North Korea

China prohibits export of more dual-use goods to North Korea

Feb 05, 2018 15:44

China has released yet another list of commodities prohibited from export to North Korea, saying the items could likely be used to develop weapons of mass destruction, amid a persisting standoff between the North and the US over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs.
German spy chief: Pyongyang procures missile parts via Berlin embassy

Feb 04, 2018 05:50

Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence agency has said that North Korea has been purchasing parts for its missile program via its embassy in Berlin.
North Korea warns against resumption of US-South Korea war games after Olympics

Feb 02, 2018 10:29

North Korea has warned against plans by the United States to resume joint war games with South Korea following the Winter Olympics, insisting in an official letter to the United Nations that it will not “sit idle” in response.
North Korean Olympians arrive at athletes' village in South

Feb 01, 2018 12:17

The North Korean Winter Olympics team has arrived at the athletes' village in Gangneung, South Korea, after flying into Yangyang Airport.
North Korean leader’s brother met American before death: Lead Malaysian investigator

Jan 30, 2018 09:56

The half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, who was killed last February, met a United States national, possibly an intelligence agent, at a hotel in Malaysia four days before his death, the lead Malaysian investigator in the case says.
North Korea says US bans aimed at sabotaging dialog with South

Jan 27, 2018 12:59

North Korea has condemned the latest sanctions imposed by the United States against Pyongyang, calling them an attempt at sabotaging a nascent process of dialog with South Korea.
Russia helping North Korea export coal, Western sources claim

Jan 26, 2018 09:52

Western European intelligence sources claim that Russia is helping North Korea bypass sanctions — pushed primarily by the United States — by acting as an intermediary to transfer North Korean coal to South Korea and Japan.
The North calls for unification of all Koreans without foreign aid

Jan 25, 2018 04:19

North Korea has called on "all Koreans at home and abroad" to make a "breakthrough" for unification without foreign assistance.
US imposes new sanctions against North Korea, Chinese firms aiding Pyongyang

Jan 24, 2018 15:42

The United States has imposed new sanctions on North Korea and Chinese firms and individuals that support Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.
US Treasury presses Hong Kong, Beijing over North Korea

Jan 24, 2018 13:57

The United States has called on Hong Kong and Beijing to step up measures against North Korea over its nuclear program, according to the Treasury Department.