North Korea

N. Korea: Actions of US, South to blame for rising tensions on Korean Peninsula

Oct 21, 2019 09:47

North Korea blames actions of the neighboring South and the United States for rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, urging Washington and Seoul to find new solutions to help break an impasse in the diplomatic process with Pyongyang and resolve the standoff in the volatile region.
North Korea accuses Japan of 'deliberately' sinking fishing boat, demands compensation

Oct 12, 2019 11:58

North Korea has demanded Tokyo pay compensation for a fishing boat that sank earlier this week in an incident which Pyongyang described as a deliberate and "gangster act" in the Sea of Japan.
North Korea warns it may resume nuclear missile tests

Oct 11, 2019 04:01

North Korea warns it may resume its long-range nuclear missile testing in response to a US intercontinental ballistic missile launch this month, which it said aimed at putting more pressure on Pyongyang.
North Korea warns US, Europeans against raising issue of missile test at UNSC meeting

Oct 08, 2019 07:20

North Korea has warned the United States and Europeans that it will not “sit idle” if any attempt is made at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to bring up the subject of Pyongyang’s recent missile tests, which are “self-defensive measures.”
North Korea sets deadline for US to end hostilities or forgo talks

Oct 07, 2019 13:47

North Korea says it has “no desire” to continue negotiations with the United States until Washington takes “practical” steps to end hostilities, a day after working-level talks between the two countries broke down in Sweden.
N. Korea fishing boat collides with Japan sea patrol

Oct 07, 2019 05:24

A North Korean boat collided with a Japanese fisheries agency patrol vessel in the Sea of Japan Monday, sending around 20 North Koreans overboard, Japan's coastguard said.
China, North Korea hail ‘long-term, invincible’ friendship

Oct 06, 2019 08:30

The leaders of China and North Korea have exchanged congratulatory messages and vowed to expand bilateral ties as their countries celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations.
Nuclear talks between North Korea, US break down in Stockholm

Oct 05, 2019 16:32

North Korea's chief negotiator says working-level nuclear talks with the United States being held in Stockholm after months of stalemate have broken down, blaming the administration of US President Donald Trump for the failure.
US, North Korea negotiators arive in Sweden for nuclear talks

Oct 05, 2019 10:59

US and North Korean officials have gathered in Sweden to resume nuclear negotiations as part of attempts to end months of deadlock.
US tests ICBM after North Korea missile launch

Oct 03, 2019 09:30

The United States military has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) shortly after North Korea unveiled a strategic missile.