North Korea

Tillerson says US ready for 'talks' with North Korea, not 'negotiations'

Mar 09, 2018 14:29

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Washington is ready for “talks” with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, not "negotiations."
South Korea, China, Russia welcome possible meeting between Trump and Kim

Mar 09, 2018 10:06

An unexpected announcement that a meeting is being planned between the leaders of long-time adversaries the United States and North Korea has been welcomed by regional powers China and Russia as well as South Korea.
Korean Peninsula denuclearization still distant target: South Korea’s Moon

Mar 08, 2018 13:31

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in says a recent North Korean proposal for holding disarmament talks is a positive step but insists there is a long way to go to achieve a full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea says ‘too early to be optimistic’ about North

Mar 07, 2018 09:37

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he has no plans to ease sanctions on the rival North only because of Pyongyang’s offer to discuss denuclearization with the United States.
US sanctions N. Korea over alleged assassination of Kim Jong-un's brother

Mar 07, 2018 05:20

The US has imposed further sanctions against North Korea after formally accusing North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un of involvement in the assassination of his half-brother in 2017.
North Korea offers to give up nukes in exchange for security guarantees

Mar 06, 2018 14:06

North Korea has said it would consider abandoning nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees, a South Korean envoy says.
South Korea ‘to send high-level delegation to North’

Mar 04, 2018 12:20

South Korea has announced a decision to send a high-level political delegation to the North, raising hopes for a diplomatic solution to the decades-long conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea rejects chemical links to Syria as ‘mean US trick’

Mar 03, 2018 02:14

North Korea has dismissed reports of its cooperation with Syria over chemical weapons, saying such claims are mere US fabrications meant to put more pressure on Pyongyang and justify the American military intervention in Syria.
North Korea condemns new US sanctions as ‘act of war’

Feb 25, 2018 09:39

North Korea has censured the latest round of sanctions imposed by Washington against Pyongyang as an “act of war,” accusing the US administration of trying to undermine an improvement in inter-Korean relations triggered by the Winter Olympic Games in the South.
China calls on US to stop 'mistaken actions' on North Korea

Feb 24, 2018 15:24

China has warned the United States that its wrong policies on North Korea could seriously undermine cooperation between Beijing and Washington to contain Pyongyang’s weapons program.