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The North Korean spokesman said nothing would deter Pyongyang from pursuing its nuclear weapons programme.(Photo: AP)

Trump has begged' for war, is a destroyer,' says North Korea

Trump had warned North Korea not to underestimate the United States as he wrapped up his visit to South Korea.

11 Nov 2017 10:15 AM GMT

China is the source of around 90 per cent of the Norths 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.

7 Nov 2017 12:56 PM GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Putin warns North Korea of 'major conflict' after it fired missile...

'The problems in the region will only be solved via direct dialogue between all concerned parties, without...

1 Sep 2017 9:11 AM GMT

U.S. citizen and aid worker Heidi Linton of Christian Friends of Korea speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing International Airport from Pyongyang, North Korea. (Photo: AP)

Ban on US citizens travelling to North Korea comes into force from...

The measure was imposed following the death of student Otto Warmbier in June, a few days after the 22-year-old was sent...

1 Sep 2017 7:42 AM GMT

A general view of the south fence of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Tens of thousands of Chinese tourists are believed to visit North Korea every year, with many crossing via train through the Chinese border city of Dandong. (Photo: AFP | representational)

Heavy casualties' as North Korean bus with Chinese tourists falls from...

Chinese tourism to the North has continued even though Beijing has enforced a slew of UN over Pyongyang's nuclear...

23 April 2018 8:00 AM GMT

Kim and Trump have agreed to resume working-level dialogue but the talks have yet to begin. (Photo: AFP)

Trump has 'no problem' with latest North Korean weapons test

The launches come after Pyongyang fired two devices last week that Seoul said were short-range ballistic missiles.

2 Aug 2019 9:56 AM GMT

Smoke rises in the North Korean border town of Kaesong, seen from Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. South Korea says that North Korea has exploded an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the tense Korean border. (AP Photo)

North Korea blows up liaison office shared with South Korea

Since early June, North Korea issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of South over activists sending anti-Pyongyang...

16 Jun 2020 9:25 AM GMT

This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea and US President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29. (Photo: AP)

Will cancel summit if US seeks 'one-sided' demands to give up nukes: N...

It is sudden and dramatic return to the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic...

16 May 2018 4:39 AM GMT

Kim Jong Un also has said North Korea is close to an ICBM test-launch. (Photo: AP)

North Korea says peace talks not result of US pressure

The pair is set for the first ever face-to-face meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-Un, with a date and venue to be...

6 May 2018 8:40 AM GMT

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Washington, about the United States military response to Syrias chemical weapon attack on April 7. (Photo: AP)

Trump hints at imminent release of 3 Americans detained in N Korea

The development comes before Trump-Kim Jong Un meet following months of tense saber-rattling over the North's nuclear...

3 May 2018 9:26 AM GMT

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 9:11 AM GMT

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 3:32 AM GMT