カテゴリー: North Korea
South Korean military says three projectiles were launched on Monday, following launch of two short-range missiles on 2 MarchNorth Korea has fired three unidentified projectiles off its eastern coast a week after firing two short-range missiles, South …
Move comes after expiry of unilateral deadline Pyongyang set Washington to offer it fresh concessions on sanctions relief North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on lo…
Thae Yong-ho was deputy ambassador at the North Korean embassy in London when he defected in 2016The most senior diplomat to have defected from North Korea will run for parliament in South Korea to “give hope” to tens of thousands of others who have fl…
Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general, said he told Iranian officials a repeat of the ‘grave’ incident would be a ‘serious problem’The new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned Iran there would be serious consequences if there…
Appearance of Kim Kyong-hui next to the North Korean leader at a performance puts paid to talk of execution Kim Jong-un’s aunt has appeared in public for the first time in more than six years, ending speculation that she had been purged or executed aft…
Analysts say appointment of Ri Son-gwon suggests tougher stance on nuclear talks with US North Korea has appointed a former army officer with a reputation as a hardliner as its foreign minister, in a possible sign that it is to adopt a tougher stance i…
Dictator says Washington’s ‘gangster-like demands’ mean self-imposed ban no longer needed Kim Jong-un has signalled that North Korea will lift its moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests in a move likely to anger Donald Trum…
Dictator’s comments come ahead of a year-end deadline for US to soften stance on missile programmeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure security at a ruling party meeting ahead of a year-end deadline…
Experts say vessel was possibly travelling far out to sea for bigger catchesSeven badly decomposed bodies were found in a suspected North Korean fishing boat that washed up on a Japanese island, a coast guard official.The remains were found on Saturday…
Amid rising tension, NHK says rocket launched into sea off Hokkaido before apologising for errorJapan’s public broadcaster, NHK, mistakenly reported that North Korea had filed a missile that landed in the sea off the country’s northernmost island of Ho…
This year world leaders struggled to manage the fallout from the erratic tenant in the White House – as China flexed its imperial muscles. We look back at the events that created the most turbulenceClick here for 2019’s reasons to be cheerful A year of…
Images released as Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton warns Pyongyang poses ‘imminent’ threatA new satellite image of a factory where North Korea makes military equipment used to launch long-range missiles shows the construction of a …
Stephen Biegun says on visit to Seoul that recent statements by Pyongyang were ‘so hostile and negative’The US special envoy for North Korea has dismissed a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks, but said Washi…
Pyongyang continues to pressurise Trump administration for concessionsNorth Korea has said it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that it claims will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent.The test may h…
US ambassador tells UN security council it must ‘act accordingly’ if regime does not turn from hostility and threatsThe United States has warned North Korea of consequences if it makes good on threats of a spectacular weapons test in the new year, whil…