North Korea

Washington:  The US remains ready to engage with North Korea anytime and anywhere, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has said, adding that North Korea's missile tests underscored the urgent need to engage with the reclusive state.…

Seoul:  North Korea fired what appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) toward the East Sea on Tuesday, the South Korean military said, in yet another setback to Seoul's efforts for peace with Pyongyang. The…

Tokyo:  North Korea on Thursday held a paramilitary and public security forces parade to celebrate the country's 73rd founding anniversary at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. The country's leader Kim Jong-un attended the parade with…

Pyongyang:  North Korea on Wednesday slammed South Korea for pushing ahead with the planned military drills with the US, and warned of "serious security crisis". In a press statement published by the official Korean Central News Agency,…

Washington: The US will explore diplomacy with North Korea and adopt a "practical approach," the White House said on Friday. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters aboard Air Force One that the Biden administration had…

Seoul: North Korea deemed US President Joe Biden's criticism of its missile tests this week a wrong first step, according to a statement released on Saturday by the state media. Pyongyang on Thursday test-fired what it described as…

Seoul:  North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea in its latest weapons test, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) confirmed. In a statement, the JCS said that the missiles were fired from…

Washington: The White House confirmed that the administration of President Joe Biden had recently reached out to North Korea but has not yet received a response from Pyongyang. "I can confirm that we have reached out," White House Press…

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a Central Military Commission meeting to discuss the discipline among the military officials and stricter control over the younger officers, state media reported on Thursday.…

Seoul:  North Korea has endorsed the country's supreme leader Kim Jong-un as the General Secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at its ongoing eighth Congress, a state-media report said on Monday. Pyongyang's official Korean…