My relation with Kim Jong-un is very good: Donald Trump
On January 10, the White House cited Trump`s willingness to hold talks "at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances" with Pyongyang.
Jan 12, 2018, 10:55 AM IST
North Korea to participate in Winter Olympics in rival South
Seoul and Olympic organisers have been keen for Pyongyang - which boycotted the 1988 Summer Games in the South Korean capital - to take part in what they repeatedly proclaimed a "peace Olympics"
Jan 09, 2018, 20:03 PM IST
Kim Jong Un changes stand, North Korea to participate in Olympics in rival south
North Korea will send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in the South, the rivals said on Tuesday after their first formal talks in more than two years following high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
Jan 09, 2018, 19:21 PM IST
North and South Korea begin talks
North and South Korea began their first talks in more than two years on Tuesday, Seoul`s Unification ministry said.
Jan 09, 2018, 07:15 AM IST
Donald Trump says willing to talk with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would be willing to speak directly with Kim Jong-Un, voicing hope that rare talks between North and South Korea could help de-escalate the crisis over Pyongyang`s nuclear drive.
Jan 07, 2018, 07:21 AM IST
North Korea reopens border hotline as Trump boasts of 'bigger' nuclear button
The North's decision to open the border phone line came a day after South Korea proposed high-level discussions amid a tense standoff over North Korea`s missile and nuclear programmes.
Jan 03, 2018, 14:50 PM IST
Pyongyang to reopen inter-Korean hotline after Seoul proposes talks
North Korea said Wednesday it will reopen a hotline with the South to discuss attending the Winter Olympics, forging ahead with peace overtures despite taunts from US President Donald Trump who said he has a "much bigger" nuclear button than Kim Jong-Un.
Jan 03, 2018, 11:47 AM IST
South Korea proposes high-level talks with North, after Kim Jong-Un's New Year olive branch
South Korean minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul is ready for talks "at any time and place in any form".
Jan 02, 2018, 11:16 AM IST
South Korea seizes Hong Kong ship for oil transfer to North Korea: Seoul
South Korea briefly seized and inspected a Hong Kong-registered ship in November for transferring oil products to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, a foreign ministry official said Friday.
Dec 29, 2017, 13:49 PM IST
Donald Trump 'disappointed' in China over North Korea sanctions
Trump did not directly threaten to launch military action to resolve the crisis, but in recent months, Washington has promised to "utterly destroy" the regime of Kim Jong-Un if war breaks out.
Dec 29, 2017, 07:34 AM IST
North Korea preparing to launch satellite: Report
Pyongyang is under multiple UN sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests and is prohibited from carrying out any launch using ballistic missile technology including satellites.
Dec 26, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
North Korea calls latest UN sanctions 'an act of war'
The resolution was drafted by the United States and negotiated with the North's closest ally, China.
Dec 25, 2017, 00:02 AM IST
North Korea vows to retaliate over US ransomware accusation
North Korea has described a US accusation that it was behind a ransomware attack as a "grave political provocation" and vowed to retaliate.
Dec 21, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Another North Korean soldier defects to South, 2nd to do so in two months
A North Korean soldier defected to the South on Thursday across the heavily-guarded Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula, Seoul's defence ministry said, only a month after a comrade did the same under a hail of bullets from his own side.
Dec 21, 2017, 08:28 AM IST
Australian arrested for being 'economic agent' for North Korea
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Sunday arrested a man from Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea with the intent of raising revenue for the Pyongyang government.
Dec 17, 2017, 11:18 AM IST
Russia says Pyongyang wants direct talks with Washington: RIA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that North Korea`s leadership wants direct talks with the United States to seek guarantees on their security from Washington, Russia`s RIA news agency reported.
Dec 07, 2017, 23:50 PM IST
United Nations envoy meets North Korean foreign minister
A senior United Nations official on a rare high-level visit to North Korea held talks with the North's foreign minister on Thursday.
Dec 07, 2017, 11:01 AM IST
Senior UN official to make rare visit to North Korea: Official
A top UN official will travel to North Korea this week for talks with officials there, a UN spokesman said Monday, amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang`s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Dec 05, 2017, 00:44 AM IST
North Korea images suggest missile capable of hitting all America: US experts
Experts and US officials say questions remain about whether it has a re-entry vehicle capable of protecting a nuclear warhead.
Dec 01, 2017, 07:05 AM IST
Russia rejects US call to snap North Korea ties
The latest threat came after North Korea tested its third ICBM, which it claimed was capable of striking anywhere in the United States.
Nov 30, 2017, 20:00 PM IST
