North Korea

North Korea and South Korea holding talks on reopening Kaesong Industrial Complex

Officials from North Korea and South Korea are holding talks on reopening the Kaesong Industrial Complex. The two sides sat…

11 years ago

South Korea offers working-level talks with North Korea on Kaesong

South Korea has proposed working-level talks with North Korea on reopening the jointly-run Kaesong Industrial Complex. Seoul made the proposal…

11 years ago

South Korea government websites hit by cyber attack

South Korea has issued a cyber alert after a hacking attack on government websites. The website of the presidential office…

11 years ago

North Korea high-level talks offer receives cool response from US and South Korea

The United States and South Korea have responded coolly to North Korea's offer of high-level talks with Washington. North Korea…

11 years ago

North Korea proposes high-level talks with US after cancelling meeting with South Korea

North Korea has proposed high-level talks with the United States, days after cancelling a meeting with South Korean officials. The…

11 years ago

North Korea blames South Korea for canceling high-level talks

North Korea has blamed the South for "arrogant obstructions" that led high-level talks to be cancelled. South Korea's "deliberate disturbance"…

11 years ago

Barack Obama and Xi Jinping end a “unique, positive and constructive” Sunnylands summit

President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have ended a two-day summit in California, which was described by US…

11 years ago

North Korea and South Korea holding first government-level talks in more than two years

North Korean and South Korean officials are holding their first government-level talks in more than two years. The talks are…

11 years ago

Xi Jinping joins Barack Obama for Palm Springs summit

China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama have begun a two-day summit in Palm Springs, California. The two…

11 years ago

North Korea to restore hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex

North Korea has announced it will restore the key hotline with South Korea at Kaesong Industrial Complex, as the two…

11 years ago

North Korea proposes official talks with South Korea on Kaesong and Mount Kumgang joint projects

North Korea has proposed official talks with South Korea on normalizing commercial projects, weeks after operations at the joint Kaesong…

11 years ago

North Korea reactivates facilities at Yongbyon nuclear reactor

North Korea is reactivating facilities at its moth-balled Yongbyon nuclear reactor, a US think-tank says. Start-up could be one to…

11 years ago

North Korea allows South Korean businessmen to enter Kaesong Industrial Complex

Pyongyang has announced it is willing to allow South Korean managers to visit the suspended jointly-run Kaesong Industrial Complex. In a…

11 years ago

Kim Jong-un sends Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing

Kim Jong-un has sent Choe Ryong-hae as special envoy to Beijing, North Korean state media has announced, amid cooling relations between…

12 years ago

North Korea releases Chinese fishing crew

The Chinese fishing crew seized by North Koreans two weeks ago has been freed along with their boat, reports say.…

12 years ago

China urges North Korea to release Yu Xuejun’s fishing boat captured for $100,000 ransom

China has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized earlier this…

12 years ago

North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coast

North Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired…

12 years ago

No more rewards for North Korea, says Barack Obama at joint news conference with Park Geun-hye

North Korea will no longer be rewarded for provocative behavior, said President Barack Obama at a joint news conference with…

12 years ago

Last seven South Koreans leave Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea after negotiations

The last seven South Koreans workers have left Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, after the two Koreas resolved outstanding…

12 years ago

Kenneth Bae, aka Pae Jun-ho, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea

North Korea announces it has sentenced US citizen Kenneth Bae, aka Pae Jun-ho, to 15 years of hard labor. The…

12 years ago

Last South Korean workers leave North Korea’s Kaesong Industrial Complex

South Korea has decided to pull the last of its workers out of Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, as…

12 years ago

North Korea reports two million people using its only 3G internet network

A blog dedicated to technology news in North Korea have reported that almost two million North Koreans now use the…

12 years ago

Pae Jun-Ho: US citizen Kenneth Bae on trial in North Korea

US citizen Pae Jun-Ho, aka Kenneth Bae, will be tried soon on charges including attempting to overthrow North Korea's government, state…

12 years ago

North Korea fails to respond to South Korea’s calls for Kaesong talks

North Korea has not responded to South Korea's calls for formal talks on resuming operations at the joint Kaesong Industrial…

12 years ago

North Korea sets conditions of talks with US and South Korea

North Korea has announced it is ready to talk if UN sanctions against it are withdrawn and if the US…

12 years ago