North Korea: News
10 May 2018
Donald TrumpNorth Korea sends three Americans home ahead of Trump-Kim meeting
Three Americans- Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang-duk, held captive in North Korea reached the United States on Thursday with President Donald Trump appreciating the gesture of North's supreme leader, Kim Jong-un.
10 May 2018
Donald TrumpTrump to welcome freed Korean Americans' return to US
US President Donald Trump is promising "quite a scene" when three Korean Americans detained in North Korea return to mainland US after more than a year in prison; their freedom is a bonus from the warming of relations between the longtime adversaries.
09 May 2018
Donald TrumpTrump's decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear-deal, a mistake: Obama
President Trump's decision to walk away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is a mistake, former US President Barack Obama said, asserting that the deal negotiated by his administration had worked in rolling back Iran's nuclear program.
07 May 2018
South KoreaPresident Trump, Kim Jong-un likely to meet in Singapore
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are likely to meet in Singapore next month, reports said Monday, as anticipation builds for unprecedented talks between the mercurial leaders.
05 May 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea changes time zone to match South Korea's
After last week's historic North Korea-South Korea summit, Pyongyang has changed its time zone to match South Korea's, said a release by the state media.
04 May 2018
Donald TrumpRepublicans nominate Trump for Nobel Peace prize
Eighteen House Republicans have formally nominated President Donald Trump for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, by sending a letter to Norwegian Nobel committee, for denuclearizing the Korean peninsula.
01 May 2018
Donald TrumpAs Koreans iron out differences, Trump may receive Nobel Prize?
The world witnessed a historic handshake between North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on Friday.
29 Apr 2018
South KoreaKim to shut down nuclear test site in May
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country's nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's Presidential office said today.
27 Apr 2018
South KoreaAfter historic summit, Koreas decide to denuclearize the peninsula
At a historic summit meeting on Friday, the heads of North and South Korea agreed to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and lead negotiations with the US to officially declare an end to the Korean War.
27 Apr 2018
South KoreaKim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in meet in historic inter-Korea Summit
They say big things start with small steps, and that indeed seems to be true for the two Koreas.
26 Apr 2018
South KoreaKim, Moon to meet at Military Demarcation Line before summit
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet at the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula for their summit on Friday, in an occasion laden with symbolism.
21 Apr 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea is done with nuclear tests, says Kim Jong-un
Ahead of landmark diplomatic meetings with South Korea and the US, North Korea has declared its nuclearization is "complete" and it therefore "no longer needs" to test its weapons.
19 Apr 2018
Donald TrumpWill leave meeting with Kim, if it's not fruitful: Trump
US President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un but also said he would be willing to walk out if the meeting fails to meet his expectation.
18 Apr 2018
Kim Jong-unReports: CIA chief Mike Pompeo secretly met Kim Jong-un
According to anonymous officials cited by multiple media outlets, CIA chief Mike Pompeo had secretly met North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un over the Easter weekend, this April.
18 Apr 2018
South KoreaTrump gives 'blessing' to North-South Korean peace treaty talks
US President Donald Trump gave his "blessing" to talks aimed at formally ending the war on the Korean peninsula today, setting the stage for a major diplomatic breakthrough at a series of upcoming summits.
15 Apr 2018
Kim Jong-unKim Jong-un meets top Chinese official, calls for strengthening ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally greeted senior Chinese diplomat Song Tao in Pyongyang today, state media reported.
09 Apr 2018
South KoreaAfter months of threats, North Korea, US to discuss denuclearization
After a year of exchanging bellicose threats, North Korea now wishes to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula with the US.
02 Apr 2018
South KoreaIn historic move, Kim Jong-un, wife attend K-pop concert
North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol Ju attended a rare concert of K-pop singers in the country's capital Pyongyang.
28 Mar 2018
Kim Jong-unKim pledges to denuclearize Korean-peninsula in meeting with China's Xi
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first known trip abroad since 2011 with an 'unofficial' visit to Beijing.
27 Mar 2018
South KoreaN.Korean dictator Kim Jong-un on a "surprise" China visit
Korean Peninsula is witnessing a hive of activity, especially with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's hurried outreach to world powers.
