North Korea

U.N. council to meet on North Korea rights abuses, nuclear program in December

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Security Council ministers will meet on Dec. 15 to discuss North… Read More

Building — and delivering — a nuclear weapon

PARIS: After testing a missile that North Korea said was capable of striking the US,… Read More

US warns North Korean leadership will be ‘utterly destroyed’ in case of war

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: The United States warned North Korea’s leadership it would be “utterly destroyed” if… Read More

Pakistan terms N. Korea missile launch a move against ‘peace, stability’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed deep concern over the reported launch of a ballistic missile by… Read More

Trump promises ‘major sanctions’ against North Korea

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump vowed to impose additional "major sanctions" against North Korea on… Read More

China voices ‘grave concern’ over N. Korea missile test, urges talks

BEIJING: China on Wednesday voiced "grave concern" over North Korea's test of a missile capable of striking… Read More

North Korea claims new missile can hit entire US

PYONGYANG: After successful launch of ballistic missile, North Korea on Wednesday claimed that the new… Read More

North Korea says new ICBM puts U.S. mainland within range of nuclear weapons

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea said it had successfully tested a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)… Read More

US experts think North Korea could launch missile ‘within days’

WASHINGTON: U.S. government experts think North Korea could conduct a new missile test within days,… Read More

North Korea replaces guards, fortifies border after defection

SEOUL: North Korea has replaced dozens of guards and fortified a section of its border… Read More

U.S. sanctions 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations… Read More

China urges talks after US brands N.Korea a terror sponsor

BEIJING: China called on Tuesday for extra efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis… Read More

Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terror

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, returning… Read More

Chinese envoy talks N.Korean official amid divisions on nuclear issue

SHANGHAI: A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un… Read More

US Senate committee questions Trump’s nuclear authority

WASHINGTON: A US Senate committee on Tuesday held the first congressional hearing in more than… Read More

North Korea ‘sentences Trump to death’ for insulting Kim Jong-Un

PYONGYANG: North Korea's state media on Wednesday slammed Donald Trump for insulting leader Kim Jong-Un, saying the US… Read More

Trump says North Korea’s Kim insulted him by calling him ‘old’

HANOI: U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader… Read More

North Korea slams Trump’s ‘warmonger’ Asia tour

SEOUL: US President Donald Trump was due to land in Hanoi on Saturday, as North… Read More

Trump brings tough trade message in vision for Asia

DANANG, VIETNAM: U.S. President Donald Trump set out a strong message on trade at a… Read More

Trump presses China on North Korea and trade

BEIJING: U.S. President Donald Trump pressed China to do more to rein in North Korea… Read More