South Korea's military responded by saying North Korea will face a 'stern and strong' response from Washington and Seoul.
10 Aug 2017 2:54 PM
Hyeon Soo Lim, 61, was freed on 'sick bail', the agency announced after a Canadian govt delegation arrived in Pyongyang to discuss the case.
09 Aug 2017 6:07 PM
The US envoy to UN, Nikki Haley, called the US-drafted resolution 'single largest economic sanctions package ever leveled against' N Korea.
07 Aug 2017 6:44 PM
A relentless pursuit of nuclear weapons has been a major source of the country's ability to pull in aid and concessions.
01 Aug 2017 3:37 PM
The plight of the so-called "comfort women" is a hugely emotional issue that has marred relations between the Asian neighbours for decades.
31 Jul 2017 4:13 PM
Technical details of Friday's launch suggested it was significantly more powerful than the first ICBM test on July 4.
30 Jul 2017 7:21 PM
A senior official at the presidential Blue House said Seoul had also informed Beijing of the decision.
29 Jul 2017 1:13 PM
'Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un expressed great satisfaction with the perfectly successful test and praised its developers,' KCNA said.
29 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
North Korea’s silence was a setback for President Moon Jae-in’s hope of engaging Pyongyang in dialogue.
21 Jul 2017 6:30 PM
The commission detailed abuses including large prison camps, systematic torture, starvation, executions comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.
19 Jul 2017 12:35 PM
The South Korean Red Cross proposed talks with the North to discuss reunions of families separated during the Korean War.
17 Jul 2017 9:26 AM
The United States has been trying to get China and Russia to back a new UN Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea.
14 Jul 2017 6:50 PM
The drill, designed to respond to potential missile launches by the North, saw 2 US bombers destroy ‘enemy’ missile batteries.
09 Jul 2017 1:20 PM
US, Japan and South Korea issued a joint statement condemning the North's recent test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
08 Jul 2017 3:40 PM
Left-leaning Moon condemned the launch and joined calls for tighter sanctions on Pyongyang.
08 Jul 2017 3:11 PM
Kim told 'scientists and technicians that the US would be displeased to witness the DPRK's strategic option' on its Independence Day.
06 Jul 2017 8:17 AM
US calls for global action to hold North Korea accountable for pursuing N-arms.
06 Jul 2017 3:17 AM
North and South Korea have been divided since the war on the peninsula ended in 1953 with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
05 Jul 2017 12:40 PM
Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim Jong-Un said American bastards would be not very happy with this gift
05 Jul 2017 7:48 AM
'The Party Centre approves an ICBM test-fire', and the test is to be carried out at 9am on July 4'.
04 Jul 2017 4:17 PM