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The nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, North Korea. (Photo: File/AP)

North Korea demolishes Punggye-ri nuclear test site with series of...

The explosions were centred on three tunnels into the underground site and a number of observation towers in the...

24 May 2018 5:02 PM IST

About 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea, mostly travelling via China, since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. (Photo: AP)

Seoul says personal info of 1,000 NKorean defectors stolen

A regional office of the Hana resettlement center said it has been notifying affected defectors.

30 Dec 2018 12:50 PM IST

The hackers, who worked for a Russian state-sponsored group known as Dragonfly or Energetic Bear, claimed hundreds of victims in 2017. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystery hacker steals data on 1,000 North Korean defectors in South

The ministry said it discovered last week that the names, birth dates and addresses of 997 defectors had been stolen.

28 Dec 2018 3:48 PM IST

US President Donald Trump shows a signed Presidential Memorandum after delivering a statement on the Iran nuclear deal from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Trump asks China to be tough with North Korea on border

'China must continue to be strong & tight on the border of North Korea until a deal is made,' Trump said in a tweet.

21 May 2018 8:11 PM IST

US President Donald Trump shakes hand with China President Xi Jinping at the end of a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo: AFP)

Trump praises Chinese president Xi Jinping extending tenure 'for life'

During the remarks, Trump praised Xi as 'a great gentleman' and added: 'He's the most powerful (Chinese) president in a...

4 March 2018 11:47 AM IST

Ju oversaw the launch of North Koreas Unha 2 long-range rocket in 2009, which he watched alongside then leader Kim Jong Il, Yonhap news agency said. (Photo: AFP)

Satellite images show activity at N Korean missile base: Report

As per results, Pyongyang has upgraded Yeongjeo-dong missile base and has built up another facility that had not been...

6 Dec 2018 10:40 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-un in China? Heavy police deployment raises speculation:...

While it is yet to be confirmed if the person is Kim himself, the security arrangements suggest it is someone of great...

27 March 2018 10:07 AM IST

South Korean Major General Do-gyun (center) speaks to the media before leaving for the border village of Panmunjom to attend the meeting. The discussions are the first general-level talks between the militaries since December 2007. (Photo: File/AP)

North, South Korea hold rare military talks to reduce border tensions

Seoul's Defense Ministry said the talks would focus on carrying out agreements from a summit between the two leaders to...

14 Jun 2018 2:41 PM IST

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump during their first meeting at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. (Photo: AP)

Trump-Kim Jong Un meet start of 'radical switchover' of hostile ties:...

The KCNA news agency reported that Kim Jong Un had invited US President Donald Trump to visit North Korea.

13 Jun 2018 1:39 PM IST

orth Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is accompanied by Pak Pong Ju, right, Hwang Pyong So, second left, as he arrives for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP/File)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting China: Chinese state media

The trip will be Kim Jong Un's third to China since March, when he made his inaugural foreign trip as leader.

19 Jun 2018 9:02 AM IST

It added that signing a declaration to end the 1950-53 Korean War would be the first step towards achieving regional and global peace and security. (Photo: ANI)

North Korea urges US to sign end-of-war declaration

North Korea's media also urged US to lift the sanctions on Pyongyang, adding that improvement of ties and sanctions...

23 Aug 2018 3:09 PM IST

South Korean Jo Hye-do (C) and Jo Do-jae (L) meet their North Korean sister Jo Soon Do during a reunion at Mount Kumgang resort. (Photo: AFP)

Tears as North meets South after 70 years

Several members of families were driven apart during war.

21 Aug 2018 6:22 AM IST