North Korea

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Oversaw Test-Firing Of New Weapon Again: Report

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 17, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media KCNA said on Saturday.

Does North Korea's Kim Jong Un Get Donald Trump Tweet Alerts

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 17, 2019

How people stay informed in the Hermit State of North Korea is always a question, and US President Donald Trump may have answered it Thursday: by Twitter alerts.

"Will Never Have Talks": North Korea Rejects Seoul's Dialogue Pledge

World News | Reuters | Friday August 16, 2019

North Korea said on Friday it will never sit down with South Korea for talks again, rejecting a vow by the South's President Moon Jae-in to pursue dialogue with Pyongyang made the previous day as he pledged to bring in unification by 2045.

North Korea Fires 2 'Unidentified Projectiles': South Korea

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 16, 2019

North Korea fired two "unidentified projectiles" into the sea on Friday, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said -- the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Un Knows About US President's Whereabouts. Trump Has An Idea How

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 15, 2019

How people stay informed in the Hermit State of North Korea is always a question, and US President Donald Trump may have answered it Thursday: by Twitter alerts.

North Korean Defector, 6-Year-Old Son Die Of Starvation In Seoul

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 13, 2019

The bodies of a North Korean defector and her young son have been found in their apartment, Seoul police said Tuesday, with local media reporting they appeared to have died of starvation.

Kim Jong Un Oversaw Latest Launch, Test Of "New Weapon": Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 11, 2019

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the latest in a series of missile launches, which was the "test-fire of a new weapon", the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported Sunday.

Donald Trump Says N Korea's Kim Made "Small Apology" For Missile Tests

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 10, 2019

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had apologized over a recent spate of missile tests and wants to resume denuclearization talks as soon as US-South Korean military exercises end.

North Korea Fires Two "Unidentified projectiles": Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday August 10, 2019

North Korea fired two "unidentified projectiles" Saturday into the sea, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff -- the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang.

Received "Very Beautiful, 3-Page Letter" From Kim Jong Un, Says Trump

World News | Reuters | Friday August 9, 2019

President Donald Trump said on Friday he had just received a "very beautiful letter" from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and added that he could have another meeting with him.

Hope US-North Korea Talks Resume In "Coming Weeks": Mike Pompeo

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 8, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday downplayed North Korea's latest missile launches, saying they won't alter the prospects for negotiations on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.

Kim Jong Says Latest Missile Launch A "Warning" To US, South Korea

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday August 7, 2019

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un says the country's latest missile launches were a warning to Washington and Seoul over their joint war games, state news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula.

US Says Watching North Korea's Missile Tests "Very Carefully": Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 6, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump has an understanding with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Pyongyang will not launch intercontinental-range ballistic missiles, and the United States is watching North Korean missile tests very carefully, Trump's national security adviser John Bolton told Fox News Channel on Tuesday.

US Ends Visa-Free Entry For Visitors To North Korea

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Washington on Monday revoked visa-free entry rights to the United States for foreigners who have visited North Korea in the past eight years, potentially dealing a new blow to the isolated country's nascent tourist industry.

US, South Korea Lack "Political Will" On Peace Talks: North Korea

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 6, 2019

North Korea on Tuesday said US-South Korean war games are a "flagrant violation" of efforts to reach peace on the Korean peninsula and reflect a lack of "political will" to improve relations.