China wants North Korea to avoid sabre-rattling US, South Korea, Japan; Here’s why?
Kim Jong Un has however demonstrated that "no compromise" will be made when it came to displaying its military strength in the Korean Peninsula
Oct 16, 2022, 19:50 PM IST
North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles into East Sea: South Korean military
"While strengthening our monitoring and vigilance, our military is maintaining a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US," the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters.
Oct 01, 2022, 08:34 AM IST
After two years of strict Covid-induced lockdown, North Korea slowly reopens border
Following two years of extreme isolation and economic decay, Pyongyang's leadership is looking for more sustainable ways to deal with a pandemic that could last years. While North Korea has so far claimed zero virus infections, it also calls its antivirus campaign a matter of ‘national existence.’
Jan 27, 2022, 12:30 PM IST
North Korea destroys inter-Korean liaison office as tensions rise
Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said the North destroyed the office to correspond with the mindset of the enraged people to surely force human scum and those, who have sheltered the scum, to pay dearly for their crimes, apparently referring to North Korean defectors who for years have floated anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border
Jun 16, 2020, 15:21 PM IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un appears in public for first time since May 1
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a public appearance for the first time since May 1 and presided over a Central Military Commission meeting during which he discussed "new policies for further increasing the nuclear war deterrence of the country."
May 24, 2020, 12:49 PM IST
North Korea 'rebuilding' main satellite launch site, photos show
Sohae is also the site Pyongyang used as a test stand to fire some of its rocket engines on the ground.
Mar 06, 2019, 08:24 AM IST
Mike Pompeo's trip 'better than the last time': US official
Pompeo posted a photograph of himself on Twitter on Sunday waving from the door of his US government aircraft in Tokyo.
Oct 07, 2018, 15:24 PM IST
Mike Pompeo says hopes talks with Kim in Pyongyang will lead to denuclearisation
Pompeo posted a photograph of himself on Twitter on Sunday waving from the door of his US government aircraft in Tokyo.
Oct 07, 2018, 13:23 PM IST
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sign summit agreement in Pyongyang
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed an agreement at the end of their summit talks here on Wednesday.
Sep 19, 2018, 10:15 AM IST
North and South Korea to hold September summit in Pyongyang
North and South Korea agreed to hold an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang in September, the South's Unification Ministry said on Monday.
Aug 13, 2018, 11:46 AM IST
South Korea suspends annual military exercises
South Korea Tuesday announced that it would suspend its military exercises scheduled for August in order to facilitate talks on denuclearization between North Korea and the US.
Jul 10, 2018, 11:19 AM IST
Mike Pompeo to travel to Pyongyang after postponing India 2+2
The state department's announcement comes days after Pompeo called External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to inform her about his decision to postpone the July 6 India-US 2+2 dialogue in Washington DC.
Jul 03, 2018, 07:10 AM IST
Japan flags new suspected North Korea sanctions breach Tokyo
said today it had reported to the UN a suspected sanctions violation by North Korea involving a ship-to-ship transfer, days after Tokyo said another suspected breach had been flagged.
Jun 01, 2018, 16:30 PM IST
US, North Korean officials meet for talks on summit
Both Pyongyang and Washington are pressing ahead on plans for a summit after Trump pulled out of the proposed June 12 meeting on Thursday, only to reconsider the decision the next day.
May 28, 2018, 00:42 AM IST
North Korea dismantling nuclear test site: Satellite images
North Korea has started to dismantle its nuclear test site, which it had pledged to close down after the inter-Korean summit on April 27, according to media reports on Tuesday.
May 15, 2018, 13:03 PM IST
North Korea accuses Japan of plotting suppression of resident Koreans
North Korea on Wednesday accused Japanese authorities of plotting an overall suppression of pro-Pyongyang resident Koreans in Japan.
Mar 01, 2018, 09:41 AM IST
North Korea's Kim lauds South's hospitality
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised the welcome the South gave his sister and said it was important to build on the Olympics-driven momentum for dialogue on the divided peninsula.
Feb 13, 2018, 09:54 AM IST
North Korea will send 22 athletes to Olympics in South
North Korea will send 22 athletes to next month`s Winter Games in the South, the International Olympic Committee said Saturday, approving a landmark deal between two nations still officially at war.
Jan 20, 2018, 23:10 PM IST
Troops, cameras, radiation: China preps for North Korea crisis
China has ramped up security along its border with North Korea, installing new surveillance cameras, deploying extra security forces and operating radiation detectors as it braces for a potential crisis.
Jan 19, 2018, 12:36 PM IST
North Korea offers talks with South Korea on Winter Olympics art troupe
North Korea proposed a working-level dialogue on January 15 in Tongilgak, a building controlled by North Kora in the truce village of Panmunjom, to discuss the issue.
Jan 13, 2018, 14:55 PM IST
