North Korea

North Korea may consider H-bomb test in Pacific, Kim calls Trump ‘deranged’

SEOUL/NEW YORK: North Korea said on Friday it might test a hydrogen bomb on the… Read More

Trump to add sanctions on North Korea, but not on oil: US

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will add more… Read More

South Korea approves aid to North Korea, North calls Trump ‘barking dog’

SEOUL: South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8 million (5.93 million pounds)… Read More

Trump made decision on Iran nuclear deal but does not reveal it

UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he had made his decision… Read More

At UN, Trump says US may have to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea

UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will be… Read More

Trump to single out North Korea, Iran in first speech at UN

UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Donald Trump will urge United Nations member states on Tuesday to… Read More

Korean peninsula draws range of military drills in show of force against North Korea

BEIJING/SEOUL: The US military staged bombing drills with South Korea over the Korean peninsula and… Read More

US warns North Korea will be ‘destroyed’ if threats continue

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's administration ramped up the pressure on North Korea on Sunday ahead of… Read More

‘Take cover’ – but where? Japanese helpless over North Korea threat

TOKYO: Take cover in a sturdy building or get underground.  That's the emergency advice given… Read More

North Korea says seeking military ‘equilibrium’ with U.S.

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military… Read More

Will China turn off North Korea’s oil?

BEIJING: China feeds North Korea's energy needs through the "Sino-DPRK Friendship Oil Pipeline", but Washington… Read More

North Korea fires missile over Japan that lands far out in the Pacific

SEOUL/TOKYO: North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into… Read More

Kim Jong-un’s wife makes rare public appearance at nuclear test celebrations

PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ’s wife became a highlight at a gathering because… Read More

North Korea threatens to “sink” Japan, reduce U.S. to “ashes and darkness”

SEOUL: A state agency of North Korea threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to… Read More

North Korea warns U.S. of ‘greatest pain’, rejects sanctions

GENEVA: North Korea on Tuesday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing tougher sanctions and… Read More

Major U.S. allies in Asia welcome new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL: Major U.S. allies in Asia welcomed on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous… Read More

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un fetes nuclear scientists, holds celebration bash

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear… Read More

South Korea braces for possible new missile test to mark North’s founding day

SEOUL:  South Korea braced for a possible further missile test by North Korea as it… Read More

China’s Xi tells Trump that North Korea nuclear issue must be solved via talks

BEIJING: China is focused on solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through talks and peaceful… Read More

Putin says progress on North Korea impossible without dialogue

VLADIVOSTOK/SEOUL: Resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis is impossible with sanctions and pressure alone, Russian… Read More