North Korea

North Korea’s Kim promotes sister, reaffirms nuclear drive

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has promoted his sister to a senior ruling party… Read More

Trump says ‘only one thing will work’ with North Korea

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said “only one thing will work” in dealing… Read More

North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker

MOSCOW: North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach… Read More

North Korea gets second web connection via Russian firm

SEOUL: A state-owned Russian company has opened up a second internet connection for North Korea… Read More

White House again rejects talks with North Korea on nuclear issue

WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday ruled out talks with North Korea except to discuss… Read More

Negotiating with North Korea a waste of time: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear program would… Read More

US in contact with N. Korea, probing willingness to talk: Tillerson

BEIJING: The United States has open channels of communication with North Korea and is investigating… Read More

North Korea seen moving missiles from development center: South Korean broadcaster

SEOUL: Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the… Read More

North Korean firms in China ordered to close by January

BEIJING: China said on Thursday North Korean firms operating in the country will have to… Read More

North Korea bolsters defenses after flight by US bombers as rhetoric escalates

SEOUL/BEIJING: North Korea has boosted defenses on its east coast, a South Korean lawmaker said… Read More

North Korea says Trump has declared war on his country

NEW YORK: North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that US President Donald Trump had… Read More

Japan’s Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over North Korea crisis

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will dissolve parliament’s lower house on Thursday for a… Read More

Trump extends ‘Muslim ban’ to include North Korea

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela… Read More

Russia’s Lavrov says US will not strike North Korea

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that the United States would not… Read More

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

North Korea says rockets to U.S. ‘inevitable’ as U.S. bombers fly off North Korean coast

UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON: North Korea said on Saturday targeting the U.S. mainland with its rockets was… Read More

US bombers fly off east coast of North Korea: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: US bombers flew off the east coast of North Korea Saturday in a show… Read More

China experts say 3.4-quake hits N.Korea in ‘suspected explosion’

BEIJING: China's seismic service CENC on Saturday detected a zero-depth, 3.4-magnitude earthquake in North Korea,… Read More

China says to ban some petroleum exports to North Korea

SHANGHAI: China said on Saturday it will ban exports of some petroleum products to North… Read More

A-bombs and H-bombs explained

PARIS: The world's nuclear arsenals are comprised mainly of two types of warheads -- atomic… Read More