North Korea

US security adviser says North Korea behavior ‘can’t continue’

WASHINGTON: An international consensus that includes China has now emerged that North Korea's "threatening behavior"… Read More

Kim oversees North Korea display of military strength

PYONGYANG: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Saturday saluted as ranks of goose-stepping soldiers followed… Read More

Trump says US ready to solve North Korea ‘problem’ without China

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is ready to solve… Read More

North Korea state media warns of nuclear strike if provoked as US warships approach

PYONGYANG: North Korean state media on Tuesday warned of a nuclear attack on the United States… Read More

North Korea calls US strikes on Syria ‘unforgivable’

SEOUL: North Korea said on Saturday US missile strikes against a Syrian airfield on Friday were… Read More

North Korea test-fires missile into sea ahead of Trump-Xi summit

PYONGYANG: North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on… Read More

Kim Jong-Nam’s body returned to North Korea: China

MALAYSIA: The body of Kim Jong-Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, has… Read More

Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South Korean

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities wrongly identified the slain half-brother of North Korea's leader as a… Read More

North Korea nuclear programme in ‘new phase’: IAEA

SEOUL: North Korea's uranium enrichment facility has doubled in size over the last few years,… Read More

Tillerson ends China trip with warm words from President Xi

BEIJING: With warm words from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex… Read More

US, China soften tone, say to work together on North Korea

BEIJING: The United States and China will work together to get nuclear-armed North Korea take "a… Read More

US ‘strategic patience’ with North Korea has ended: Tillerson

SEOUL: The United States' "strategic patience" with nuclear-armed North Korea is over, Secretary of State… Read More

Malaysia says DNA sample confirms murdered Kim Jong Nam’s identity

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has confirmed the identity of Kim Jong Nam's body based on a… Read More

US carrier joins South Korea drills, North Korea warns of ‘merciless’ strikes

WASHINGTON: As the USS Carl Vinson plowed through seas off South Korea on Tuesday, rival… Read More

China urges US and N. Korea to avert ‘head-on collision’

BEIJING: China warned on Wednesday that North Korea and the United States were like two… Read More

North Korea fires missiles, three reach Japan waters

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea launched four ballistic missiles on Monday in another challenge to President… Read More

Malaysia expels North Korea ambassador over Kim murder

KUALA LAMPUR: Malaysia has expelled North Korea's ambassador, giving him 48 hours to leave the… Read More

North Korea hits out at US over potential terror listing

SEOUL: North Korea warned on Saturday that the US will "pay dearly" if it relists… Read More

North Korea evades sanctions with network of overseas companies: UN report

WASHINGTON: North Korea is evading international sanctions with a sophisticated network of overseas companies, enabled… Read More

Malaysia requests Interpol alert on four North Koreans over airport murder

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has requested Interpol to put an alert out to apprehend four North… Read More