North Korea

Japan, South Korea jets shadow Russian bombers in ‘routine flight’

Nov 27, 2019 14:13

Moscow says Japan and South Korea have dispatched fighter jets to warn off Russian strategic bombers that were flying over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
North Korea thanks South, rejects invitation to ASEAN summit

Nov 21, 2019 08:23

North Korea has rejected an invitation for leader Kim Jong-un to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the South Korean capital, Seoul, to be held next week.
Russia, China offer new plan to ease Korean Peninsula tensions

Nov 20, 2019 10:40

Russia and China have prepared a new plan of action meant to resolve tensions on the Korean Peninsula, as the United States fails to engage North Korea in demilitarization talks.
North Korea rejects UN rights resolution

Nov 17, 2019 10:21

North Korea has dismissed a United Nations (UN) resolution on the country’s human rights record as a scheme orchestrated by the United States to undermine Pyongyang.
North Korea to US: We are not interested in talks aimed at appeasing us

Nov 15, 2019 03:14

North Korea rebuffs a recent offer by the United States to resume bilateral talks, saying accepting such negotiations would only help Washington pass a Pyongyang deadline for the former to adopt a more flexible approach.
US, South Korea could scale back joint drills: Esper

Nov 14, 2019 04:50

US military exercises with South Korea could be scaled back to aid diplomacy with the nuclear-armed North, Defense Secretary Mark Esper signaled on his way to Seoul, as Pyongyang said it was running out of patience.
North Korea warns of reprisal against US-South Korea military exercises

Nov 13, 2019 16:47

North Korea has threatened to retaliate amid planned military drills between the United States and South Korea that comes at a time of Pyongyang's stalled denuclearization talks with Washington.
Russian FM calls for diplomacy to resolve US-North Korea nuclear issue

Nov 08, 2019 15:45

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called for dialogue between the United States and North Korea and “all the countries concerned” to resolve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea censures planned US-South military drills

Nov 06, 2019 14:25

North Korea has strongly denounced Washington for plans to conduct a joint military exercise with Seoul next month, as efforts to resume denuclearization negotiations hit numerous impasses.
N Korea raps US' terrorism accusations, warns it makes talks difficult

Nov 05, 2019 02:35

North Korea has hit back at a US State Department report released last week, saying the report's description of Pyongyang as a sponsor of terrorism is an example of a "hostile policy" that may prevent denuclearization talks from progressing.