China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
China is telling the US and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and actions and work toward a peaceful resolution of their dispute, in a sign of growing concern over the standoff on...
View ArticleTrump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
Elected on the nationalist slogan “America first,” President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the UN General Assembly to argue that individual nations should act in their own self-interest,...
View ArticleIn stark UN speech, Trump threatens to ‘destroy’ North Korea
President Donald Trump has vowed to “totally destroy North Korea” if the US is forced to defend itself or its allies against the renegade nation’s nuclear weapons program, making his case in a...
View ArticleUS directly communicating with North Korea, seeks dialogue
The United States said on Saturday it was directly communicating with North Korea on its nuclear and missile programs but Pyongyang had shown no interest in dialogue. The disclosure by US Secretary of...
View ArticleNorth Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on...
View ArticleNorth Korea not ready to hold talks with South Korea in Russia: agencies
Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile program despite attending the same event, Russian news agencies said on...
View ArticlePentagon chief Mattis stresses diplomacy in Korean crisis
On his first visit to the tense but eerily quiet frontier between North and South Korea as US secretary of defense, Jim Mattis conveyed the message he hopes will win the day: Diplomacy is the answer to...
View ArticleNorth Korea, ever so cautiously, is going online
Doctors can consult via live, online video conferencing, and lectures at prestigious Kim Il Sung University are streamed to faraway factories and agricultural communes. People use online dictionaries...
View ArticleNorth Korea says Trump begged for a war during his Asia trip
North Korea said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia showed he was a “destroyer” and he had begged for war on the Korean peninsula. “Trump, during his visit, laid bare his...
View ArticleRussia ‘increasing oil exports’ to North Korea
At a time when the United States is calling for more restrictions on fuel exports to North Korea, Russia may be attempting to avoid the total collapse of the regime in Pyongyang. Julian Ryall reports...
View ArticleUS blames North Korea for ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack
The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year. “The...
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AP PHOTOS: New Year’s Eve observances around the world
People around the world are welcoming 2018 with fireworks displays, partying and an array of local traditions. One of the first countries to welcome the new year was Australia, where fireworks...
View ArticleSouth Korea sees ‘groundbreaking’ chance in talks with North
South Korea has suggested a meeting to talk about the North’s participation in the Winter Olympics, claiming there is a “groundbreaking” chance to improve relations. North Korea’s leader has also...
View ArticleNorth Korea says it will reopen cross-border communication: Seoul
North Korea announced Wednesday that it will reopen a cross-border communication channel with South Korea, officials in Seoul said, another sign of easing animosity between the rivals after a year that...
View ArticleS. Korea’s Moon Jae-in willing to meet Kim Jong Un ‘under right conditions’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said the first talks with the North in two years were a good start. He said the next step was to get the North to talk nuclear disarmament. South Korean President...
View ArticleWhite House expects North Korea summit to happen despite Pyongyang’s silence
The White House said on Monday it fully expected an unprecedented meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to take place, if North Korea stuck to its promises, even...
View ArticleTrain’s arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit
Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North’s...
View ArticleRoad to N Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure
Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid. Barack Obama stopped trying after a rocket launch. While Seoul and Washington welcomed Pyongyang’s declaration on Saturday...
View ArticleNorth Korea expected to begin transferring remains of US troops soon: officials
North Korea could start the process of handing over the remains of troops, including Americans, missing from the Korean War within the next few days, two US officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleKoreas mark war anniversary in mood of detente, North drops anti-US rhetoric
The two Koreas Monday marked their war anniversary in a mood of detente, with Pyongyang dropping its customary anti-US rhetoric and Seoul saying talks have begun on moving the North’s artillery back...
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