カテゴリー: North Korea
Pyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearizationThe Guardian view on North Korea: a brewing nuclear crisisNorth Korea insulted Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong…
North Korea claims test success at rocket launch sitePyongyang threatens return to Trump ‘dotard’ insultsDonald Trump said on Sunday North Korean leader Kim Jong-un risks losing “everything” and his country must denuclearize, after the North said it ha…
State media says test will change regime’s ‘strategic position’ amid further tensions with USNorth Korea has carried out a “very important” test at its Sohae satellite launch site, a rocket testing ground US officials once said Pyongyang had promised t…
Country’s ambassador to the UN said dialogue sought by US was a ‘time-saving trick’ to suit domestic political agendaNorth Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday denuclearization is already off the negotiating table with the US and l…
Chan Han Choi, the first person charged under Australia’s weapons of mass destruction laws, tells court he can’t get a fair trial and is a political prisoner An Australian man charged with trying to broker missile deals for the North Korean regime has …
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, rode a white horse up a sacred mountain on his second symbolic visit to the site in less than two months. Photos showed Kim, his wife and top lieutenants, on horseback as they travelled to snow-covered Mount Paektu…
Pyongyang had given US till end of year to change position‘Dialogue touted by US … is a foolish trick’ linked to 2020 voteHelp us cover the critical issues of 2020. This Giving Tuesday, consider making a contributionNorth Korea yesterday issued a thinl…
Site near sacred Mount Paektu has a ski resort and can house 4,000 familiesNorth Korea has celebrated the completion of leader Kim Jong-un’s signature construction project, a new city near the sacred mountain where his family claims its roots, with sta…
North Korean leader had previously displayed a penchant for horn-rimmed glasses and black Mao suits made famous by his grandfather Kim Jong-un’s recent wardrobe choices have sparked speculation that after eight years of paying sartorial homage to his p…
US president says potential Democratic rival is ‘somewhat better than that’ and urges North Korean leader to agree nuclear dealDonald Trump has come to the defence of one of his potential rivals for the presidency, telling North Korea its recent descri…
US president says potential Democratic rival is ‘somewhat better than that’ and urges North Korean leader to agree nuclear dealDonald Trump has come to the defence of one of his potential rivals for the presidency, telling North Korea its recent descri…
Kim Jong-un ‘expressed satisfaction’ with the test and congratulated weapons scientists, state media said North Korea conducted another test of super-large multiple rocket launchers on Thursday afternoon, calling it a success, the state news agency KCN…
Pyongyang’s top nuclear negotiator says there are no ‘permanent friends’ and US should heed calls for a new approachNorth Korea has warned that there has been no progress in relations with the US, and that hostilities that could lead to an exchange of …
Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un exchange compliments as their countries mark 70 years of diplomatic relationsXi Jinping has promised to promote a “long-term, sound and stable” relationship with North Korea as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic re…
Washington says resumed negotiations in Sweden were ‘good’ and 70 years of hostility ‘could not be overcome in a day’North Korea’s lead negotiator has said that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have …