Donald Trump tough talk aims to send message to North Korea: Rex Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump was trying to send a strong message to North Korea when he said it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States.
Aug 09, 2017, 18:11 PM IST
North Korea threatens US, says planning missile strike near Guam: Report
The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with "fire and fury" over its missile program
Aug 09, 2017, 06:34 AM IST
Donald Trump urges countries to be tough, decisive toward North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised other nations for addressing North Korea`s missile program, days after the U.N. Security Council imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang over two intercontinental ballistic missile tests in July.
Aug 08, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
North Korea ready to teach US 'severe lesson'
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Aug 07, 2017, 17:27 PM IST
North Korea condemns UN sanctions, says no nuclear negotiations: Korean Central News Agency
"If the US... Believes that it would remain safe because its mainland is an ocean away from us, nothing would be a bigger misjudgment than that," Pyongyang said.
Aug 07, 2017, 13:50 PM IST
North Korea warns US against military pressure over n-programme
The US proposed a new resolution of sanctions against North Korea at the UN Security Council on Saturday.
Aug 05, 2017, 19:49 PM IST
South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-Wha open to meeting North Korean counterpart
Seoul last month proposed military talks with Pyongyang but the North refused to respond. Had they gone ahead, they would have been the first official inter-Korean talks since 2015.
Aug 05, 2017, 16:04 PM IST
UN Security Council to vote on tougher North Korea sanctions
If implemented by all countries, the ban would strip Pyongyang of roughly a third of its export earnings estimated at USD 3 billion per year, according to a diplomat familiar with the negotiations.
Aug 05, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
North Korea says door remains `open` for US tourists
Tour companies say some 5,000 Western tourists visit the North each year, with US citizens making up about 20 per cent of the market.
Aug 04, 2017, 12:28 PM IST
US issues ban on tourist travel to North Korea
Strict warnings against travel to the North were already in place before the ban was first announced last month following the death of American student Otto Warmbier.
Aug 03, 2017, 11:20 AM IST
US not seeking North Korea regime change, willing to talk: Rex Tillerson
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that Washington does not seek to topple the Kim Jong-un regime in Pyongyang and is willing to sit down for talks with the country on the condition that it stops its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Aug 02, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
US willing to talk to North Korea: Rex Tillerson
Donald Trump had recently expressed disappointment that Beijing had not applied as much pressure as he would like or caused a change in North Korea`s behaviour.
Aug 02, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
US bombers fly over South Korea after North's 2nd ICBM test
The B-1 bombers were escorted by South Korean fighter jets as they performed a low-pass over an air base near the South Korean capital of Seoul before returning to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the US Pacific Air Forces
Jul 31, 2017, 15:18 PM IST
China tells Donald Trump not to link trade to North Korea
"We believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-US trade are two issues that are in two completely different domains," Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming.
Jul 31, 2017, 12:51 PM IST
US says progress with China on UN sanctions on North Korea, true test is Russia
The United States is making progress in talks with North Korean ally China on imposing new United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest missile test, but Russia`s engagement will be the "true test," U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley said on Tuesday.
Jul 25, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
At 94 meters underground, this is China's deepest subway station
A total of 94 escalators, dubbed China's largest such network, would be installed to move the passengers between the platforms.
Jul 23, 2017, 21:06 PM IST
Undeterred by international pressure, North Korea gearing up for new missile test, warns US intelligence
North Korea is preparing to conduct a new missile test in the days to come, the US intelligence officials have warned, a CNN report said on Friday.
Jul 21, 2017, 10:56 AM 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
Russia, US duel at UN over whether North Korea fired long-range missile
The United States and Russia are waging rival campaigns at the United Nations Security Council over the type of ballistic missile fired by North Korea earlier this month as the U.S. pushes to impose stronger sanctions on Pyongyang over the test.
Jul 20, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
South Korea seeks rare talks with North Korea to ease military tensions
South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.
Jul 17, 2017, 14:45 PM IST
