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Russia rejects any cooperation with US on North Korea
Nov 04, 2017 16:24Russian authorities have denied reports that Moscow and Washington have started cooperating on an escalating standoff over North Korea.
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Trump embarks on lengthy tour of Asia with eye on North Korea
Nov 04, 2017 09:46President Donald Trump has embarked on a 12-day trip to Asia, the longest tour of the continent by a US president in 25 years and one that will be shadowed by fears of another international conflict.
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‘Brutal’ US-led sanctions constitute ‘genocide, rights violations:’ N Korea
Nov 04, 2017 05:49North Korea has slammed the “brutal” US-backed sanctions imposed by the UN on the country over its military program, saying such pressure tactics amount to “human rights violations” and “genocide.”
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China blasts US for sanctioning Chinese bank over alleged ties with N Korea
Nov 03, 2017 15:06Beijing has blasted Washington for excluding China's Bank of Dandong from the US banking system over allegations of collusion between the bank and the North Korean government.
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North Korea rejects report on ‘cave-in, deaths’ at nuclear test site
Nov 03, 2017 03:12North Korea has dismissed a report by Japanese media that claimed more than 200 people had lost their lives during a cave-in at a North Korean nuclear test site in early September.
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South Korea will not develop or own nukes: President Moon
Nov 01, 2017 08:15South Korea’s president says his country will never “develop or own” atomic weapons but will also never recognize North Korea as a nuclear state.
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South Korea considering no more THAAD deployment: FM
Oct 30, 2017 09:53South Korea’s foreign minister says Seoul is not considering any additional deployment of a controversial US missile system, THAAD, which has sparked anger both inside and outside the country.
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North Korea to release South Korean fishing boat, crew
Oct 27, 2017 07:14North Korea says it will release a South Korean fishing boat and its crew, which Pyongyang has determined had entered North Korean waters illegally but for fishing only.
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Mattis in South Korea amid US 'aggressive deployment'
Oct 27, 2017 07:12South Korea defends the “aggressive deployment” of US strategic assets on the Korean Peninsula as Pentagon chief James Mattis visits the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea.
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Sanctions could affect ordinary citizens in North Korea, warns UN
Oct 27, 2017 02:06A United Nations independent expert has warned that three recent rounds of international sanctions on North Korea over its missile and nuclear tests could affect the country’s ordinary citizens.