North Korea

North Korea celebrates latest ICBM test-launch

Dec 02, 2017 11:00

North Korea has held events celebrating the country’s latest successful long-range missile test, with display of fireworks in public squares across the capital Pyongyang.
Russia's foreign minister censures US 'bloodthirsty tirade' on North Korea

Dec 01, 2017 15:59

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described threats to destroy North Korea by the United States as "a bloodthirsty tirade."
Pyongyang ready for peace talks if recognized as nuclear power

Dec 01, 2017 14:59

North Korea has reportedly expressed its readiness to take part in peace talks if the United States recognizes Pyongyang as a nuclear power.
Russia: US looking for pretext to destroy North Korea

Nov 30, 2017 15:51

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the US is attempting to provoke North Korean leader Kim Jong-un into "flying off the handle" over his missile program to hand Washington a pretext to destroy his country.
Russia urges US, two Koreas to avoid further escalation

Nov 30, 2017 09:43

Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Vassily Nebenzia has called on the United States and South and North Koreas to avoid any measure that can further escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
S Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation

Nov 27, 2017 08:36

Seoul has warned Pyongyang against violations of an armistice agreement between the two sides, several days after North Korean border guards shot and seriously wounded a fellow soldier as he defected across the border into the South.
Trump’s blacklisting of N Korea justifies need for nukes: Pyongyang

Nov 22, 2017 14:32

North Korea has denounced US President Donald Trump’s decision to re-designate it as a so-called state sponsor of terror, saying the move amounts to a “serious provocation" that justifies Pyongyang’s development of nuclear weapons.
China urges talks after Trump blacklists North Korea

Nov 21, 2017 09:54

China has reiterated the importance of dialog to resolve the tensions over North Korea’s weapons program following the re-labeling of Pyongyang as a “state sponsor of terrorism” by US President Donald Trump.
N Korea may strike US mainland with ICBM this year: South’s spy agency

Nov 20, 2017 12:07

The South Korean intelligence service has told parliamentarians that the North could possibly develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the US mainland by the end of this year.
China, N Korea must work to deepen bilateral ties: Beijing envoy

Nov 18, 2017 06:51

China has hailed the “traditional friendship” with North Korea as “valuable wealth” for both nations, emphasizing the need to further promote bilateral relations as Beijing’s envoy visits Pyongyang amid tensions over the North’s military program.