ARTICLES RELATING TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

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".

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.

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.

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 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 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.

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 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".

North Korea moves 2 missile launchers

2013-04-21 10:36

North Korea has reportedly moved two more missile launchers to its east coast, where preparations are apparently under way for a missile test as tensions simmer on the peninsula.

N Korea lays out talks pre-conditions

2013-04-18 10:35

North Korea has laid down rigid pre-conditions for any talks with Seoul or Washington, including the withdrawal of UN sanctions and a guaranteed end to South Korea-US joint military drills.

North Korea bars delegation

2013-04-17 07:56

North Korea has barred a delegation of South Korean businessmen from delivering food and supplies to 200 of their staff inside the closed Kaesong joint industrial zone.

US helicopter crashes near N Korea border

2013-04-16 07:55

A US military helicopter has crashed near the North Korean border, a South Korean defence official says, with no reported casualties.

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.

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.

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.

Pentagon: N Korea could launch nukes

2013-04-11 21:14

A new Pentagon report says North Korea probably has nuclear weapons that can be launched by ballistic missile.

N Korea keeps world on edge over launch

2013-04-11 15:55

North Korea is keeping the world on edge over an expected missile launch while it turns its own energies to celebrating leaders past and present amid soaring tensions on the Korean peninsula.

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.

S Korea, US raise alert status

2013-04-11 00:54

South Korean and US forces have raised their alert status to "vital threat" before an expected North Korean missile test.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hagel invokes accord in island dispute

2013-04-30 10:10

Islands at the center of a territorial row between Japan and China are covered by a military protection accord between Washington and Tokyo, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says.

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.

N Korea sets preconditions for talks

2013-04-18 19:59

North Korea has demanded the lifting of UN sanctions and the end of US - South Korea military drills as conditions for resuming talks meant to defuse tension on the Korean Peninsula.

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.

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.

US ready to 'reach out' to North Korea

2013-04-14 18:41

US Secretary of State John Kerry has stressed that the United States is willing to engage with North Korea.

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.

US presses China to rein in ally N Korea

2013-04-12 07:51

The US has slammed North Korea's belligerence and pressed China to rein in its ally, as US officials downplay a chilling spy agency report that Pyongyang has a nuclear-armed missile.

N Korea missiles won't reach US - Hagel

2013-04-11 21:14

Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says neither Iran nor North Korea is capable of attacking the US with a missile armed with a nuclear warhead.

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.

US radar to counter N Korea threat

2013-04-11 10:10

A powerful US military sea-based radar is now in place to detect any possible missile launches by North Korea, says a senior US defence official.

Guam ups alert level after N Korea threats

2013-04-11 07:58

Guam, a US territory in the western Pacific, has raised its official threat level and tested its emergency alert system after warnings from North Korea identifying the island as a potential missile target.

North Korea 'playing with fire'

2013-04-10 17:06

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has called on North Korea to stop its "war of rhetoric" and says the isolated communist state is "playing with fire".

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