North Korea

North Korea’s leader criticizes health sector

Aug 21, 2018 02:55

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has criticized his country’s public health sector, urging swift development and modernization.
South Koreans enter North to reunite with family members after seven decades

Aug 20, 2018 07:41

Dozens of South Koreans have entered the North to reunite with their family members for the first time in around seven decades since their separation after the 1950s Korean War.
Chinese president to pay formal visit to N Korea in September

Aug 18, 2018 09:00

Chinese President Xi Jinping is reportedly planning to visit North Korea in September at the invitation of the country’s leader Kim Jong-un to take part in the 70th anniversary of the North’s founding.
North Korean leader lashes out at ‘hostile forces’ over ‘brigandish’ sanctions

Aug 17, 2018 08:19

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday strongly denounced the international sanctions on his country, saying that ‘hostile forces’ are trying to ‘stifle’ the North Korean nation by imposing such bans.
US targets Russian, Chinese firms for violating North Korea sanctions

Aug 16, 2018 00:41

The US Treasury is imposing new sanctions on companies in Russia, China and Singapore for violating North Korea sanctions.
Russia, China block US bid for North Korea sanctions

Aug 10, 2018 03:12

Russia and China have blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a North Korean official.
Iran, North Korea seek closer ties amid US bans

Aug 09, 2018 08:22

On an official visit to Tehran, North Korea’s foreign minister highlights his country’s cordial and old-age relations with Iran, expressing satisfaction with growing bilateral relations amid US economic pressure on both states.
UN chief calls for complete nuclear disarmament of North Korea

Aug 09, 2018 01:29

The UN secretary general has thrown his weight behind the ongoing talks between North Korea and the US over the former’s nuclear disarmament, stressing that Pyongyang must be denuclearized in an "irreversible" and "verifiable" way to prevent another Hiroshima or Nagasaki incident from happening.
US reimposition of bans on Iran wrong, unlawful: North Korean FM

Aug 08, 2018 08:08

North Korea’s foreign minister has criticized the US decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran as a “wrong” move, saying the measure runs counter to international law.
North Korea frees South Korean prisoner

Aug 07, 2018 07:22

North Korea has freed a South Korean man who had been arrested last month after crossing the border into the North, as Pyongyang and Seoul continue to build a relationship.