ARTICLES RELATING TO KIM JONG-UN

N Korea appoints hawkish military chief

2013-05-22 12:02

North Korea has appointed as its new military chief a hawkish general, widely believed to have directed the 2010 shelling of a South Korean border island, state media has confirmed.

N Korea taunts Park over US visit

2013-05-09 10:02

North Korea has taunted South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over what it called her humiliating US summit trip, saying she had been like a "bride dumped by her husband" on their wedding day.

S Korea rejects list of North demands

2013-05-06 09:05

South Korea on has dismissed an "incomprehensible" list of North Korean demands for reviving suspended operations at a jointly-run industrial park.

Pentagon: N Korea moving toward nuke

2013-05-03 09:10

North Korea "will move closer" to its goal of being able to strike the US with a nuclear missile if it keeps investing in nuclear tests and missile technology, the Pentagon says.

Lose 'nuclear stick' N Korea tells US

2013-04-17 12:01

North Korea says it is open to talks, but not as long as the United States is "brandishing a nuclear stick," while Washington insisted that negotiations depend on Pyongyang.

N Korea threatens South for 'monstrous' act

2013-04-16 10:00

North Korea has threatened the South with imminent "sledge-hammer" retaliation, unless Seoul apologised for anti-Pyongyang protestors burning effigies of its revered leaders.

US urges talks amidst N Korea threat

2013-04-15 07:55

Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US will talk with North Korea if it takes "meaningful steps" towards peace, as the world anticipates a missile launch.

N Korea in holiday mode amid missile fears

2013-04-12 12:01

North Koreans seem to be in full holiday swing crowding a Pyongyang flower show and packing cinemas ahead of a key national holiday, while the Korean Peninsula simmers in tension.

Kerry heads to S Korea as tensions soar

2013-04-11 22:20

US Secretary of State John Kerry has headed for South Korea on his maiden trip to Asia in a show of US support for regional allies as tensions soar over a feared new missile test by the North.

Nukes? What nukes? Life goes on in South Korea

2013-04-11 09:00

While North Korea fires off threats to the South, it's business as usual in the country that knows the North's mind games too well, says resident Lebogang Mogashoa.

N Korean workers 'no-show' at Kaesong

2013-04-09 09:03

North Korean workers have failed to report to work at the joint Kaesong industrial zone with South Korea after Pyongyang suspended operations, upping the pressure on Seoul.

S Korea denies N Korea 'nuclear test'

2013-04-08 11:04

South Korea's Defence Ministry has denied suggestions that a nuclear arms test was imminent in North Korea, contradicting earlier government comments.

Castro urges calm in North Korean crisis

2013-04-05 20:35

Communist icon Fidel Castro has called on North Korea and the US to avoid confrontation and reminded both sides of their "duties" towards peace.

N Korea military 'cleared' to attack US

2013-04-04 07:49

North Korea has warned that its military has been cleared to attack the US using "smaller, lighter and diversified" nuclear weapons, while the US said it will strengthen regional protection.

N Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities

2013-04-02 10:07

North Korea has vowed to restart a nuclear reactor that can make one bomb's worth of plutonium a year, escalating tensions already raised by threats against the US and South Korea.

N Korea rockets on standby for US strike

2013-03-29 13:00

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered missile units to prepare to strike US mainland and military bases, vowing to "settle accounts" after US stealth bombers flew over South Korea.

S Korea hails new military pact with US

2013-03-25 08:07

A new South Korea-US pact has provided for a joint military response even to low-level provocation by North Korea and offers an added deterrent at a time of elevated tension.

S Korea leader's 'swish of skirt' criticised

2013-03-13 11:07

North Korea's first public mention of South Korea's first female president has ended up being a sexist crack, with Pyongyang's military complaining about the "venomous swish" of her skirt.

Kim threatens strike on South Korea island

2013-03-12 13:08

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has issued a detailed threat to "wipe out" a small South Korean island in a further escalation of already elevated military tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Screaming crowds greet Kim on frontline

2013-03-08 16:02

North Korean television have broadcast scenes of cheering soldiers and their young families greeting leader Kim Jong-Un as he visited a frontline unit that shelled the South in 2010.

S Korea to retaliate if provoked by North

2013-03-06 11:01

South Korea has warned that it would retaliate against any provocation from North Korea, a day after the North threatened to tear up the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953.

North Korea ups readiness, tensions

2013-02-23 10:18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a military drill, his third such inspection in as many days as tensions run high following Pyongyang's third nuclear test.

N Korea: Mass rally to celebrate nuke test

2013-02-15 13:00

More than 100 000 troops and civilians have staged a mass rally in Pyongyang celebrating North Korea's nuclear test and praise the bravery of leader Kim Jong-Un, state media says.

Neighbours prep military after nuke test

2013-02-13 10:04

North Korea's neighbours have bolstered their military preparations and mobilised scientists to determine whether Pyongyang's third nuclear test was as successful as the North claimed.

