North Korea

North Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles

Pyongyang has denied any sanctions-busting weapons trade with Russia, but with diplomacy long stalled, it declared South Korea its "principal enemy" this year and recently moved nuclear-capable weapons to border areas.

North Korea tour operators hopeful ahead of country's reopening to foreign tourists

The country would reopen to foreign tourists this winter

North Korea Olympians not given Samsung phones: IOC

North Korean Olympians have not received Samsung smartphones, unlike athletes from other countries, the IOC told AFP on Thursday, hours after Seoul suggested that providing them the phones could violate UN sanctions against the nuclear-armed North.

Putin-Kim bromance in pictures

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged their inmost thoughts and opened their minds to further develop relations

Putin, Kim attend ceremony in Pyongyang: Russian media

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a major ceremony in Pyongyang's main square Wednesday, Russian agencies reported, kicking off a summit

North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world

North Korea has formal relations with 159 countries, but had 53 diplomatic missions overseas, including three consulates and three representative offices, until it pulled out of Angola and Uganda, according to the ministry.

Koreas clash at Asian Games as fierce rivalries take centre stage

North and South Korea clash on the football pitch and India do battle with Pakistan in hockey as fierce rivalries take centre stage at the Asian Games on Saturday.

NKorea says chance of talks with US 'narrowing'

The possibility of talks between nuclear-armed North Korea and Washington is "narrowing", Pyongyang has said after the US State Department reaffirmed its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

NKorea successfully tests new submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea to contain external threats and bolster self-defence, ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States.

September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024

North Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles

Pyongyang has denied any sanctions-busting weapons trade with Russia, but with diplomacy long stalled, it declared South Korea its "principal enemy" this year and recently moved nuclear-capable weapons to border areas.

August 15, 2024
August 15, 2024

North Korea tour operators hopeful ahead of country's reopening to foreign tourists

The country would reopen to foreign tourists this winter

August 8, 2024
August 8, 2024

North Korea Olympians not given Samsung phones: IOC

North Korean Olympians have not received Samsung smartphones, unlike athletes from other countries, the IOC told AFP on Thursday, hours after Seoul suggested that providing them the phones could violate UN sanctions against the nuclear-armed North.

June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024

Putin-Kim bromance in pictures

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged their inmost thoughts and opened their minds to further develop relations

June 19, 2024
June 19, 2024

Putin, Kim attend ceremony in Pyongyang: Russian media

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a major ceremony in Pyongyang's main square Wednesday, Russian agencies reported, kicking off a summit

November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023

North Korea closes multiple embassies around the world

North Korea has formal relations with 159 countries, but had 53 diplomatic missions overseas, including three consulates and three representative offices, until it pulled out of Angola and Uganda, according to the ministry.

September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023

Koreas clash at Asian Games as fierce rivalries take centre stage

North and South Korea clash on the football pitch and India do battle with Pakistan in hockey as fierce rivalries take centre stage at the Asian Games on Saturday.

November 5, 2019
November 5, 2019

NKorea says chance of talks with US 'narrowing'

The possibility of talks between nuclear-armed North Korea and Washington is "narrowing", Pyongyang has said after the US State Department reaffirmed its designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

October 3, 2019
October 3, 2019

NKorea successfully tests new submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea says it successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea to contain external threats and bolster self-defence, ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States.

August 24, 2019
August 24, 2019

NKorea's launches short-range missiles, complicating US attempts to restart talks

North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military has said, the latest in a series of launches in recent weeks amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

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