Live updates from Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam
Live coverage of the North Korea-U.S. summit where Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meet face to face.
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South Korea parliament chief tells North Korea to resume missile talks: Ifax
Chung Sye-kyun, the speaker of South Korea's parliament, on Sunday called on North Korea to resume talks over its nuclear and missile program, saying its nuclear tests were a threat to the Korean Peninsula, the Interfax news agency reported. -
Former friend Malaysia halts all imports from North Korea, data shows
Malaysia, which until recently had been one of Pyongyang's closest friends, has halted all imports from North Korea, as part of global efforts to cut off funding over its nuclear and missile programs. -
How a homemade tool helped North Korea's missile program
In 2009, a pop video from North Korea celebrated a new national hero - one that outside experts would later realize was at the heart of the secretive state's banned nuclear and missile programs. -
Small quake rattles North Korea nuclear testing grounds, not manmade: South Korea
A small earthquake rattled the area near North Korea's nuclear testing field but it did not appear to be manmade, South Korea's weather agency said on Friday, the latest to be observed after the North conducted its sixth and biggest nuclear test in early September. -
UAE terminates North Korean diplomatic mission, ends visas
The United Arab Emirates is ending the mission of North Korea's non-resident ambassador and terminating its own envoy's services in Pyongyang, its Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday carried by state news agency WAM. -
U.S. believes current North Korea nuclear threat is manageable: White House
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said on Thursday the Trump administration thinks the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons capability is currently manageable but Pyongyang cannot be allowed to develop the ability to strike the U.S. homeland. -
Four other suspects in killing of North Korean Kim Jong Nam named in court
Four suspects charged with two women accused of killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader were identified for the first time in a Malaysian court on Thursday. -
Asked to explain 'calm before the storm' remark, Trump talks North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to confirm he had North Korea in mind last week when he described a gathering of military leaders as "the calm before the storm." -
North Korea says Trump has 'lit the wick of war:' Russia's TASS agency
U.S. President Donald Trump has "lit the wick of war" with North Korea and his country will be made to pay with "a hail of fire", a Russian news agency quoted North Korea's foreign minister as saying on Wednesday. -
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U.S. flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options
The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met top defense officials to discuss how to respond to any threat from North Korea. -
China calls on all sides to avoid provocations on the Korean peninsula
China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday urged all sides to exercise restraint over the North Korea issue after the U.S. military flew two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force. -
North Korea hackers stole South Korea-U.S. military plans to wipe out North Korea leadership: lawmaker
North Korean hackers stole a large amount of classified military documents, including South Korea-U.S. wartime operational plans to wipe out the North Korean leadership, a South Korean ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday. -
NZ aircraft maker pleads guilty to breaching U.N. sanctions on North Korea
New Zealand aircraft manufacturer Pacific Aerospace Ltd has plead guilty in a New Zealand court to indirectly exporting aircraft parts to North Korea, according to Fairfax Media. -
South Koreans seek to visit once-jointly run factory zone in North
A group of South Korean businessmen who own factories in the Kaesong industrial complex inside North Korea said on Wednesday they want to visit to verify the North's claim that it had restarted some operations there on its own. -
U.N. bans four ships over North Korea coal, U.S. delays four more
The United Nations Security Council has banned four ships from ports globally for carrying coal from North Korea, including one vessel that also had ammunition, but the United States postponed a bid to blacklist four others pending further investigation. -
Trump may visit DMZ between North and South Korea: Yonhap
U.S. President Donald Trump may travel to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea when he visits South Korea next month, the South's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, citing a defense source. -
Camera shows Vietnamese suspect's 'aggressive' attack on Kim Jong Nam: police
A Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader was captured on camera making an "aggressive" attack on him, two days after a similar act on another person, a police investigator told a Malaysian court on Tuesday. -
Kim Jong Un wants to turn this North Korean seaside resort into a billion-dollar tourist destination. He’s also launched nearly 40 missiles from there. Reuters reporter James Pearson has visited Wonsan, and describes North Korea's second city.
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Developments over the past year in North Korea have unquestionably been alarming. The secretive socialist country – the only one in the world whose rulers have handed down power from father to son – has demonstrated increasingly powerful military capabilities that reach far beyond its borders. And as Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have traded escalating insults and threats in recent months, the situation has become more volatile than ever.
Read 'A note about our North Korean coverage', by Stephen J. Adler, Editor-in-Chief.
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Millions of people live on the North Korean side of the border, their lives shrouded in secrecy. But their stories are worth striving to tell. Here’s our new section for in-depth reporting on the reclusive state.
To kick off the dedicated section for in-depth, multimedia North Korea coverage, view the interactive guide to a city with a special place in Kim Jong Un’s heart – and his strategy for survival.
In the seaside city of Wonsan, families cook up barbecues on the beach and go fishing. For Kim Jong Un, the resort is a good place to test missiles. Read the special report.
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North Korea's leadership has told Russian lawmakers that it possesses a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000 kilometers (1864.11 miles) that will be able to reach U.S. territory after modernization, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.
Interfax cited Anton Morozov, a lawmaker and member of the lower house of parliament's international affairs committee, who visited Pyongyang from October 2-6.
