N Korean defector went undetected for hours A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world's most fortified borders, a Seoul ... World • 24 Feb
Trump offered Kim Jong-un 'ride home on Air Force One' Former US president Donald Trump offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-un a lift home on Air Force One after a summit in Hanoi two years ... World • 22 Feb
Kim Jong-un's wife makes first appearance in over year North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's wife made her first public appearance in over a year, state media reported, after speculation her absence could be coronavirus-related, ... World • 17 Feb
North Korea brings out the big guns in show of strength Nuclear-armed North Korea has unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang, state media showed, in a calculated show of strength ... World • 15 Jan
North Korean leader admits economic plan has failed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has admitted the country's economic development plan has fallen short in "almost all areas" as he opened a rare congress ... World • 06 Jan
Biden's win set to change US-North Korea dynamic Joe Biden's victory heralds a return to more standard diplomatic norms between the US and North Korean, with headline-grabbing summits held by Donald Trump with ... US Election 2020 • 09 Nov 20
North Korea displays new ICBM at huge military parade North Korea showed off a new intercontinental ballistic missile that analysts described as the largest of its kind in the world, as the country defied ... World • 10 Oct 20
NK prepares military parade for party's anniversary North Koreans wearing medical masks have gathered in the capital of Pyongyang, state media reported this week, ahead of what is expected to be a ... World • 09 Oct 20
Kim 'apologises over killing of South Korean' at sea North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologised over the killing of a South Korean official at sea, calling it an "unexpected and disgraceful event", Seoul's ... World • 25 Sep 20
North Korea 'killed and burned' South official - Seoul A South Korean fisheries official who went missing this week was questioned in North Korean waters before being shot dead by troops who then burned ... World • 24 Sep 20
Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen rolled northwards along the country's east coast today, a day after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands, ... World • 07 Sep 20
NK leader's sister is 'de facto second-in-comand' South Korea's intelligence agency believes that Kim Yo-Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is serving as his "de facto second-in-command", a South ... World • 20 Aug 20
N Korea declares emergency over suspected Covid-19 case North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the country's first suspected coronavirus case. World • 26 Jul 20
'No need' for another US-N Korea summit - Kim's sister The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said there was "no need" for another summit with the United States unless Washington offered a ... World • 10 Jul 20
South Korean minister resigns over tension with North South Korea's Unification Minister, its point man for relations with the North, has resigned over heightened tension on the peninsula, days after Pyongyang blew up ... World • 19 Jun 20
North Korea threatens to send more troops to border North Korea has threatened to bolster its military presence at now-closed inter-Korean project sites and rebuild guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone, a day after ... World • 17 Jun 20
North Korea blows up liaison office with South Korea North Korea has blown up a liaison office with the South in the border city of Kaesong, according to South Korea's Unification ministry. World • 16 Jun 20
North Korea vows to bolster nuclear war deterrence North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country's nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the ... North Korea • 24 May 20
North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border South Korean officials have said North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two countries, prompting South Korean ... World • 03 May 20
N Korea leader Kim makes public appearance at factory North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in nearly three weeks, at what state media said was the opening of a ... World • 02 May 20
North Korean leader reportedly makes public appearance North Korean state media has reported that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health began ... World • 01 May 20
Japan PM 'aware' of reports on Kim Jong-un's health Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he was aware of reports on the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and was paying close ... World • 28 Apr 20
Call for caution amid reports Kim Jong-un is ill South Korean officials are calling for caution amid reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be ill or is being isolated because of coronavirus ... World • 27 Apr 20
South plays down report on North Korean leader's health South Korea has played down a report that the North's leader Kim Jong-un was being treated after surgery, as speculation mounted over his absence from ... World • 21 Apr 20
N Korea fires multiple suspected cruise missiles: Seoul North Korea has fired several suspected cruise missiles towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, the South's military said. World • 14 Apr 20
