North Korea submarine missiles not ready until 2018: Experts
North Korea is making progress on a submarine-launched ballistic missile system but any deployment of the technology is years away, a US think tank said, as the UN Security Council promised action over Pyongyang's latest test.
Aug 27, 2016, 10:49 AM IST
UN council condemns North Korea missile launches, vows new measures
The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles and agreed to take "significant measures" in response the latest series of launches.
Aug 27, 2016, 08:57 AM IST
North Korea leader says missile test `greatest success`
The UN Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss North Korea`s provocative move and agreed to consider a statement condemning the launch.
Seoul, Washington start war game despite Pyongyang's backlash
South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday despite strong a backlash from North Korea.
Aug 22, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
North Korea slams largest-ever South Korean artillery drill
North Korea on Sunday slammed the largest-ever artillery drill conducted by the South Korean military as a grave provocation that was endangering regional peace.
Aug 21, 2016, 11:23 AM IST
Envoy to Britain defected to escape punishment, says Pyongyang
Thae was accused of embezzling state funds, selling state secrets and raping a minor, Efe news reported.
Aug 20, 2016, 20:06 PM IST
North Korea calls South Korea`s leader `psychopath` over missile row
North Korea on Wednesday labelled South Korean President Park Geun-Hye a "psychopath" after she made a speech slamming Pyongyang`s nuclear ambitions and defending the deployment of a US anti-missile system.
Aug 17, 2016, 13:11 PM IST
Japan military on alert to destroy North Korea missile: Report
Pyongyang has conducted a series of missile tests this year in defiance of UN sanctions imposed after its fourth nuclear test in January.
Aug 08, 2016, 17:11 PM IST
US, Japan call for emergency UN Security Council meeting on North Korea
The United States and Japan will ask the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting Wednesday to discuss Pyongyang`s launch of a ballistic missile that landed in Japanese-controlled waters, US Ambassador Samantha Power said.
Aug 03, 2016, 20:43 PM IST
Seoul blames North Korean government organization for email scams
Seoul prosecutors on Monday accused North Korea of hacking into the email accounts of dozens of South Korean government officials this year, the latest in the series of suspected cyber attacks by Pyongyang.
Aug 01, 2016, 13:58 PM IST
North Korea floats propaganda leaflets in river for 1st time
South Korea accused rival North Korea of floating propaganda leaflets down a river in the first such incident.
Jul 27, 2016, 12:20 PM IST
Sanctions disrupt aid agencies in North Korea
Ramped-up international sanctions on North Korea have inadvertently disrupted the already challenging work of aid agencies there, those in the field say, with risk-averse banks refusing to transfer funds needed to keep operations running.
Jul 25, 2016, 08:59 AM IST
South Korea's Park calls for unity over THAAD deployment
Tension on the Korean peninsula has been high since North Korea conducted nuclear test in January and followed that with a satellite launch and a string of test launches of various missiles.
Jul 21, 2016, 13:52 PM IST
Defector arrested in North Korea for plotting kidnappings with South - reports
A North Korean defector who had lived in South Korea has been arrested in the North for conspiring with Seoul`s spy agency to kidnap North Korean children, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Japan`s Kyodo news agencies reported on Friday from Pyongyang.
Jul 15, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
North Korea keeping nuclear test site ready: US think tank
Satellite imagery indicates a high-level of activity at North Korea`s nuclear test site to ensure the facility is always ready for use on any orders from Pyongyang, a US think-tank said.
Jul 12, 2016, 09:46 AM IST
After US sanctions target Kim Jong Un, North Korea threatens to cut off official contact with United States
North Korea on Monday threatened to cut off one of its official contact channels with the US, the first of its countermeasures against new sanctions imposed on the country.
Jul 11, 2016, 21:49 PM IST
North Korea missile fell into sea, no threat to North America: US
The US Strategic Command said on Saturday it had tracked what it believed was a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile fired from North Korea`s east coast port of Sinpo, which then fell into the sea between the North and Japan.
Jul 09, 2016, 11:55 AM IST
North Korea fires missile from submarine but it appears to have failed: South Korea
South Korea and the United States said on Friday they would deploy an advanced missile defence system in South Korea to counter the threat from nuclear-armed North Korea.
Jul 09, 2016, 10:05 AM IST
U.S. asks other nations to curb use of North Korean workers
The administration of President Barack Obama is asking other nations to cut the employment of North Korean workers as a way to reduce Pyongyang’s access to foreign currency, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Jul 08, 2016, 06:03 AM IST
South Korea to ramp up border propaganda broadcasts to North Korea: report
The South Korean military is planning to ramp up its propaganda broadcasts targeting North Korean troops by doubling the number of loudspeakers along the heavily-fortified border, a report said Wednesday.
Jul 06, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
