Tit-for-tat move: North Korea temporarily bans exit of Malaysians
In a tit-for-tat move, Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Tuesday announced that North Koreans were barred from leaving the country.
Mar 07, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
Pyongyang bans Malaysians from leaving North Korea: KCNA
Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially holding them hostage amid an increasingly heated diplomatic row over the killing of Kim Jong-Nam in Kuala Lumpur.
Mar 07, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
Pyongyang warns of strong response to US-South Korea drills
North Korea on Thursday warned that it will respond with "merciless military counter-action" to the annual joint military exercises that South Korea and the US are conducting on the Korean peninsula.
Mar 02, 2017, 11:37 AM IST
North Korean government behind assassination of Kim Jong-nam: South Korea
South Korea`s spy agency said on Monday that the North Korean government was behind the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, adding that those involved worked for the country`s foreign ministry and spy body.
Feb 27, 2017, 14:53 PM IST
Pyongyang operating regiment-level biochemical weapons unit
The South Korean military on Monday said that Pyongyang is presumed to be operating a regiment-level biochemical weapons unit.
Feb 27, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
Kim Jong-nam's autopsy 'illegal and immoral': North Korean state media
Malaysia has not released the corpse "under the absurd pretext" that it needs a DNA sample from the dead man's family.
Feb 23, 2017, 08:45 AM IST
Son of murdered North Korean due in Malaysia: Report
An airline source said Kim Han Sol was arriving in Kuala Lumpur on an AirAsia flight from Macau.
North Korean envoy says cannot trust Malaysian probe
North Korean ambassador Kang Chol told reporters the embassy had only ever identified the victim as Kim Chol, based on passport carried by the dead man.
China suspends coal imports from North Korea after missile test
The suspension, which implements existing UN sanctions, will start on 19th February and remain in force until the end of the year, China said.
Feb 18, 2017, 19:43 PM IST
No release of Kim Jong-Nam's body without family DNA: Malaysia
The body of Kim Jong-Nam, the assassinated half-brother of North Korea`s leader, will not be released until his family have provided DNA samples, Malaysia said Friday, despite a request from Pyongyang.
Feb 17, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
North Korean assassination shows regime`s `brutality`: Seoul
Kim Jong-Nam, known as an advocate of reform in the North, once told a Japanese newspaper that he opposed his country`s dynastic system of power.
Feb 15, 2017, 08:51 AM IST
North Korea test-fires missile, apparently challenging Trump
In an implicit challenge to President Donald Trump, North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile today in what would be its first such test of the year.
Feb 12, 2017, 20:45 PM IST
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul Defence Ministry
North Korea fired a ballistic missile today, South Korea's defence ministry said, the first since Donald Trump became US president.
Feb 12, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
North Korea could own 45 nuclear arms by 2020'
North Korea could own up to 45 nuclear arms by 2020 owing to an anticipated rise in its reserves of plutonium and enriched uranium and its growing pace of arms development, a South Korean expert said on Thursday.
Feb 09, 2017, 14:28 PM IST
Pyongyang likely to launch mid-range ballistic missile: Seoul
North Korea is likely to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), South Korean military officials said on Monday.
Jan 30, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
North Korea has plutonium for 10 nuclear bombs: South Korea
North Korea has carried out five nuclear tests and numerous missile launches.
Jan 11, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
Seoul warns against Pyongyang's threats of ballistic missile launch
South Korea on Monday warned against North Korea's possible launch of a long-range missile, saying it would bring stronger sanctions and pressure from the international community.
Jan 09, 2017, 13:58 PM IST
No North Korea missile will be capable of reaching US: Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter again Monday evening to promise North Korea would not develop a nuclear missile able to reach US territory.
Jan 03, 2017, 05:53 AM IST
Pentagon warns North Korea following claim of ICBM reaching US shores
"The toughly worded US statement called on "all states" to show the North that any unlawful actions would have "consequences", reports the Guardian.
Jan 02, 2017, 20:44 PM IST
US condemns Pyongyang missile plan, warns against provocative actions
The United States on Sunday sharply condemned a North Korean plan to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile and warned Pyongyang against "provocative actions."
Jan 02, 2017, 05:30 AM IST
