North Korea

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the mausoleum of his late grandfather and father in his first reported public activity this year, Pyongyang's state media said on Sunday. Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun,…

Seoul:  North Korea is expected to convene a key party meeting within the coming week amid expectations it could unveil the country's policy directions for the new year in the face of a prolonged stalemate in its nuclear negotiations with…

Seoul/Washington:  The US has completed the construction of a new long-range radar in Alaska that is designed to give early warnings for incoming ballistic missiles from North Korea and other countries, a top defence official said. Vice…

Seoul: North Korea has conducted coronavirus tests on around 42,000 people but no person was found to be infected by the virus, a World Health Organization (WHO) report revealed on Tuesday. A total of 678 North Koreans underwent testing…

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…