North Korea

Pyongyang ‘no longer bound by commitments’ as US missed deadline

Jan 21, 2020 19:55

North Korea says it will no longer be bound by any commitments toward denuclearization and may seek a “new path,” as the US has ignored a year-end deadline to engage in meaningful diplomacy.
South Korea to push ahead with North Korea cooperation despite stalled talks

Jan 15, 2020 11:23

South Korea says there is no need to wait for the United States' denuclearization talks with North Korea to progress in order to proceed with inter-Korean cooperation.
South Korea optimistic about US-North diplomacy despite halt to negotiations

Jan 14, 2020 11:39

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has expressed new optimism about the deadlocked talks between the United States and North Korea, citing a recent birthday wish sent to Pyongyang’s leader by the American president.
North Korea rules out return to talks with US despite good personal relations with Trump

Jan 11, 2020 14:20

North Korea says it will not return to the negotiation table with the United States solely based on the “good relations” between the country’s leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump.
South Korea’s Moon seeking to arrange visit by North’s Kim to Seoul

Jan 07, 2020 14:29

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says he is making efforts to arrange a visit by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un to Seoul, citing a “desperate need” for both sides to improve relations, amid a deadlock in US-North Korea talks.
US flies spy aircraft over Korean Peninsula: Report

Jan 02, 2020 11:22

A United States aircraft has conducted a reconnaissance flight over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker says, as North Korea ends a unilateral moratorium on the testing of missiles.
7 decomposed bodies found on suspected North Korean boat in Japan

Dec 29, 2019 09:22

The badly decomposed remains of seven people have been found in a suspected North Korean fishing boat that washed up on a Japanese island, a coast guard official said Sunday.
N Korean leader holds top party meeting ahead of US deadline

Dec 29, 2019 08:49

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key meeting of top ruling party officials, state media said Sunday, ahead of a year-end deadline for Washington to shift its stance on stalled nuclear talks.
US steps up surveillance over Korean Peninsula ahead of year-end deadline

Dec 27, 2019 12:53

The United States has stepped up surveillance over North Korea after Pyongyang promised a "Christmas gift" which Washington interpreted as new missile test amid rising tension between the two sides ahead of the end of the year.
US flies 4 spy planes over Korean Peninsula

Dec 26, 2019 06:49

The United States has flown four surveillance planes over the Korean Peninsula, according to an aviation tracker Wednesday, amid heightened concern that North Korea could test-fire a long-range missile as a "Christmas gift" to Washington.