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“The word is that recently the Border has become much more porous and more has been filtering in. I want this to happen, and North Korea to be VERY successful, but only after signing!” Trump said. (Photo: AP)

Trump asks China to be tough with North Korea on border

'China must continue to be strong & tight on the border of North Korea until a deal is made,' Trump said in a tweet.

21 May 2018 8:11 PM

In an angrily worded statement, the North warned "if the US is trying to drive us into a corner to force our unilateral nuclear abandonment, we will no longer be interested in such dialogue." (Photo: AP)

Trump says 'we'll see' as North Korea threatens to cancel summit

Trump said the US government had not received any official word of a change in plans for the June 12 meeting in Singapore.

17 May 2018 1:01 PM

It also cancelled high-level talks due Wednesday with Seoul over the Max Thunder joint military exercises being held between the United States and South Korea, denouncing the drills as a 'rude and wicked provocation'. (Photo: AP)

Will cancel summit if US seeks 'one-sided' demands to give up nukes: N Korea

It is sudden and dramatic return to the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic rapprochement on the peninsula.

16 May 2018 10:09 AM

A 2017 satellite image from a French space agency shows the nuclear test site with probable tarp-covered pallets and personnel in the main administrative area. (Photo: AFP)

Dismantling of North Korea nuclear site 'well under way': US monitor

N Korea said it will 'completely' destroy Punggye-ri test site, in a ceremony scheduled between May 23-25 in front of invited foreign media.

15 May 2018 5:24 PM

Talking to reporters at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department, he said Donald Trump and the world have set the 'conditions' for a successful outcome from the June 12 summit between the US President and Kim in Singapore. (Photo: AP/File)

US ready to provide N Korea with assurances if it denuclearises: Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo, who returned from North Korea a day earlier after meeting with Kim, said he had 'good conversation' with the leader.

12 May 2018 10:49 AM

As of now, only one day has been kept for the meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un, adding that planning was still in progress. (Photo: AP)

Trump seek complete, irreversible denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula: WH

The White House cautioned against any new provocative behaviour by Pyongyang. Such a move might force US to halt the meeting.

11 May 2018 9:04 AM

The statements come ahead of a planned summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in the next few weeks. (Photo: File)

US misleading public, global pressure unfavourable for denuclearisation: N Korea

N Korea asserted that the US was 'deliberately' provoking the former, at a time when relations between Pyongyang and Seoul have cooled down.

07 May 2018 1:16 PM

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of US President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea.(Photo: AP)

US 'misleads,' ruins detente atmosphere ahead of Trump summit: N Korea

Sunday’s comments were among the very few the North has made since Trump agreed in March to the meeting.

06 May 2018 12:49 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after signing a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea on April 28. (Photo: AP)

North Korea resets its clock, rejoins South Korea's time zone

'The time-resetting is first practical step taken after historic summit meeting for North and South to become one,' said official.

05 May 2018 10:44 AM

The JCPOA, signed in 2015, limits Iran nuclear development programme, in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, and the UN chief described it as 'an important achievement'. (photo: File)

UN chief optimistic over peace efforts to denuclearise Korean Peninsula

UN Secretary General said that 'things are on track for a meaningful negotiation and I believe it's in everyone's interest'.

04 May 2018 2:07 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in a statement, said that the two Koreas are one united people who should work together towards reunification. (Photo: ANI)

North, South Korea to sign peace treaty after 65 yrs, agree on denuclearisation

This is the first time in 11 years that an inter-Korean summit is being held between the two Korean leaders.

27 Apr 2018 7:30 PM

There is no official confirmation about Kim's visit, which, if confirmed, will be his first trip abroad since he took over power in 2011 after his father's death. (Photo: AP)

Kim Jong-un in China? Heavy police deployment raises speculation: report

While it is yet to be confirmed if the person is Kim himself, the security arrangements suggest it is someone of great significance.

27 Mar 2018 10:07 AM

It's the most advanced bomber in the Air Force and, unlike the B-1B, can carry nuclear weapons. It's also the only known aircraft that can drop the Air Force's biggest bomb.(Photo: AP)

US moves ships, bombers towards Korea ahead of Winter Olympics

The statement said the deployment is intended to provide leaders with 'deterrent options to maintain regional stability.'

15 Jan 2018 2:20 PM

China and India were engaged in a 73-day tense standoff at Dokalam in the Sikkim sector which ended on August 28. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

PLA sets up drills in plateau region post-Doklam: media

The 'plateau region' refers to the Tibetan plateau which covered a long Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China.

12 Jan 2018 3:52 PM

The largely symbolic steps block any property or interests the two might have within US jurisdiction and prohibit any dealings by US citizens with them. (Photo: AP/Representative)

US curbs target N-experts to check North Korea missiles

North Korea declared the UN steps to be an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade.

28 Dec 2017 1:50 AM

UN undersecretary general for political affairs Jeffrey Feltman arrives at an airport in Beijing, China, on Saturday after his visit to Pyongyang. (Photo: AP)

Korean peninsula big concern: UN envoy

Jeffrey Feltman calls on N. Korea to implement UN resolutions.

11 Dec 2017 2:52 AM

Feltman's visit came at a time of high tension between North Korea, South Korea, Japan and the United States, sparked by North Korea's frequent missile launches. (Photo: AP)

Korean peninsula world's most dangerous security issue: UN, N Korea

UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman returned Saturday from a four-day visit to North Korea.

10 Dec 2017 12:11 PM

North Korea has boasted – and western experts agree – that the missile tested on Wednesday is capable of reaching the United States. (Photo: AP/File)

Preemptive war with North Korea likely, says US lawmaker

N Korea's test launch this week of an intercontinental ballistic missile has sent tensions soaring once again on the Korean peninsula.

04 Dec 2017 1:12 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, celebrates what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)

North Korea hacked Seoul's detailed wartime plans involving its US ally: report

Rhee Cheol-Hee, a lawmaker for the ruling Democratic party, said the hackers had broken into the South's military network last September.

10 Oct 2017 3:47 PM

Four F-35B stealth fighters and two B-1B bombers flew over Korean peninsula (Photo: AFP)

US flies powerful warplanes Korean peninsula amid standoff with North Korea

The US warplanes were the first flights since the North conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3.

18 Sep 2017 1:57 PM

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