23 Mar 2018
IranDonald Trump appoints hawkish John Bolton as the new NSA
In the latest move in an ongoing shake-up of US President Donald Trump's top advisors, John Bolton will replace the outgoing National Security Advisor HR McMaster.
20 Mar 2018
South KoreaWant to go to NKorea, China, Canada? Book an Ola!
Whoever said NKorea is the most elusive place on earth probably didn't have Ola.
15 Mar 2018
IndiaFIFA rankings: Indian football team is at 99th spot
The Indian national football team is back in the top 100 of the FIFA world rankings and is now placed at 99th spot.
13 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpUS President Trump sacks Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson
US President Donald Trump today ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
12 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpNorth Korea will face no more conditions for talks: US
The officials of Trump administration said that there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before the first-ever meeting of the two nations' leaders beyond the North's promise not to resume nuclear testing and missile flights or publicly criticize US-South Korean military exercises.
11 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpTrump expects "tremendous success" in North Korea talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday predicted "tremendous success" in his upcoming groundbreaking talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and said he believes Pyongyang would honor its commitment not to conduct missile tests before their meeting.
11 Mar 2018
South KoreaTrump-Kim's meeting: All you need to know
Regarding a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, US president Donald Trump once famously joked, "As far as the risk of dealing with a madman is concerned, that's his problem, not mine."
10 Mar 2018
South KoreaTrump calls Xi Jinping to brief him on North Korea-developments
US President Donald Trump has spoken with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and briefed him on developments in ties with North Korea, the White House said.
10 Mar 2018
Donald TrumpDeal with North Korea very much in the making: Trump
A deal with North Korea is very much in the making, and if completed, it would be a very good one for the world, US President Donald Trump said, a day after he stunned the global community by accepting an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
09 Mar 2018
South KoreaSanctions on North Korea to continue until complete denuclearization: Trump
A senior White House official said the Trump administration's policy of imposing sanctions on North Korea has worked.
09 Mar 2018
South KoreaTrump likely to meet North Korean leader Kim by May
Recently, no other issue has worried world politics more than the tension emanating from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's threats of releasing a nuclear mission capable of hitting the US mainland.
06 Mar 2018
South KoreaN-Korea ready to negotiate with US on abandoning nuclear-weapons: Kim
North Korea is willing to begin negotiations with the US on abandoning its nuclear weapons, the country's leader Kim Jong-un reportedly told South Korean envoys.
24 Feb 2018
Donald TrumpUS imposes its largest package of sanctions on North Korea
Speaking at a conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, US President Donald Trump said that the US is imposing its largest package of sanctions on North Korea to pressurize the country into abandoning its nuclear missile programme.
22 Feb 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea's shadowy hacking group 'Reaper' is a global threat
According to reports, North Korea's sophisticated hackers group 'Reaper' is growing into a global threat as it aims to target international aerospace, defense and health care, among various other industry verticals.
04 Feb 2018
South KoreaUN Report: North Korea earned $200mn from banned exports, arms-sale
As per recent UN report, North Korea has earned nearly $200mn in 2017 by exporting banned commodities. It has also allegedly supplied weapons to Syria and Myanmar.
26 Jan 2018
Climate ChangeDoomsday Clock moved to two minutes to midnight
The Doomsday Clock, which serves as a metaphor for how close humanity is to destroying the planet, was moved to two minutes before midnight or doomsday, said the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
20 Jan 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea to send Winter Olympics delegation to South Korea
North Korea will send a delegation to South Korea on Sunday to prepare for a trip by an art troupe for next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea.
20 Jan 2018
Hawaii"Fat-finger errors" and the Hawaii missile alert debacle
A few days back, residents of Hawaii witnessed 38 minutes of panic after the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency mistakenly issued a ballistic missile warning.
14 Jan 2018
Kim Jong-unHawaii: False emergency warning of ballistic missile attack triggers panic
Earlier today, Hawaiians experienced a sense of extreme panic and relief in a span of half an hour. A mistaken emergency alert was sent to residents warning them of an imminent missile attack. An employee at the state emergency management agency reportedly pushed the "wrong button."
09 Jan 2018
South KoreaNorth Korea, South Korea commence first talks in 2 years
The situation in the Korean peninsula had been extremely tense over North Korea's aggressive pursuit of its nuclear program all through 2017.