North Korea aims to increase the range of its ballistic missiles to 9,000 kilometers (5592.34 miles), Morozov was quoted as saying. "There was no talk about the deadline (for solving this task)," he said.
(Reporting by Polina Devitt; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
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North Korea's 'princess' now one of the secretive state's top policy makers
The promotion of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's 28-year-old sister to the country's top decision-making body is a sign he is strengthening his position by drawing his most important people closer to the center of power, experts and officials say. -
Kim Jong Un praises nuclear program, promotes sister
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said his nuclear weapons were a "powerful deterrent" that guaranteed its sovereignty, state media reported on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said "only one thing will work" in dealing with the isolated country. -
Trump says 'only one thing will work' with North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said "only one thing will work" in dealing with North Korea after previous administrations had talked to Pyongyang without results. -
North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying.Anton Morozov, a member of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee, and two other Russian lawmakers visited Pyongyang on Oct. 2-6, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.“They are preparing for new tests of a long-range missile. They even gave us mathematical calculations that they believe prove that their missile can hit the west coast of the United States,” RIA quoted Morozov as saying.Click here to read more. -
Russia throws North Korea lifeline to stymie regime change
Russia is quietly boosting economic support for North Korea to try to stymie any U.S.-led push to oust Kim Jong Un as Moscow fears his fall would sap its regional clout and allow U.S. troops to deploy on Russia's eastern border. -
Weightlifting: Doping bans leave North Koreans set for glory in U.S.
Weightlifting's new hardline approach to doping has not only led to one-year bans for China, Russia and seven other nations, it has also opened the way for North Korea to register its biggestsporting triumph in U.S. President Donald Trump’s backyard. -
Putin says military strike against North Korea not sure to succeed
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a military strike against North Korea designed to destroy its nuclear and missile program might not succeed because Pyongyang could have hidden military facilities that nobody knows about. -
Trump and Japan's Abe agree to keep pressure on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed in a telephone conversation on Wednesday that pressure should be maintained on North Korea, a senior Japanese government official told reporters. -
White tiger, dark horse: North Korean art market heats up
Seated beneath tall windows and dressed simply in singlets and trousers, North Korean painters are hard at work. The artists staple canvases to frames or copy idyllic landscapes from laptop computers. One wears headphones as he brushes a group of running horses onto his canvas. -
U.N. panel calls on North Korea to end torture, child labor
A United Nations human rights panel said on Wednesday it had credible allegations that North Korean authorities had tortured or mistreated children forced to return from abroad or held in detention. -
Putin says Trump is listening to Russia's views on North Korea crisis
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump was listening to Russia's views on the North Korean missile crisis which emphasize diplomacy over further sanctions or military action. -
Mattis plays down split between Trump, Tillerson on North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday played down an apparent split between the U.S. president and his top diplomat over outreach to North Korea, saying America's focus was still on finding a diplomatic solution to the dispute with Pyongyang. -
EU's diplomatic back channel in Pyongyang goes cold
While European powers France and Britain are lobbying Washington to cool tensions since North Korea's most powerful nuclear test a month ago, EU nations with embassies in Pyongyang are directly pressing the North Koreans. -
Defense disputes nerve agent used to kill North Korean leader's half-brother
Lawyers for two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday low enzyme levels in his blood may have been caused by liver disease or hormone pills rather than a lethal nerve agent. -
White House again rejects talks with North Korea on nuclear issue
The White House on Monday ruled out talks with North Korea except to discuss the fate of Americans held there, again appearing to rebuke Secretary of State Rex Tillerson who said Washington was directly communicating with Pyongyang on its nuclear and missile programs. -
U.S. travel restrictions jeopardize rare exchanges with North Koreans
When more than a dozen North Korean economic officials visited California and New York in 2011, U.S. organizers hoped the tour would give the delegation ideas for market reforms and business innovations. -
Russian firm provides new internet connection to North Korea
North Korea has opened a second internet connection with the outside world, this time via Russia, a move which cyber security experts said could give Pyongyang greater capability to conduct cyber attacks. -
U.S. will only talk to North Korea about freeing U.S. citizens: White House
The Trump administration will not hold any talks with North Korea at this time, except for possible conversations about freeing U.S. citizens who have been detained there, the White House said on Monday. -
As sanctions bite, North Korean workers leave Chinese border hub
North Korean workers have begun to leave the Chinese border city of Dandong, following the latest round of sanctions seeking to restrict Pyongyang's ability to earn foreign currency income, local businesses and traders say. -
Russian firm appears to be offering internet connection to North Korea: 38 North
Russian telecommunications firm TransTeleCom appears to have begun providing a new internet connection to North Korea, supplementing an already existing link from China, 38 North reported on Sunday. -
Two women plead not guilty to killing North Korean leader's half-brother
Two women accused of assassinating the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday. -
Trump to top U.S. diplomat: Don't bother talking to North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed the prospect of talks with North Korea as a waste of time a day after his own secretary of state said the United States was maintaining open lines of communication with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea slams Bolton's 'dim-sighted' call for sign of denuclearization
SEOUL North Korea has criticized U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton's "nonsense" call for Pyongyang to show that it’s serious about giving up its nuclear weapons, the second time it has criticized a leading U.S. official in less than a week.