Tag: North

South Korea sending special envoy to North to prepare for summit

SEOUL: South Korea said on Friday it will dispatch a special envoy to the North Korean capital on September 5 to discuss the timing...

North, South Korea to hold military talks on July 31: Yonhap

  SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed to hold military talks on Tuesday, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, as both sides seek...

North, South Korea heads of state meet, shake hands

PYEONGCHANG: South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North's ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam met and shook hands Friday ahead of the Winter...

‘All options on the table’: Mike Pence warns North Korea ahead...

Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States (US) was “ready for any eventuality” with regard to North Korea and warned that...

Pence leaves for Japan, S Korea trip with clear message on N...

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence departed for a trip to Japan and South Korea on Monday with a stark message that countries should...

S Korea sends athletes for joint training at North’s ski resort

SEOUL: South Korea will begin a joint training program at the Masikryong ski resort in North Korea on Wednesday as had been initially planned,...

China defends reasons why has been to North Korea

BEIJING: China’s special envoy for North Korea said on Friday there were “complex” reasons why he has yet to visit the country, but that...

North, South Korea hockey players team up for Winter Olympics

SEOUL: Female hockey players from the rival Koreas were paired up with each other Thursday to form their first-ever Olympic squad during next month’s...

South Korean activists protests after North Korean warning

SEOUL: South Korean activists tore photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday, a day after the North warned such actions could derail...

South asks North to explain cancelled visit

SEOUL: South Korea on Saturday requested North Korea to explain why it abruptly cancelled plans to send a delegation over the weekend to prepare...

North ‘halts’ plan sending team to South this weekend

SEOUL: North Korea rescinded its decision to send a team of inspectors to South Korea over the weekend to check local facilities for two...

UN secretary-general discuss Syria, North Korea, says Russian foreign minister

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have noted the lack of alternatives in the peaceful settlement of crises in...

Missing Japanese families to urge prosecution of North Korean

TOKYO: The families of Japanese abducted by North Korea, and those believed to have been taken, will urge the International Criminal Court to prosecute...

Trump accuses Russia of helping North Korea evade sanctions

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump complained on Wednesday that Russia was helping North Korea to evade international sanctions, signaling frustration with a country he...

USA has no intention of building Syria-Turkey border force: Tillerson

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday denied that the United States had any intention to build a Syria-Turkey border force, saying...

US warns North Korea more sanctions, vows on military option

VANCOUVER: Twenty nations agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and US Secretary of...

North Korea steps up tunnelling at nuclear test site

SEOUL: North Korea has stepped up tunnelling at its main nuclear test site, a United States think-tank said, even as tensions cool on the Peninsula...