Seoul, Jan 11 (DPA) North Korea Monday proposed negotiating a peace treaty to replace the truce that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The foreign ministry in Pyongyang also demanded the lifting of UN ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

Seoul, July 3 (DPA) South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. The defence ministry, reacting to the latest ...

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 ...

Seoul, June 17 (DPA) North Korea Wednesday renewed its threats of military strikes against the US and its allies in case the Stalinist state felt provoked. "If the US and its followers ...

New York, June 12 (DPA) The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to authorise sanctions against North Korea for carrying out nuclear test. The sanctions included for the first time interdiction by air ...

New York, June 12 (Xinhua) The UN Security Council Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the recent nuclear test conducted by North Korea and imposing new sanctions.

Seoul, June 9 (DPA) North Korea stepped up threats over its controversial nuclear weapons programme Tuesday, saying it would use the missiles if provoked. In a commentary released by the state-run Minju Choson ...

New York, May 26 (DPA) The UN Security Council was unanimous Monday in its agreement to strongly condemn and impose sanctions against North Korea for testing a nuclear device in violation of ...

New York, April 12 (RIA Novosti) The world powers have agreed on a UN Security Council draft statement condemning North Korea's rocket launch, diplomats said Sunday. The five permanent members of the ...

New York, April 12 (DPA) The UN Security Council is prepared to pass a unanimous statement as early as Monday that would condemn North Korea's rocket launch but stop short of a ...

Tokyo, April 10 (DPA) Japan Friday imposed stronger restrictions on money transfers to North Korea and extended existing sanctions against its totalitarian neighbour after Pyongyang's weekend rocket launch. The existing sanctions, including a ...

Tokyo/Washington, April 5 (DPA) North Korea launched a rocket Sunday in defiance of warnings from the US and its Asian neighbours, the South Korean and Japanese governments confirmed. Pyongyang said it was ...

Tokyo, Aug 29 (DPA) Tokyo would lift sanctions against North Korea, provided it resumes investigations into the abduction of Japanese citizens and despite Pyongyang reneging on a pledge to disable its nuclear ...

DPA Seoul, June 27 (DPA) North Korea Friday blew up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear plant in a move towards dismantling its nuclear programme in exchange for the easing of sanctions ...

DPA Tokyo, April 11 (DPA) Japan Friday decided to extend sanctions against North Korea for another six months. The sanctions, which were imposed on Pyongyang after it conducted a nuclear test in October ...