North Korea


North Korea proposes talks with US

2013-06-16 20:12

North Korea proposed high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States in an appeal sent just days after calling off talks with rival South Korea.

Talks between Koreas called off

2013-06-11 14:01

South Korea says scheduled high-level talks with North Korea have been called off, after the two sides wrangled over who should lead the respective delegations.

Koreas to hold senior-level meeting

2013-06-10 10:03

North and South Korea have agreed to hold senior-level talks in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent threats of nuclear war.

N Korea to reopen hotline with South

2013-06-07 09:14

North Korea has proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend and also says it will reopen a Red Cross communication line with its neighbour.

N Korea proposes talks with S Korea

2013-06-06 11:00

North Korea has proposed talks with South Korea on a wide-range of issues from reopening a shuttered joint industrial complex to resuming cross-border family reunions.

UN protests return of N Korean defectors

2013-06-01 10:00

Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay has criticised Laos and China for returning nine young defectors to North Korea, where they could face harsh treatment.

Activists slam N Korean repatriation

2013-05-31 09:15

Human rights groups have demanded that North Korea guarantee the safety of nine of its citizens who reportedly fled to Laos, only to be apprehended and sent back home.

N Korea building luxury ski resort

2013-05-28 17:53

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has inspected work on a "world class" ski resort being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

N. Korea building 'world-class' ski resort

2013-05-28 09:06

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has inspected work on a "world class" ski resort being built as rival South Korea prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, state media reported.

N Korean envoy meets China president

2013-05-24 19:54

A North Korean envoy has met China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing and handed him a personal letter from leader 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.

Chinese boat and crew released by N Korea

2013-05-21 10:09

A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago have been released, easing the latest irritant in relations between the neighbouring allies.

N Korea fires fifth missile in three days

2013-05-20 10:02

North Korea has fired another short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, the latest in a series of missile drills that have been condemned by South Korea and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon.

North Korea missiles land in Sea of Japan

2013-05-18 14:00

North Korea has launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's defence ministry says.

S Korea 'regrets' North's response to talks

2013-05-16 10:03

South Korea has voiced regret at North Korea's decision to spurn an offer of formal talks on removing goods from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.

S Korea wants talks with North on Kaesong

2013-05-14 10:02

The South Korean President has said she wants talks with North Korea on removing raw materials and finished products from a joint industrial complex closed by military tensions.

American plotted against state: N Korea

2013-05-10 11:03

A Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea was a missionary who used his tourism business to form groups to overthrow the government, says the state's Supreme Court.

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.

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 Korea sentences American to 15 years

2013-05-02 10:10

An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of "compulsory labour" for unspecified crimes against the state, Pyongyang has announced.

UN: Aid to N Korea hit by sanctions

2013-04-29 21:08

International sanctions against North Korea have hit humanitarian funding for the isolated country, five UN agencies say in an appeal for help.

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.

N Korea test: Radioactive traces found

2013-04-23 14:56

Possible radioactive traces from North Korea's nuclear test have been detected for the first time, although it is not clear what fissile material Pyongyang used, a monitoring organisation says.

Suspect letter act of 'terror': S Korea

2013-04-23 09:01

South Korea's defence minister has received a package containing a threatening letter and suspicious powder, in what his ministry described as an attempted act of "terror".

 

S Korea denies blame for scrapped talks

2013-06-12 12:05

South Korea has rejected any blame for the collapse of planned talks with the North, as businessmen from a closed joint industrial zone complained they are being ruined by politics.

Korea talks raise hopes amidst animosity

2013-06-11 12:03

The two Koreas will hold their highest-level talks in years in an effort to restore scrapped joint economic projects and ease animosity marked by recent threats of nuclear war.

Koreas hold first talks in two years

2013-06-09 19:21

North and South Korea have held their first official talks in more than two years, seeking to set up a high-level meeting after tensions and threats of nuclear war.

North, South Korea agree to talks

2013-06-06 13:02

North and South Korea have agreed in principle to hold their first official talks for years, signalling a possible breakthrough in cross-border ties after months of escalated military tensions.

N Korea surrenders to foreign currencies

2013-06-03 09:37

Chinese currency and US dollars have been used more widely than ever in North Korea instead of the country's own money.

N Korean farmers plant rice for bonuses

2013-05-31 18:54

North Korean farmers across the country have a new incentive during this year's rice planting season: Possible bonuses that are part of a shift echoing ally China's economic steps.

N Korea sanctions squeeze aid groups

2013-05-29 16:41

New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons programme are having unintended consequences: Halting money transfers by foreign humanitarian groups.

N Korea kidnap numbers 'much higher'

2013-05-28 12:01

The number of Japanese people kidnapped by North Korea decades ago to train its spies may be far higher than previously thought, a report says, citing a former Pyongyang agent.

S Korea dismisses North's dialogue 'offer'

2013-05-27 10:00

South Korea has brushed off an apparent offer by North Korea to resume nuclear disarmament talks, and chided Pyongyang for a recent personal attack on its president Park Geun-Hye.

North Korea: No guarantee of peace

2013-05-24 14:32

China has told a top North Korean envoy it wants a peaceful, denuclearised Korean Peninsula, and says the emissary warned there is "no guarantee of peace".

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.

China asks N Korea to release fishing boat

2013-05-20 13:00

The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang has asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media says.

UN's Ban warns of N Korea 'escalation'

2013-05-20 07:54

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned of a "dangerous escalation" after North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas to ease tensions.

Report estimates more N Korea missiles

2013-05-17 12:04

North Korea is now thought to have around twice as many mobile missile launchers as previously estimated by Seoul, a report says.

US man starts 'hard labour' term in N Korea

2013-05-15 10:08

A Korean-American tour operator sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea for subversion has begun serving his time in prison, state media says.

N Korea angered by US nuclear carrier

2013-05-13 08:07

South Korea and a US strike force led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has kicked off a joint naval drill slammed by North Korea as a "wanton" provocation and rehearsal for war.

US man smuggled propaganda into N Korea

2013-05-09 22:23

North Korea says a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years' hard labour, had smuggled in unspecified inflammatory literature and tried to establish a base for anti-Pyongyang activities.

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.

North Korea: Detainee disguised identity

2013-05-05 17:56

North Korea says a detained American disguised his identity and denies it aims to use him as a bargaining chip.

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.

US, South Korea wrap up military drills

2013-04-30 08:50

The United States and South Korea have wrapped up joint military drills that infuriated North Korea, raising hopes for an easing of cross-border military tensions.

N Korea says it will indict American citizen

2013-04-27 07:55

North Korea says it will soon put a detained American on trial for allegedly trying to overthrow the government.

S Korea offers North talks, with warning

2013-04-25 08:22

South Korea has formally offered North Korea talks on suspended operations at their joint Kaesong industrial zone, and hinted it might pull out entirely if Pyongyang declines.

N Korea demands nuclear recognition

2013-04-23 12:05

North Korea has renewed its demand for recognition as a nuclear power, saying it is a pre-requisite for the start of any dialogue with the United States.

N Korea missile test could take months

2013-04-22 10:01

The wait for North Korea's expected missile test, which has kept South Korean and US forces on heightened alert, may stretch to July, the South's defence ministry says.

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