Topic: North Korea
VIENNA (Reuters) - It is one of the West's biggest nuclear proliferation nightmares -- that increasingly isolated Iran and North Korea might covertly trade know-how, material or technology that could be put to developing atomic bombs."Such a relationship would be logical and ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - Bitter rivals South and North Korea could come together later this year to stage combined orchestral performances in the two capitals, a renowned conductor said on Friday, amid signs of improving relations on the divided peninsula.On the diplomatic front, ...
The United States and the European Union sharply criticised North Korea on Wednesday as the board of the UN atomic agency was briefed on Pyongyang's nuclear activities.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s latest report "is testimony to the long history of the ...
US President Barack Obama will host talks and lay on the official pageantry of a state dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on October 13, the White House has said.The meeting will showcase the solidarity between Washington and Seoul on confronting ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - North Korea has "good technical reasons" to carry out at least one more atomic test if it wants to develop a nuclear-armed missile, a prominent U.S. scientist who has often visited the reclusive Asian state said on Friday.The North ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - North Korea may have used a "clandestine supply network" to acquire technology and information needed for an uranium enrichment facility the reclusive Asian state revealed late last year, the U.N. nuclear agency said in a report.In November 2010, North ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - The frontrunner to be South Korea's next president says Seoul must be more accommodative toward the North, proposing what she calls a policy of "trustpolitik" that marks a move away from the administration's current hardline stance.Park Geun-hye, daughter of ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it had agreed to talks with the United States on repatriating remains of American service members killed in the 1950-53 Korean War amid a diplomatic push to ease tensions on the peninsula.The agreement follows ...
North Korea vowed Wednesday to bolster its nuclear deterrent, describing an exercise by United States and South Korean troops as preparation for a "war of aggression" against the communist state.The 10-day drill, which began on Tuesday, showed the US was not committed ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - The rival Koreas traded blame on Thursday for a brief military exchange at a tense maritime border as the United States urged Pyongyang to get back to the main business of denuclearization talks.North Korea hit out against it neighbor's ...