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 of a summit between the two countries’ leaders…
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 to defuse tensions amid a thaw in relations.…
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 Olympics opening ceremony. Kim Yong-nam, who is officially…
‘All options on the table’: Mike Pence warns North Korea ahead of Winter Olympics
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States (US) was “ready for any eventuality” with regard to North Korea and warned that “all options were on the table” to deal…
Pence leaves for Japan, S Korea trip with clear message on N Korea
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence departed for a trip to Japan and South Korea on Monday with a stark message that countries should not be fooled by what the White House…
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, the South’s Ministry of Unification said, with a…
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 China’s efforts to help bring about the denuclearization…
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 Pyeongchang Winter Games, as their countries press ahead…
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 reconciliation efforts around next month’s Winter Olympics in…
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 for a visit by an art troupe during…
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 orchestra concerts next month, South Korean media reported.…
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 Syria and regarding North Korea during a meeting…
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 the North’s leader, saying the lack of information…
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 had hoped to forge friendly relations with after…
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 the issue, which has incensed Ankara, had been…
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 State Rex Tillerson warned Pyongyang it could trigger…
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 following the resumption of long-stalled inter-Korean dialogue. Satellite…