Topic: South Korea
North Korea renewed its threats of military retaliation Sunday ahead of a visit to South Korea by a US envoy as Seoul and its allies look to impose fresh sanctions on Pyongyang. The North will "sternly and mercilessly" punish South Korea over ...
North Korea says it is willing to return to nuclear disarmament talks; South wants proofNorth Korea expressed willingness Saturday to return to international nuclear disarmament talks, a sign it is satisfied with the U.N. Security Council's decision to avoid directly blaming it ...
Abnormal radiation detected near border, but SKorea says NKorea did not conduct nuclear testAbnormal radiation was detected near the inter-Korean border days after North Korea claimed last month to have achieved a nuclear technology breakthrough, South Korea's Science Ministry said Monday. The ...
Analysis: Answers to why North Korea would attack South warship may lie in succession questionYoung, inexperienced and virtually unknown even at home, Kim Jong Un needs at least a few political victories under his belt if he is to succeed his father ...
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il was reportedly heading to Beijing on Tuesday for talks likely to centre on desperately-needed aid for sanctions-hit Pyongyang and stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations. Kim's first trip in four years to China -- North Korea's sole major ally ...
China's president offered condolences Friday to the families of 46 South Koreans killed in a warship blast near the tense inter-Korean border, as ships searched for any signs the North was to blame. President Hu Jintao expressed sympathy before summit talks with ...
South Korea fell silent Thursday to honour the 46 sailors killed when a mystery blast tore a warship apart, amid growing suspicion that a North Korean torpedo was to blame. Flags nationwide flew at half-mast, citizens observed a moment of silence and ...
South Korea warned Tuesday that stalled North Korea nuclear disarmament talks would not resume if it finds the communist state was involved in the sinking of one of its warships. The downing of a 1,200-tonne corvette in the Yellow Sea last month ...
South Korea warned on Tuesday that stalled North Korea nuclear disarmament talks would not resume if it finds the communist state was involved in the sinking of one of its warships. The downing of a 1,200-tonne corvette in the Yellow Sea last ...
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is preparing for a third atomic test that may come in May or June, South Korean broadcaster YTN reported on Tuesday, an act that could further isolate Pyongyang and complicate already troubled nuclear diplomacy. South Korean Foreign ...