North Korea locks down capital city over ‘respiratory illness’
Authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising… Read More
2 years ago
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North Korea says chance of talks with US ‘narrowing’
The possibility of talks between nuclear-armed North Korea and Washington is "narrowing", Pyongyang said Tuesday. Read More
5 years ago
Pyongyang warns Washington not to exploit ‘close’ Trump-Kim ties
Talks between Pyongyang and Washington have stalled since a second summit between Trump and Kim Read More
5 years ago
North Korea slams South for ‘meddling’ in US talks
Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been stalled since February when a second summit between… Read More
5 years ago
Kim opens door to US presence in Pyongyang at nuke talks
The North Korean leader said he would welcome the opening of a US liaison office… Read More
6 years ago
Trump, North Korea’s Kim to hold second summit in late February
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim… Read More
6 years ago
South Korean leader and North’s Kim hold summit talks
SEOUL: South Korea's president and the North's leader Kim Jong Un drove together through the… Read More
6 years ago
North Korea slams ‘gangster-like’ US demands after satisfied Pompeo leaves
SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea accused the United States on Saturday of making “gangster-like” demands in talks… Read More
6 years ago
US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear programme within a year: Bolton
WASHINGTON: White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk… Read More
6 years ago
North Korea’s Kim hails ‘unity’ with China in new visit
Kim Jong Un declared North Korea's unstinting "friendship, unity and cooperation" with Beijing during his… Read More
6 years ago
Singapore top diplomat to visit Pyongyang before Trump-Kim summit
SINGAPORE: Singapore's foreign minister will make a two-day trip to Pyongyang starting on Thursday, as… Read More
6 years ago
Trump, Moon discuss North Korea’s threat to scrap summit
SEOUL: US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday discussed North… Read More
6 years ago
South Korean delegation in historic trip to Pyongyang
SEOUL: The most senior South Koreans to travel North for more than a decade headed… Read More
7 years ago
Trump cranks up North Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-US rally
SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump dialled up the rhetoric against North Korea again at… Read More
7 years ago
US ban on North Korea travel comes into effect
WASHINGTON: Washington's ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea came into effect on Friday,… Read More
7 years ago
North Korea ‘sentences’ four journalists to death over book review
PYONGYANG: Pyongyang has sentenced four South Korean journalists to death for book reviews that insulted… Read More
7 years ago
Xi urges ‘restraint’ over N. Korea as US carrier approaches
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged "restraint" over North Korea in a phone call with… Read More
8 years ago
Pyongyang should not ‘test Trump’s resolve’: VP Pence
SEOUL/PYONGYANG: US Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice on Monday, warning that recent… Read More
8 years ago
North Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing: UN
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Severe flooding in a North Korean border region has killed at least… Read More
8 years ago
Nuclear weapons a defence against US ‘blackmail’: North Korea
SEOUL: North Korea Saturday sought to justify its weapons programme as a defence against US… Read More
8 years ago