Koreas restore severed communication hotlines North and South Korea signalled a surprise thaw in relations, announcing the restoration of cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago and ... World • 27 Jul
Chinese and North Korean leaders vow to strengthen ties Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to bring their relations to a "new stage" as the two countries ... World • 11 Jul
UN warns of 'harsh' food shortages in North Korea North Korea is facing a food shortage of around 860,000 tonnes this year, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation has forecast. World • 07 Jul
North Korean officials sacked after Covid 'incident' North Korean leader Kim Jong-un replaced several senior officials after a "crucial" coronavirus incident, state media reported, potentially signalling a breach in the country's epidemic ... Coronavirus • 30 Jun
Kim prepares for 'dialogue and confrontation' with US North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said the country must prepare for both "dialogue and confrontation" with the United States, but with a particular ... World • 18 Jun
US North Korean envoy to visit South Korea for talks The newly appointed US envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, will make his first visit to South Korea this week for a possible three-way meeting ... World • 17 Jun
N Korea says Biden policy shows hostile US intent North Korea has hit out at the United States and its allies in South Korea in a series of statements saying recent comments from Washington ... World • 02 May
North Korea defectors defy South over anti-Kim leaflets A North Korea defector group this week twice defied a ban by Seoul on flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone dividing the ... World • 30 Apr
North Korea will not go to Olympics over Covid-19 fears North Korea will not attend this year's Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang's sports ministry has said. Coronavirus • 06 Apr
UN Security Council to discuss N Korea missile launches European countries with seats on the UN Security Council have requested that the panel meets to discuss North Korea's latest missile launches. Asia • 27 Mar
North Korea suspected of firing two missiles into sea North Korea launched at least two projectiles suspected to be ballistic missiles, officials in South Korea, Japan, and the United States said, the first such ... World • 25 Mar
North Korea denounces 'psychotic' EU for sanctions North Korea has slammed European Union human rights sanctions imposed against its senior officials this week as a "despicable political provocation" and the result of ... World • 24 Mar
'Nothing much has changed' - Biden on North Korea US President Joe Biden said that North Korea's move to test-fire two short-range missiles over the weekend shows that little has changed about the government ... World • 23 Mar
US, China set to broach icy relations in Alaska talks US and Chinese diplomats are to meet in Alaska for their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office, with the two countries set ... World • 18 Mar
US declines to respond to North Korea 'stink' warning US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has declined to comment on a warning from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's influential sister to the United ... World • 16 Mar
North Korea warns US to 'avoid causing a stink' The sister of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, has warned the new US administration that it must avoid "causing a stink" if it wants ... World • 15 Mar
Russian diplomats leave North Korea on rail trolley Eight Russian diplomats and family members, the youngest of them a three-year-old girl, have left North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to Pyongyang's ... World • 26 Feb
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
