Tag: North Korea
North Korea slams US for ‘evil’ sanctions push
PYONGYANG: North Korea's state media on Tuesday slammed the United States for an "evil" attempt to maintain sanctions against Pyongyang, accusing President Donald Trump...
Two Koreas, UN Command hold first talks on disarming border
SEOUL: North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) held their first three-way talks on Tuesday to discuss demilitarising the border as...
North Korea seeks ‘substantive outcome’ in economic cooperation talks with South
SEOUL: North and South Korea met on Monday to discuss the next steps in their pact to renew economic cooperation, with the North saying...
North Korea joins South Korean protest over Japan’s ‘Rising Sun’ flag
SEOUL: Japan should refrain from flying the “Rising Sun” flag on a warship in a fleet review planned in South Korea next week, a...
North Korea, South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified border
SEOUL: Troops from North and South Korea began removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border on Monday, the South’s defense ministry said, as...
North Korea says ‘no way’ it will disarm without trust in...
UNITED NATIONS: North Korea's foreign minister on Saturday told the United Nations there was "no way" that his country would disarm first as long...
US will only give aid ‘to our friends’, says Trump in...
--President Trump slams Iran, says 'can't allow world's leading terror sponsor to possess world's most dangerous weapons'
--Iranian president accuses Trump of trying to topple...
N Korea’s Kim says summit with Trump stabilised region, sees more...
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday his "historic" summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore stabilised regional security, and...
South Korea launches its first missile-capable submarine
SEOUL: South Korea launched its first ever missile-capable attack submarine on Friday, despite a recent diplomatic thaw with the nuclear-armed North.
The $700 million, 3,000-tonne...
US anger at Russia changes to UN North Korea report
NEW YORK: Several paragraphs referring to Russian oil trade in a United Nations report about sanctions on North Korea have been removed at Moscow's...
Flooding kills dozens in North Korea, thousands left homeless
GENEVA: Severe flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with nearly the same number missing and thousands left homeless by the...
South Korean envoys meet Kim in North to prepare for third...
SEOUL: South Korea said its envoys met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Wednesday to prepare for a third inter-Korean...
Pompeo visit scrapped after belligerent letter from North Korea: report
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's planned trip to North Korea last weekend was cancelled after he received what US officials deemed to...
Japan says North Korea still poses dire security threat
TOKYO: Japan said on Tuesday North Korea still posed a dire threat to its security despite a halt to ballistic missile tests and a...
Russia mulls response to US sanctions over North Korea
MOSCOW: Russia is working on retaliatory measures against the United States after it imposed sanctions on a Russian company for aiding North Korea, Deputy...
South Korea seeks progress on denuclearisation at September summit
SEOUL: A third summit of Korean leaders planned for next month will be a further step toward denuclearisation of the peninsula and a peace...
North, South Korea agree on third summit to be held in...
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed to hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, the latest step forward in cross-border ties this year after...
