Hyeon Soo Lim, 61, was freed on 'sick bail', the agency announced after a Canadian govt delegation arrived in Pyongyang to discuss the case.
09 Aug 2017 6:07 PM
Guam is armed with the US Army's defense system known as Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, which can intercept missiles.
09 Aug 2017 4:52 PM
Pyongyang had said that it was considering missile strikes near US strategic military installations on Guam.
09 Aug 2017 3:17 PM
The UNSC unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash its $3 billion annual export revenue by a third.
08 Aug 2017 1:44 PM
The new measures were a response to five nuclear tests and four long-range missile launches.
06 Aug 2017 1:47 PM
If implemented by all countries, the ban would strip Pyongyang of roughly a third of its export earnings estimated at $3 billion per year.
05 Aug 2017 8:31 AM
Nikki Haley, US Ambassador to the UN, said China must decide if it is willing to back imposing stronger UN sanctions on North Korea.
01 Aug 2017 11:06 AM
Elleman said Pyongyang is learning fast and that depending on North Korea's testing schedule, a deployment next year is possible.
01 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
China, Pyongyang's main economic and diplomatic ally, opposes any military intervention and calls for a resolution through dialogue.
31 Jul 2017 2:26 PM
A first ICBM test on July 4 triggered global alarm, with experts saying the missile had a theoretical range that could reach Alaska.
29 Jul 2017 11:51 AM
'Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un expressed great satisfaction with the perfectly successful test and praised its developers,' KCNA said.
29 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
Seoul accuses North Korea of being behind the murder of Kim Jong Jong Nam, which sparked a serious diplomatic row between two countries.
28 Jul 2017 3:39 PM
US envoy to UN Nikki Haley said that 'the world has become a more dangerous place' and China has a key role in promoting peace.
06 Jul 2017 8:05 AM
As well as leaning on China, Trump has also been seeing if he can work with South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-Ininviting him to the WH.
05 Jul 2017 5:49 PM
North and South Korea have been divided since the war on the peninsula ended in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
05 Jul 2017 12:40 PM
In the most anticipated moment of the G20, Trump will meet Putin, the ex-KGB agent accused of having aided, with hackers and fake news.
05 Jul 2017 11:43 AM
The Security Council is expected to meet on Wednesday for an emergency closed-door meeting after North Korea's missile launch.
05 Jul 2017 8:35 AM
'Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!' Trump tweeted earlier'.
04 Jul 2017 6:39 PM
'The Party Centre approves an ICBM test-fire', and the test is to be carried out at 9am on July 4'.
04 Jul 2017 4:17 PM
The North had earlier Friday denied torturing or mistreating Warmbier, in the first official reaction to his death.
23 Jun 2017 3:41 PM