US rejected N Korea peace treaty bid: State Dept
The United States said Sunday it received a North Korean proposal to discuss a peace treaty for the Korean peninsula but rejected it when Pyongyang refused to consider reducing its nuclear arsenal.
Feb 22, 2016, 05:24 AM ISTN Korea fires artillery rounds near border with South
North Korea fired a few artillery rounds during an apparent military drill near a frontline island on Saturday, a military spokesman from the South said, as tensions run high following nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang .
Feb 20, 2016, 08:43 AM ISTSouth Korea President vows more action on North Korea after rocket launch
North Korea`s rocket launch earlier this month shows the isolated country does not want peace, South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Tuesday.
Feb 16, 2016, 07:16 AM ISTNorth Korea govt took 70% of money paid for Kaesong workers: Seoul
South Korea said on Sunday 70 percent of the U.S. dollars paid as wages and other fees for the now-suspended Kaesong industrial project run jointly with the North had been diverted for use in Pyongyang`s weapons programme and luxury goods for its leader.
Feb 14, 2016, 08:13 AM ISTSouth Korea warns North Korea over `illegal` asset freeze
South Korea warned North Korea on Friday that it had acted "illegally" in freezing the assets of South Korean companies and staff expelled from the jointly run Kaesong industrial zone.
Feb 12, 2016, 11:44 AM ISTIn response to space rocket launch by Pyongyang, US sends nuclear-powered submarine to South Korea
The US, in response to the recent space rocket launch by Pyongyang, has sent a nuclear-powered submarine to South Korea, a spokesperson from Seoul's Armed Forces said on Thursday.
Feb 11, 2016, 16:21 PM ISTNorth Korea continues to evade UN sanctions: UN experts
UN experts say North Korea is continuing to evade UN sanctions, using airlines, ships, and the international financial system to trade in prohibited items for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs raising important questions about the sanctions regime.
Feb 10, 2016, 12:32 PM ISTSouth Korea beefs up border propaganda broadcasts to North
The military reportedly airs the broadcast -- hated by Pyongyang which last year threatened to open fire on the loudspeakers -- about six hours a day.
Feb 10, 2016, 11:41 AM ISTNorth Korea has restarted plutonium reactor: US
North Korea is already subject to numerous UN sanctions over previous rocket launches and three nuclear tests in 2006, 2009 and 2013.
Feb 10, 2016, 00:06 AM ISTIs North Korea close to weaponising a long-range rocket?
Analysts agree that Pyongyang already possesses a nuclear arsenal of around a dozen nuclear weapons.
Feb 07, 2016, 21:40 PM ISTUN Security Council to hold emergency talks on North Korea's launch of rocket
United Nations; The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today in New York over North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, diplomats said.
Feb 07, 2016, 08:58 AM ISTJapanese airlines to alter routes to avoid North Korea missile
Japan`s two biggest airlines said on Friday they are changing routes for some flights as North Korea plans to launch what it says will be a satellite-bearing rocket later this month.
Feb 05, 2016, 09:57 AM ISTUS keeping eye on North Korea's missile program: Pentagon chief
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday the US military was keeping a vigilant eye on North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, and was continually expanding its defenses against a possible missile attack by Pyongyang.
Feb 04, 2016, 10:11 AM ISTBeijing concerned over Pyongyang satellite launch plan
China was "seriously concerned" about the North Korea plan to launch a satellite later this month, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Feb 03, 2016, 22:07 PM ISTJapan says will destroy North Korea missile if threat to territory
The order will be effective until February 25 - the end of the launch window announced by Pyongyang that begins on February 8.
Feb 03, 2016, 10:52 AM ISTJapan keeps its military ready to foil missile attack from N Korea: reports
Japan has ordered its military to be ready to destroy any missile fired by North Korea that threatens the country, local media reported Friday, as concerns mount that Pyongyang is preparing a rocket launch.
Jan 29, 2016, 11:58 AM ISTNorth Korea apparently readying `some kind of launch`: US officials
North Korea appears to be readying some kind of a rocket launch, two US defense officials said Thursday, amid concerns Pyongyang is preparing to test a ballistic missile in violation of UN Security Council rules.
Jan 29, 2016, 01:48 AM ISTS Korea says suspects N Korea may have attempted cyber attacks
South Korea said on Wednesday that it suspects North Korea of attempting cyber attacks against targets in the South.
Jan 27, 2016, 08:58 AM ISTNorth Korea arrests US student for 'hostile act'
The student, identified as Otto Frederick Warmbier from the University of Virginia, had entered North Korea as a tourist.
Jan 22, 2016, 22:10 PM ISTKim Jong-Un's favourite liquor shot is a hangover-free booze?
Citing state-owned Pyongyang Times, the Sky News said that the Koryo Liquor, made with ginseng and organic rice, leaves drinkers free of a hangover.
Jan 22, 2016, 19:41 PM IST