North Korea rejects South’s aid offer, calls President Yoon ‘really simple’
The state media in North Korea reported on Friday that North Korea has rejected South Korea’s offer of economic support in exchange for denuclearization. Kim Yo Jong, a top official in North Korea criticized the offer. President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol has raised the idea of the economic
US strike on Iran could have consequences in North Korea
Analysts warn that the fragile diplomatic relations between the United States and North Korea could be damaged as a result of the recent US drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani. While the North Korean government didn’t officially denounce the strike, its national new agency reported
N. Korea conducts ‘important test’ at once-dismantled site
On Sunday, North Korea announced that they had carried out a test at its long-range rocket site. The site was previously dismantled at the commencement of denuclearization talks with the US but has since been rebuilt by Chinese military forces. The announcement of the missile test follows North Korea’s previous
N. Korea says US terrorism blacklist hinders nuke diplomacy
A recent terrorism blacklist report released by the US Department of State is proof that Washington continues to pursue a “hostile policy” in relation to North Korea, the country claimed on Tuesday. A statement by the North Korean Foreign Ministry mentioned that the inclusion of the country in the report
North Korea, emboldened by Trump peril and Chinese allies, tries harder line
North Korea on Thursday launched two missiles as part of an unannounced test, possibly in order to put pressure on the US to meet an end-of-the-year deadline set by the regime for the lifting of US sanctions. However, some analysts suggest that North Korea could get by without a US-North
North Korea welcomes ‘new method’ from US in nuclear talks
North Korea is open to Washington adopting a “new method” for dealing with Pyongyang, a North Korean diplomat has stated. Kim Myong Gil, who is expected to play a leading role in new talks with the officials, described former US National Security Advisor John Bolton as a “nasty troublemaker” and
Nuclear talks in doubt as North Korea tests ballistic missiles, envoy cancels trip
North Korea on Thursday carried out the first missile test since the country’s leader Kim Jung-un met with US President Donald Trump in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea last month. During that meeting, both leaders agreed to a new round of talks on North Korea’s nuclear program.
North Korea says nuclear talks at risk if US-South Korea exercises go ahead
North Korea on Tuesday warned that planned talks between the US an North Korea over the latter’s nuclear program may not be realized if the US fails to cancel joint military exercises with South Korea that are set to take place in August. A North Korean spokesman referred to the
US ‘hell-bent’ on hostility despite talks, North Korea says
The North Korean delegation to the United Nations on Wednesday lashed out at the US, stating that the US government is “practically more and more hell-bent [on] hostile acts against the DPRK [North Korea]” and is “obsessed with sanctions”. The timing of the remarks is striking since both countries recently
Stop mediating between North Korea and US: Pyongyang to Seoul
Two days before US President Donald Trump is set to visit South Korea, the North Korean regime has lashed out at its neighbor to the south, saying that it will “never go through” South Korea in order to deal with the United States, and denying recent South Korean reports of