Tag: North Korea
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China formally arrests Canadian ex-diplomat, businessman: Report
China later announced it suspected Kovrig of spying and stealing state secrets and alleged that Spavor had provided him with intelligence.
May 16, 2019 -
Donald Trump to visit South Korea for talks on North’s nukes: White House
The White House said Trump's trip to South Korea would combine with his visit to nearby Japan, where he will attend a G20 summit in Osaka on June 28-29.
May 16, 2019 -
North Korea demands release of cargo ship seized by US
North Korea is under multiple global sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, including a ban on exports of coal.
May 14, 2019 -
North Korea facing acute food shortage, says UN
Forty per cent of its population faces an imminent shortage of food, especially in the summer months preceding the next big harvest, due to the worst agricultural yield in a decade.
May 13, 2019 -
70 countries urge North Korea to scrap nuclear, ballistic weapons
With two missile launches in a week, Pyongyang is walking a fine line between increasing pressure on the US and not derailing nuclear negotiations -- all while giving itself room to escalate, analysts say.
May 11, 2019 -
North Korea’s missile tests not ‘breach of trust’: Donald Trump
Trump, who has said that he and Kim have a good relationship, added that he might eventually lose faith in the North Korean leader.
May 11, 2019 -
North Korea is not ‘ready to negotiate’: US President
The latest provocation comes after North Korea tested several new weapons systems late last week. They were the first confirmed launches of their kind since 2017.
May 10, 2019 -
North Korea says weapons drill was defensive, criticizes Seoul
North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ballistic missile fired from a launch vehicle.
May 9, 2019 -
Most Australians see climate change as bigger threat than terrorism: Study
The poll also confirmed Australians were more concerned about climate change this election than at any time.
May 8, 2019 -
Rocket drills
In a signal to the likes of President Trump, Kim is reported to have expressed “great satisfaction” over Saturday’s drills, even emphasising that his frontline troops should keep a “high-alert posture” and enhance combat ability to “defend the political sovereignty and economic self-sustenance of the country”.
May 8, 2019 -
North korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
During Saturday's drill, Kim urged his troops to remember "the iron truth that genuine peace and security are ensured and guaranteed only by powerful strength"
May 5, 2019 -
‘I had a very positive conversation with President Putin on Venezuela’: US President
Trump on Friday spoke with Putin for about an hour, during which Venezuela was one of the major topics of discussion.
May 4, 2019 -
North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
North Korea "fired a number of short-range projectiles from its Hodo peninsula near the east coast town of Wonsan to the northeastern direction from 9:06 am (0006 GMT) to 09:27 am today", the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
May 4, 2019 -
Kim Jong-un’s summit with Putin
The forward movement in Vladivostok is doubtless an encouraging signal in the context of the failed Kim-Trump summit in the wake of the ballistic missile tests, as often as not capable of targeting Alaska and certain parts of mainland America.
April 28, 2019 -
North Korean leader returns following ‘successful’ summit with Putin
Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin met in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Thursday in what was the first-ever summit between the two leaders.
April 27, 2019 -
US President aims for major nuclear deal with Russia, China
The Trump administration has not set out a timeline for negotiations or even raised the prospect with China and Russia.
April 26, 2019 -
Russian President accepts Kim’s invitation to visit North Korea: KCNA
Kim asked Putin to visit North Korea "at a convenient time" during their summit talks in Vladivostok on Thursday
April 26, 2019