''Lips and teeth'' no more as China's ties with North Korea fray
Two years later, Kim ordered the execution of his uncle Jang Song Thaek, the country`s chief interlocutor with China and a relatively reform-minded official in the hermetic state.
Sep 08, 2017, 13:11 PM IST
North Korea conducts hydrogen bomb test; US pledges 'massive' response if threatened
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea on Sunday conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, which it said was of an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile, prompting the threat
Sep 04, 2017, 08:23 AM IST
China condemns North Korea for conducting sixth Nuclear Test
Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on Sunday, expressing firm opposition to and strong condemnation at the nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Sep 03, 2017, 17:36 PM IST
North Korea earthquake points to 6th, most powerful nuclear test
Trump and Abe spoke by phone and said that in face of an "escalating" situation with North Korea that close cooperation between their countries and with South Korea was needed, Abe told reporters.
The United States has repeatedly urged China, the North`s sole major ally, to do more to rein in its neighbour.
UN Council unanimously condemns North Korea missile test
The UN Security Council denounced North Korea`s latest missile test Tuesday, unanimously demanding that Pyongyang halt the program after a rocket was fired over Japan into the Pacific.
Aug 30, 2017, 06:54 AM IST
Donald Trump says 'all options' on table after North Korea fires missile over Japan
President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that "all options are on the table" as the United States considers its response to North Korea`s firing of a ballistic missile over northern Japan`s Hokkaido island into the sea.
Aug 29, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
North Korea fires multiple short-range projectiles into sea: South Korea
North Korea's state media reported on Saturday that Kim had guided a contest of amphibious landing and aerial strike by its army against targets modelled after South Korean islands near the sea border on the west coast.
Aug 26, 2017, 06:33 AM IST
North Korea flaunts plan for more powerful intercontinental ballistic missile
With photographs obliquely showing a new rocket design, North Korea has sent a message that it is working on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) more powerful than any it has previously tested, weapons experts said on Thursday.
Aug 24, 2017, 17:21 PM IST
US, North Korea clash at United Nations arms forum on nuclear threat
North Korea and the United States accused each other on Tuesday of posing a nuclear threat, with Pyongyang`s envoy declaring it would never put its atomic arsenal up for negotiation.
Aug 22, 2017, 22:58 PM IST
Donald Trump praises North Korea's Kim Jong-un for backing down on Guam threat
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for appearing to back down on his threat to launch missiles towards the US territory of Guam.
Aug 16, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
North Korea delays Guam missile firing; US says dialogue up to Kim
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delayed a decision on firing missiles towards Guam while he waits to see what the United States does, the North`s state media reported on Tuesday as the United States said any dialogue was up to Kim.
Aug 16, 2017, 06:53 AM IST
North Korea likely can make missile engines without imports: US
WASHINGTON - North Korea likely has the ability to produce its own missile engines and intelligence suggests it does not need to rely on imports, US intelligence officials said on Tuesday.
Aug 16, 2017, 06:49 AM IST
Not surprising if North Korea tests missile again: CIA chief
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he would not be surprised if North Korea tested another missile, given that it had two tests in July.
Aug 13, 2017, 20:25 PM IST
US Defense Secretary issues stark warning to North Korea
The South Korean capital, Seoul, is within range of massed North Korean rockets and artillery, which would be impossible to destroy in a first U.S. strike. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops remain stationed in South Korea and in nearby Japan.
Aug 10, 2017, 00:11 AM IST
Donald Trump boasts of US nuclear arsenal after ''fire and fury'' warning to North Korea
The United States and South Korea remain technically still at war with North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean conflict ended with a truce, not a peace treaty.
Aug 09, 2017, 22:28 PM IST
China urges all parties not to heighten tension on Korean peninsula
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged all parties on Thursday not to heighten tensions on the Korean peninsula and said China had already clearly condemned North Korea`s latest missile test.
Aug 03, 2017, 14:12 PM IST
No Korean military talks after North snubs South's call
South Korea's Moon took office in May pledging to engage the North in dialogue, as well as bring pressure to impede its nuclear and missile programmes.
Jul 21, 2017, 08:26 AM IST
South Korea's President Moon Jae-In seeks talks with Kim Jong Un
During a speech on Thursday ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Moon Jae-in also proposed the two Koreas resume reunions of families separated by war, stop hostile activities along their heavily fortified border and cooperate on the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Jul 07, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
North Korea calls for execution of ex-South Korean president over 'assassination' plot
North Korea said on Wednesday it has issued a standing order for the execution of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her spy chief for a plot to assassinate its leader, and it demanded that the South hand the pair over.
Jun 28, 2017, 22:52 PM IST
United States: China needs to exert 'much greater pressure' on North Korea
Trump has been counting on China to use its economic leverage with the government of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as American concern grows over the North's acceleration toward having a nuclear missile that can strike the US mainland
Jun 22, 2017, 08:58 AM IST
