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Donald Trump painted a dark picture of Pyongyang as an oppressive, despotic regime. (Photo: File)

Better future for N Korea if Kim gives up nuclear ambitions: Trump

The regime has for decades been criticised for a range of rights abuses including torture, rape, execution of perceived critics.

09 Nov 2017 11:17 AM

Trump issued a stark warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, telling him that the nuclear weapons he is developing ‘are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger.’ (Photo: AP/File)

Do not underestimate or try us, Trump warns N Korea

Trump painted a dystopian picture of North Korea, saying people were suffering in ‘gulags.’

08 Nov 2017 12:33 PM

China is the source of around 90 per cent of the North's commerce, and under Trump, Washington has consistently urged it to do more. (Photo: AFP)

US President Trump says China’s Xi ‘very helpful’ on North Korea

‘We hope that Russia likewise will be helpful,’ Donald Trump said.

07 Nov 2017 6:26 PM

Such a purchase would redraw the balance of power in northeast Asia, and could trigger a regional arms race. (Representational Image | AFP)

South Korea 'in talks to buy nuclear submarine' from US: reports

While Moon did not give specific details of the purchases, he described them as essential for national defence.

07 Nov 2017 5:30 PM

'We cannot allow North Korea to threaten all that we have built,' Trump said on the first day of a two-day visit to South Korea. (Photo: AP File)

Donald Trump at North Korea doorstep, warns use of military force

Speaking in S Korea, Trump said he was prepared to do whatever was necessary to prevent the North Korean dictator from threatening lives.

07 Nov 2017 4:18 PM

Landing at Osan Air Base outside the capital Seoul, Trump stepped down from Air Force One onto a red carpet as he began his 24-hour state visit. (Photo: AP | File)

Donald Trump lands in South Korea amid tensions with North Korea

This is the closest Trump has come to frontlines of nuclear standoff with N Korea, on a visit that could aggravate tensions with Pyongyang.

07 Nov 2017 12:11 PM

When asked on the timing of the announcement, government officials denied it was tied to Trump’s visit to Seoul. (Photo: AFP)

One day ahead of Trump’s visit, S Korea imposes sanctions on 18 N Korean officials

All 18 individuals on whom the South Korean sanctions were imposed were directly affiliated to North Korean banks.

06 Nov 2017 6:03 PM

In his maiden address to the UN General Assembly he threatened to “totally destroy” the North if it attacked the US or its allies. (Photo: AP/File)

US will face ‘merciless punishment’ for Trump’s reckless remarks: N Korea

After arriving in Tokyo on Sunday, Trump warned that “no dictator” should underestimate the United States.

05 Nov 2017 4:55 PM

The White House said Trump will deliver a speech at South Korea’s National Assembly and urge ‘common resolve in the face of shared threat’. (Photo: AFP/File)

As Trump sets out for 5-nation Asia trip, N Korea gives fresh warning

Trump departed for his first presidential trip to Asia on Saturday, with tensions over North Korea’s nuclear threats.

04 Nov 2017 5:22 PM

Xi's message, dated Wednesday, was sent in response to congratulations from Kim last week for securing a second term as the head of China's ruling party. (Photo: AP)

Xi Jinping communicates with N Korea after over a year

The note signalled an improvement in their relationships, which has soured over Pyongyang's growing weapons ambitions.

02 Nov 2017 7:15 PM

South Korean media and opposition politicians have called for US tactical nuclear weapons, which were withdrawn from the peninsula in the 1990s, to be returned. (Photo: File/AP)

S Korea will not develop atomic weapons of its own: President Moon Jae-In

In recent months Pyongyang has carried out its sixth nuclear test, its most powerful by far.

01 Nov 2017 5:21 PM

Trump has warned of ‘fire and fury’ and ‘calm before the storm’, telling the UN General Assembly that Washington would ‘totally destroy North Korea’ if it had to defend itself or its allies. (Photo: AP/File)

Ahead of Trump’s Asia visit Kim Jong Un calls him ‘mentally deranged,’ ‘in need of medicine’

Trump and Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults heightening conflict.

01 Nov 2017 5:12 PM

New head of the components business, Koh Dong-jin as new head of IT and Mobile Communications, and Kim Hyun-suk as new head of Consumer Electronics.

Samsung names 3 new business heads, JK Shin and others to step down

Current CFO Lee Sang-hoon would resign from his CFO role and had been recommended as chairman of board.

31 Oct 2017 11:44 AM

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford hosted his South Korean and Japanese counterparts at the US Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

US, S Korea, Japan urge N Korea to cease ‘walk away from reckless path’

Together they called upon North Korea to refrain from irresponsible provocations.

30 Oct 2017 4:11 PM

‘I cannot imagine a condition under which the United States would accept North Korea as a nuclear power,’ Jim Mattis said. (Photo: AP)

Nuclear missile attack from N Korea rising, says Jim Mattis

Some South Korean government officials have endorsed the nation getting nuclear-powered submarines amid calls for more military strength.

28 Oct 2017 3:47 PM

Mattis is emphasizing the Trump administration's push for a diplomatic solution to the problem. But he also has said the US is prepared to take military action if the North does not halt its development of missiles. (Photo: AP)

Countering N Korea nuke program: Jim Mattis meets S Korean officials, US frontline commanders

Trump entered office declaring his commitment to solving the North Korea problem.

27 Oct 2017 5:02 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) ast week delayed the Guam strike plan, but warned it could go ahead depending on Washington's next move. (Photo: AP)

Leaflets praising Pyongyang found at South Korea's presidential complex

Seoul is only 35 miles from the DMZ, within artillery range, and the leaflets are sometimes found lying on the ground in the capital.

16 Oct 2017 1:44 PM

North Korea might be preparing to test a new Hwasong-13 ICBM, that could potentially reach the US West Coast. (Photo: AP)

North Korea readies missile launch ahead of US-South Korea drill: report

The US and South Korean military officials suspect the North might be preparing to launch missiles capable of reaching the US territory.

14 Oct 2017 1:16 PM

Kim Yo-Jong became a regular member of Kim Jong-Il's entourage until his death in 2011 and featured prominently in official photos of the funeral, mourning alongside her brother. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-Un's sister becomes most powerful woman in state's political hierarchy

Kim Yo-Jong is believed to be in her late 20s, making her the youngest member of the reshuffled Workers' Party politburo.

10 Oct 2017 3:52 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, celebrates what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

North Korea hacked Seoul's detailed wartime plans involving its US ally: report

Rhee Cheol-Hee, a lawmaker for the ruling Democratic party, said the hackers had broken into the South's military network last September.

10 Oct 2017 3:47 PM

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