North Korea reopens border hotline as Trump boasts of 'bigger' nuclear button
The North's decision to open the border phone line came a day after South Korea proposed high-level discussions amid a tense standoff over North Korea`s missile and nuclear programmes.
Jan 03, 2018, 14:50 PM IST
Pyongyang to reopen inter-Korean hotline after Seoul proposes talks
North Korea said Wednesday it will reopen a hotline with the South to discuss attending the Winter Olympics, forging ahead with peace overtures despite taunts from US President Donald Trump who said he has a "much bigger" nuclear button than Kim Jong-Un.
Jan 03, 2018, 11:47 AM IST
South Korea proposes high-level talks with North, after Kim Jong-Un's New Year olive branch
South Korean minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul is ready for talks "at any time and place in any form".
Jan 02, 2018, 11:16 AM IST
South Korea seizes Hong Kong ship for oil transfer to North Korea: Seoul
South Korea briefly seized and inspected a Hong Kong-registered ship in November for transferring oil products to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, a foreign ministry official said Friday.
Dec 29, 2017, 13:49 PM IST
Another North Korean soldier defects to South, 2nd to do so in two months
A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Thursday across the heavily-guarded Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, Seoul's defence ministry said, only a month after a comrade did the same under a hail of bullets from his own side.
Dec 21, 2017, 08:28 AM IST
North Korea images suggest missile capable of hitting all America: US experts
Experts and US officials say questions remain about whether it has a re-entry vehicle capable of protecting a nuclear warhead.
Dec 01, 2017, 07:05 AM IST
Ten North Koreans drift into Japanese waters: Coastguard
Japan will investigate 10 people who have signalled they are from North Korea after their dilapidated boat drifted into waters off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, officials said on Thursday.
Nov 30, 2017, 11:41 AM IST
Donald Trump aborts surprise visit to DMZ due to bad weather
US President Donald Trump was forced to abandon an attempted surprise visit to the Demilitarized Zone that divides the two Koreas on Wednesday due to bad weather.
Nov 08, 2017, 07:24 AM IST
South Korea's LPK strips ousted President Park Geun-hye of membership
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye`s own political party expelled her Friday as it seeks to distance itself from the sprawling corruption scandal that led to her impeachment.
Nov 03, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
South Korea will not develop nuclear weapons: President Moon Jae-In
South Korea will not develop atomic weapons of its own, despite the threat from the nuclear-armed North, President Moon Jae-In declared Wednesday.
Nov 01, 2017, 08:14 AM IST
North Korea's threat of atmospheric nuclear test should be taken literally: Official
The North Korean foreign minister's warning of a possible atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken literally, a senior North Korean official told CNN in an interview aired on Wednesday.
Oct 26, 2017, 00:05 AM IST
Donald Trump visiting 5 Asian nations to pressurise North Korea: White House
United States President Donald Trump will start his five-nation tour from November 3 to call on the international community to pressurise North Korea over its nuclear programme.
Oct 18, 2017, 09:41 AM IST
North Korea readies missile launch ahead of US-South Korea drill: Report
North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, a news report said Saturday, citing a government source.
Oct 14, 2017, 10:28 AM IST
Will settle the final score against Trump with a hail of fire: North Korea
United States President Donald Trump has "lit the wick of war" with North Korea and his country will be made to pay with "a hail of fire", a Russian news agency quoted North Korea's foreign minister as saying on Wednesday.
Oct 12, 2017, 06:36 AM IST
United States flies bombers over North Korea as Donald Trump discusses options
The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met with top defence officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea.
Oct 11, 2017, 09:27 AM IST
North Korea says it is operating some factories left by Seoul
North Korea has started operating some Seoul-invested factories in its Kaesong industrial complex after South Korea pulled out of the joint venture, Pyongyang`s online media said Friday.
Oct 06, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
North Korea gets second web connection via Russian firm
North Korea has a 6,800-strong unit of trained cyberwarfare specialists, according to Seoul`s defence ministry, and has been accused of launching high-profile cyberattacks including the 2014 hacking of Sony Pictures.
Oct 05, 2017, 13:17 PM IST
North Korea accuses Donald Trump of exploiting Otto Warmbier death
Three Americans accused of various crimes against the state remain behind bars in the North.
Sep 28, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
Taiwan bans all trade with North Korea
The Taiwanese government on Tuesday banned all trade with North Korea, complying with various UN resolutions despite Taipei not being a member of the organisation.
Sep 26, 2017, 14:24 PM IST
US declared war on us, we will shoot their planes down: North Korea
"The whole world should clearly remember it was the U.S. who first declared war on our country," Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York.
Sep 25, 2017, 21:39 PM IST