Seoul, Nov. 19 (ANI): Having arrived from Chinese capital Beijing, US President Barack Obama said here on Thursday that he will send a special envoy to North Korea next month to ...

Tokyo, Nov 14 (DPA) US President Barack Obama Saturday said the US is seeking "pragmatic cooperation" with China and welcomed its growing role and responsibility on the world stage. At the same ...

Seoul, Nov. 11 (ANI): South Korean troops went on high alert on Wednesday in anticipation of a possible retaliation by North Korea after one of its navy ships was nearly destroyed in ...

Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 24 (IANS) The 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit here issued a statement Saturday urging North Korea to fully comply with UN resolutions. "We urged the DPRK (North ...

Seoul, Oct 21 (DPA) The danger posed by North Korea has grown as it develops its nuclear and missile programmes and engages in proliferation, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday on ...

Pyongyang (North Korea), Oct.5 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for talks with top leader Kim Jong-il Sunday and said that he would be ...

Beijing, Sep. 29 (ANI): Keen to bring Pyongyang back to the multilateral negotiation table, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) early next week. Pyongyang withdrew from ...

Pyongyang, Sep. 18 (ANI): North Korea's top leader Kim Jong Il on Friday met with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy, Dai Bingguo, in Pyongyang. According to Xinhua, Dai delivered Hu's letter to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama on Wednesday had a phone call with Japan's Hatoyama, who is set to become the country's next prime minister. The White House released the following ...

New Delhi, Sep 2 (ANI): A delegation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-il has arrived in Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed. The Chinese ...

New York/Seoul, Aug 29 (DPA) The United Arab Emirates claims to have seized a ship carrying banned weapons from North Korea bound for Iran, diplomatic sources said in New York. The incident, which ...

Washington/Seoul, Aug.26 (ANI): US special envoy Stephen Bosworth is said to have accepted an offer from North Korea for nuclear talks and is expected to visit Pyongyang next month. According to South Korean ...

Seoul, Aug 23 (Xinhua) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held talks with a visiting North Korean delegation here Sunday amid Pyongyang's latest conciliatory moves that show signs of easing tensions on the ...

Seoul, Aug 22 (DPA) North and South Korea held their first high-level talks in almost two years Saturday amid indications of an easing of tensions on the Korean peninsula. South Korea's Minister of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- President Obama released the following statement on Tuesday on the passing of former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung. "I was saddened at the passing of former President Kim ...

Seoul, Aug 15 (DPA) South Korea's president Saturday called for dialogue with North Korea, urged Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme and offered to restart aid so both Koreas could find ...

New York, Aug 6 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday appealed to North Korea's communist regime to return to six-party talks about dismantling its nuclear weapons programme, just hours after the ...

Seoul, July 30 (DPA) Seoul Thursday demanded the return of one of its fishing boats which was seized by North Korea after it strayed across the inter-Korean sea border, the South Korean ...

Seoul, July 16 (DPA) South Korea's former president and Nobel peace laureate in 2000 Kim Dae Jung is breathing on a respirator in hospital, a spokesman for a Seoul hospital said Thursday. The ...

Stockholm, July 13 (DPA) North Korea must give up its controversial nuclear programme, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday after talks with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. Lee said he supported sanctions ...

Moscow, July 5 (Xinhua) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang's activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran. "I ...

Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula. The missiles, with a ...

Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said. The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 km, were fired over ...

Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired five more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports. The missiles, apparently Scud rockets, were fired over the Sea of Japan, ...

Seoul (South Korea), July 4 (ANI): South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Saturday that North Korea had test-fired three missiles, further stoking tensions in the international community, which continues to berate Pyongyang ...

Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired three more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. The missiles were ...

Seoul, July 4 (DPA) North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. The missiles were ...

Tokyo/New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) India and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. External Affairs Minister S.M. ...

Seoul, June 2 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired four short-range missiles over the Sea of Japan, according to South Korean reports. The fourth missile was launched at 9.20 p.m. (1220 GMT), the Yonhap ...

Seoul, July 2 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired a third short-range missile from its east coast in the direction of the Sea of Japan, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing ...