North Korea

"Ready To Meet To Discuss Urgent Issues": Vladimir Putin To Kim Jong-Un

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 15, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at an early date", the North's state media reported Wednesday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula.

North Korea Suspends Processing Of Tourist Visas Ahead Of Anniversary

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 14, 2018

North Korea has stopped processing tourist visas for foreigners ahead of a high profile anniversary next month, according to a China-based tour operator.

Two Koreas Agree To Hold September Summit In Pyongyang

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 13, 2018

North and South Korea will hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Monday as the two sides held high-level talks in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula.

North Korea Restricts Chinese Tour Groups Ahead Of Anniversary: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 11, 2018

Pyongyang will suspend Chinese tour group visits to North Korea ahead of a high profile anniversary next month, according to news reports Saturday.

Russia, China Block US Sanctions On Russia, North Korea At United Nations

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 10, 2018

Russia and China on Thursday blocked a US request to add a Russian bank to a UN sanctions blacklist along with a North Korean official and two entities, diplomats said.

Will Preserve Know-How Despite Denuclearisation: North Korea

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 10, 2018

North Korea will preserve its nuclear know-how despite its promise of denuclearisation to the United States, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said during a visit to Tehran, Iranian media reported on Thursday.

South Korea Firms Caught Importing Coal, Iron From North: Seoul

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 10, 2018

Three South Korean firms were caught importing coal and iron from the North last year, Seoul's customs office said Friday, in an apparent breach of UN sanctions imposed in August 2017 on the nuclear-armed state.

North Korea Says US "Throwing Water" Over Confidence-Building Efforts

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 9, 2018

North Korea on Thursday accused the United States of acting in bad faith, saying Washington's push for full sanctions pressure against Pyongyang would stall progress on the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea Frees South Korean Detainee Arrested In July: Seoul

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 7, 2018

Pyongyang on Tuesday released a South Korean detainee "arrested for entering the North illegally" last month, Seoul's unification ministry said, as ties improve between the two countries following a summit between their leaders in April.

Don't Put Sanctions, Build Trust: North Korea To United States

World News | Reuters | Monday August 6, 2018

North Korean state media on Monday urged the United States to drop sanctions, as South Korea said it was investigating nine cases of coal shipments that potentially violated U.N. resolutions.

US, North Korea Trade Blows Over Nuclear Deal At Singapore Reunion

World News | Reuters | Sunday August 5, 2018

North Korea and the United States traded blows over implementing a disarmament deal adopted at a landmark summit in June, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against the North which in turn said it was alarmed at U.S. intentions.

North Korea Gets Illegal Oil, Enlists Syria Arms Broker: UN Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 4, 2018

North Korea has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade UN sanctions and enlisted a Syrian arms broker to sell weapons to Yemen and Libya, a UN report said Friday.

US Hits Russian Bank With Sanctions For North Korea Links

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 4, 2018

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a Russian bank it said had facilitated a transaction with a person blacklisted by Washington for involvement with North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Work Inconsistent With Pledge: Mike Pompeo

World News | Reuters | Friday August 3, 2018

Less than two months after a landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew back to the city state on Friday and said North Korea's continued work on weapons programmes was inconsistent with its leader's commitment to denuclearise.

North Korea Continuing Work On Weapons Despite Promises: Mike Pompeo

World News | Reuters | Friday August 3, 2018

Less than two months after a landmark U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew back to the city state on Friday and said North Korea's continued work on weapons programmes was inconsistent with its leader's commitment to denuclearise.