deeply concerned’ for NKorea’s citizens
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States was "deeply concerned" for North Korea's citizens and offered "thoughts and prayers" in the wake...
Kim Jong-Il dies, North Korea rallies around son
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has died, aged 69, of a heart attack, state media announced on Monday, plunging the nuclear-armed and deeply isolated...
North Korea ‘agrees to suspend uranium enrichment’
North Korea has agreed to suspend its enriched-uranium nuclear weapons programme, a key United States demand for the resumption of disarmament talks, news reports...