N Korea ignored China's 'strong' warning

2013-02-12 09:02

North Korea ignored a "strong warning" from China against staging its suspected nuclear weapon test, a UN diplomat says, as the Security Council plans emergency crisis talks.

 

N Korea sends 'special envoy' to China

2013-05-22 07:58

North Korea has sent a top military official to China as a personal envoy of leader Kim Jong-Un, at a time of strained relations with Beijing and ahead of a key China-US summit.

N Korea removes missiles from launch site

2013-05-07 08:26

North Korea has moved two missiles primed for imminent test firing from a launch site, American officials say, as North Asia tensions ease slightly on the eve of a US-South Korea summit.

US seeks amnesty for sentenced American

2013-05-03 14:41

The US has called on North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for "hostile acts" against the state.

N Korean soldiers down arms, plant crops

2013-04-25 15:01

As South Korea remains on guard for a missile launch or nuclear test that officials say could take place at any time, North Korea's focus is on planting rice, cabbage and soybeans.

Kerry visit prioritises US-Asia dialogue

2013-04-16 11:06

Secretary of State John Kerry has offered the first signs of his priorities in Asia by offering dialogue to ease a crisis with North Korea, while vowing to keep a strong US interest in the region.

North Koreans oblivious to tensions

2013-04-15 13:09

Oblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents have spilled into the streets to celebrate the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il-Sung.

Kerry hits back as N Korea threatens Japan

2013-04-12 14:02

US Secretary of State John Kerry has demanded that North Korea abandon an expected missile launch as the communist state threatens a nuclear strike on Japan.

Kerry in S Korea amid missile test fears

2013-04-12 09:00

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in South Korea, travelling into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence could spark another provocation.

North Korea's leader showing off power

2013-04-11 18:26

Top US intelligence officials say North Korea's new leader is trying to show the world and his people that he is in charge, rather than trying to trigger military conflict.

No panic in Guam over N Korea threats

2013-04-09 09:28

Guam resident Gina Tabonares-Reilly has refused to let North Korea's threats against her island home disrupt daily life, saying it would be "suicide" for Pyongyang to launch an attack.

N Korea suspends last project with South

2013-04-08 22:11

North Korea has suspended its sole remaining major project with the South after weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea.

Embassies staying in North Korea

2013-04-06 20:34

Staff at embassies in North Korea appear to be remaining in place despite an appeal by authorities in Pyongyang for diplomats to consider leaving because of heightened tension.

N Korea warns embassies of conflict risk

2013-04-05 16:04

North Korea has asked embassies in Pyongyang that might wish to get staff out if there is a war to submit plans to it by 10 April, says Britain.

North Korea on collision course: Ban

2013-04-02 17:04

The UN chief says he fears North Korea is on a collision course with other nations that could lead to war.

North Korea in a 'state of war'

2013-03-30 09:22

North Korea has declared it was in a "state of war" with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington that any provocation would swiftly escalate into an all-out nuclear conflict.

Park tells N Korea to abandon nukes

2013-03-26 11:04

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has warned North Korea that its only "path to survival" lay in abandoning its nuclear and missile programmes.

N Korea leader unstable - US lawmaker

2013-03-17 22:13

Nuclear-armed North Korea has a ballistic missile that could hit the United States and a leader who is unstable, says a leading US lawmaker.

Cyber danger, N Korea top threats to US

2013-03-13 08:18

Spy chief James Clapper has warned that the US faces an array of new security threats around the world, from crippling cyber attacks to a "belligerent" nuclear-armed North Korea.

S Korea-US drill kicks off amid tensions

2013-03-11 09:02

South Korean and US troops have launched a joint military exercise while North Korea, which has slammed the drill and threatened both countries with nuclear attack, has severed its hotline with Seoul.

N Korea scraps peace pacts with South

2013-03-08 08:06

North Korea has responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war, the scrapping of peace pacts with South Korea and the severing of a hotline with Seoul.

N Korea leader monitors 'actual war' drill

2013-02-26 11:56

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a live-fire artillery drill aimed at simulating an "actual war", says state media, a day after South Korea swore in its first female president.

North Korea top task for new South head

2013-02-21 13:00

Park Geun-Hye will be sworn in as South Korea's first female president next week - a historic landmark clouded by North Korea's recent nuclear test and threats emanating from Pyongyang.

'Excitement' in N Korea over nuclear test

2013-02-13 13:00

While the rest of the world reacts with outrage, North Koreans have been swept up in a "storm of excitement" over their country's latest nuclear test, reports state media.

North Korea gets help from Switzerland

2013-02-12 16:10

Switzerland says it was ready to assist diplomatic efforts to end North Korea's nuclear programme after condemning the isolated nation's latest nuclear test.

Kim Jong-Un and the mystery smartphone

2013-02-05 11:02

A picture of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un with a smartphone has triggered fevered speculation about which brand is favoured by the leader of one of the world's most repressive nations.

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