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N Korea tones down war rhetoric, agrees for talks


After escalating tensions with high level rhetoric, North Korea on Friday said it is ready to resolv...

China reaffirms denuclearisation on Korean Peninsula


President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China`s stance of denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Pakistan one of world`s most `negative` nations: Poll

Pakistan one of world`s most `negative` nations: Poll


The south Asian country was ranked after Israel, North Korea in terms of how they are viewed globall...

North Korea sends top military official to China


Choe Ryong-hae, a vice marshal in North Korean Army, is accompanied by a political and military dele...

US lawmakers seek Asia missile defense safeguard


Lawmakers are seeking to prohibit the US from removing missile defense equipment from East Asia, eve...

North Korea fires two more short-range missiles


North Korea fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the regime t...

Missiles launch `legitimate right`: North Korea


The Democratic People`s Republic of Korea said that the country`s missiles launch is only part of no...

UN chief calls on North Korea to resume talks


UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said he was concerned over North Korea`s latest short-ran...

Japan clarifies report on North Korean missile launches


While confirming North Korea`s missile launches on Saturday, the Japanese government clarified none ...

North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles: South Korea


South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters.

Sanctions delaying N Korea nuke program: UN panel


North Korea is still trying to import and export nuclear and ballistic missile-related items but fin...

Obama to nominate new US commander in Republic of Korea


President Barack Obama intends to nominate Army Lt Gen Curtis Scaparrotti to succeed Army Gen James ...

North Korea may have 200 mobile missile launchers


North Korea may have up to 200 mobile missile launchers, or twice the number previously estimated by...

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has `secret` daughter


In a startling report about one of the world’s most secretive person, North Korean dictator Kim Jong...

American starts life at `special prison` in North Korea


Washington has called for Bae`s release, and the human rights group Amnesty International has critic...

S Korea leader sacks spokesman amid abuse claims


President Park Geun-hye`s office says she has fired her chief spokesman after a "disgraceful inciden...

US-South Korea summit war preparation: North Korea


North Korea says a summit between the US and South Korean Presidents is a prelude to war against the...

Now, South Korea imitates North’s notorious photoshopping howlers


South Korea has attempted to Photoshop a photo claiming to show South Korean President Park Geun-hye...

Detained American smuggled in propaganda: North Korea


North Korea delivered its most in-depth account yet of the case against a Korean-American sentenced ...

`US working with China on North Korea`


The United States is working with China to help North Koreans to understand the importance of denucl...

North Korea has to pay a price for provocations, warn Obama, Park


US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-Hye have said that engagement p...

Bank of China cuts off North Korea trade bank


One of China`s biggest banks said on it has halted business with a North Korean bank accused by the ...

US, South Korea launch naval drill


South Korea and the US have begun an anti-submarine exercise in the Yellow Sea, the Yonhap news agen...

Stop digging deeper into the hole of provocation: US tells North Korea


The White House advised North Korea to stop digging deeper into the hole of provocation that is lead...

Obama hosts South Korean President at White House


Amid tension in the Korean peninsula and South China Sea, US President Barack Obama will meet his So...

North Korea removes Musudan missiles from east coast


In what signals at the possibility of tensions thawing over the Korean peninsula, North Korea on Tue...

N Korea could hit US with nukes, warns Pentagon


North Korea "will move closer" to its announced goal of being able to strike the US with a nuclear-a...

`N Korea supplied nukes to Libya, Syria via AQ Khan`


N Korea used disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan`s notorious network to supply atomic mate...

Release `jailed’ American man: US tells N Korea


The United States has urged North Korea for an immediate release of a Korean-American man, who has b...

American sentenced to 15 yrs of hard labour in North Korea


In what may reignite the tensions between the US and North Korea, Pyongyang on Thursday announced th...

US ready for any situation in Korean peninsula: Hagel


Expressing concern over the current situation in Korean Peninsula, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel ...

Last groups of South Koreans leave North Korean factory


A total of 125 South Koreans left yesterday, and the last 50, including those who manage the facilit...

North Korea set to stage major military drill: Report


North Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, a report said, amid tensions ove...

South Korean workers quit joint factory zone


Dozens of South Korean workers returned from a jointly run factory park in North Korea on Saturday a...

South Korean workers begin leaving Kaesong zone


The move plunges into doubt the future of the Kaesong complex -- once a rare symbol of cooperation a...

North Korea says to put US citizen on trial


North Korea said Saturday that it would put a US citizen on trial for trying to overthrow the commun...

South Korea against re-deploying US tactical n-weapons


While reiterating Seoul`s commitment to a denuclearised Korean Peninsula, South Korean Prime Ministe...

South Korea protests N Korean diplomats` bootlegging in Pakistan


The reverberations of the escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula are being felt in Pakistan.

South Korea calls in Japan envoy over war shrine row


South Korea called in Japan`s ambassador to lodge a strong protest in an escalating diplomatic row o...

South Korea offers North talks over Kaesong, warns on refusal


North Korea has blocked South Korean access to Kaesong since April 03, amid soaring military tension...

South Korea offers help to firms hit by Kaesong closure


South Korea announced Wednesday a set of measures, including tax relief and special loans, to help f...

South Korea slams Japanese war shrine visits


South Korea on Tuesday condemned a visit by Japanese lawmakers to a controversial war shrine, saying...

Bill Gates` casual handshake raises eyebrows in South Korea


Bill Gates` casual style was the subject of criticism in some South Korean media Tuesday after he sh...

Threatening letter, powder sent to South Korean defence minister


The parcel was delivered a day after hundreds of threatening leaflets were found scattered outside D...

North Korea missile launch will not be a surprise: US


A missile launch by North Korea would not be a surprise, the White House said adding it is closely m...

Japan lawmakers in mass visit to controverisal war shrine


The annual trip, which usually draws dozens of lawmakers to the Yasukuni shrine, has riled neighbour...

New North Korea nuclear test possible: China


China`s top general on Monday said that a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility ...

Iran, N Korea threaten nuclear nonproliferation treaty: US


The nuclear programmes of Iran and North Korea threaten the credibility of the global treaty aimed a...

China calls for new type of relationship with US military


Calling for a new type of relations between the US and Chinese militaries, Beijing on Monday said th...

North Korea missile test: South pre-empts dates


With North Korea preparing for a missile test after having warned South and the US, Seoul has no opt...