Pyongyang

North Korea says nukes are defence against US ‘blackmail’

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korea Saturday sought to justify its weapons programme as a defence… Read More

North Korea says Trump wise choice for president

SEOUL: North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website… Read More

North Korean capital’s skyline grows despite sanctions and isolation

PYONGYANG: The skyline of the capital is rising and despite its political and economic isolation,… Read More

N Korea says conducts hydrogen bomb test

SEOUL: North Korea announced Wednesday it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test,… Read More

N Korea leader opens “Sci-Tech Complex” in Pyongyang

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has opened a science and technology complex in Pyongyang,… Read More

N Korea warns Seoul over twisting peace deal

SEOUL: North Korea on Wednesday accused the South of misrepresenting their agreement to defuse tensions… Read More

North Korea orders troops on war footing

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his troops onto a war footing from… Read More

Obama warns N. Korea over Sony hack: 'We will respond'

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Friday warned North Korea it would face retaliation for… Read More

No signs North Korea ready for nuclear talks: US envoy

BEIJING: The US diplomat responsible for North Korea said Friday that Pyongyang is proceeding with… Read More

Two Americans freed by North Korea return to U.S. soil

WASHINGTON: Two Americans freed from secretive North Korea stepped off a plane into the welcoming… Read More

North Korea threatens to pull out of Asian Games in the South

SEOUL: North Korea threatened on Friday to pull out of the Asian Games due to take place in… Read More