North Korea
-
Koreans divided by war find little peace 65 years later
Aug 14, 2018“Too much time has passed by, and it is over now,” he told Reuters, standing near his home within sight of the North Korean border. “I don’t think she is alive.” During the Korean War, which... -
North Korea, U.S. trade blows over nuclear deal at Singapore reunion
Aug 4, 2018North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North which in turn said it was... -
UN chief to discuss North Korea in Japan
Aug 1, 2018UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is expected to discuss the North Korea crisis with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to Japan next week, a UN spokeswoman said Tuesday. Guterres will be in Tokyo for... -
Russia, China delay U.S. push for halt to refined petroleum to North Korea
Jul 19, 2018Russia and China on Thursday delayed a U.S. push for a U.N. Security Council committee to order a halt to refined petroleum exports to North Korea, asking for more detail on a U.S. accusation that Pyongyang... -
U.S., North Korea in rare talks over remains of Korean War soldiers
Jul 15, 2018U.S. and North Korean military officials met on the inter-Korean border on Sunday to discuss the return of remains of U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, the first time in nine years that generals... -
North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks, U.S. intelligence believes
Jun 30, 2018U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United... -
U.S. forces in South Korea not subject to North Korea-U.S. talks
Jun 15, 2018U.S. military forces in South Korea are not subject to negotiations between North Korea and the United States because they are a matter for the U.S.-South Korean alliance, a senior official in South Korea’s presidential office... -
North Korea sanctions to remain until complete denuclearization, Pompeo says
Jun 14, 2018Tough sanctions will remain on North Korea until its complete denuclearization, the U.S. secretary of state said on Thursday, apparently contradicting the North’s view that the process agreed at this week’s summit would be phased and... -
Russia ready to help implement North Korea deal
Jun 12, 2018Russia has a positive assessment of the deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but “the devil is in the detail”, TASS news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov... -
Trump tells Kim a ‘terrific relationship’ beckons as summit begins
Jun 12, 2018North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shook hands and smiled cautiously as they met at their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday, in which the two men will look for ways...