Tag: North Korea
North Korea says still open to talks after Trump-Kim summit cancelled
SEOUL: North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to US President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit with leader Kim...
Pompeo says he hopes US can resume talks with North Korea
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday he hoped Pyongyang and Washington will be able to resume talks on dismantling Pyongyang's...
Trump says US military ready if North Korea’s Kim acts foolishly
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, speaking on Thursday after canceling a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the US military stood ready...
North Korea confirms dismantling of nuclear site
SEOUL: North Korea has completely dismantled its Punggye-ri nuclear test ground "to ensure the transparency of discontinuance of nuclear test," state news agency KCNA...
US reinforces East Asia ballistic missile defence as Trump-Kim summit nears
YOKOSUKA: The USS Milius, one of the US Navy’s most advanced guided missile destroyers, arrived in Japan on Tuesday to reinforce defences against any...
With North Korea summit on shaky ground, Trump to press South...
WASHINGTON: Three weeks before an unprecedented US-North Korea summit is supposed to take place, President Donald Trump will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in...
Trump urges China to keep North Korea border tight
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday pressed China to maintain a secure border with North Korea, weighing in ahead of an anticipated June...
North Korea ‘declines’ South Korea media for nuclear site event; China...
SEOUL: North Korea has declined to accept a list of South Korean journalists hoping to observe the closure of its nuclear test site, South...
South Korea offers to mediate between North Korea and US in...
SEOUL: South Korea said on Thursday that it would seek to mediate between the United States and North Korea after Pyongyang threatened to pull out...
For Pentagon, South Korea drills became a crucial but quiet endeavor
WASHINGTON: Before North Korea’s condemnation of US-South Korea military drills, even US policy wonks who follow every twist and turn of events on the...
North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear test site
SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear test site for sometime between May 23 and 25, depending on weather conditions, in...
Trump-Kim summit presents logistical challenges for North Korea
SINGAPORE: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s trip to Singapore for talks with US President Donald Trump poses logistical challenges that are likely to...
Memories of hunger cloud North Korean refugee’s hopes for Trump-Kim summit
WASHINGTON: Walking through the Korean War Memorial in Washington, Grace Jo remembers a pivotal point in her childhood in North Korea, what she calls...
Trump seeks ‘very meaningful’ summit in Singapore with North Korea
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had high hopes of “doing something very meaningful” to curtail North Korea’s nuclear ambitions at...
Trump claims of release of 3 Americans held at North Korea
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that three Americans held in North Korea have been released and are on the way back to...
Pompeo in North Korea, expected to return with detained Americans: South...
SEOUL: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to return from North Korea with three American detainees, as well as details of an...
UN food agency aims to boost aid to North Korea but...
GENEVA : The United Nations food agency said its chief would visit North Korea on Tuesday to look into boosting food distributions, in the...
