Tag: Pyongyang

S. Korean firms threaten to leave shuttered Kaesong

South Korean firms have threatened to withdraw from the shuttered joint Korean industrial zone. Representatives…

N. Korea slams S. Korean denuclearization remark

North Korea took a swipe at South Korean president Park Geun-Hye for her “provocative” remarks…

North and South Korea talks reach stalemate

Plans for the first high-level talks between North and South Korea have hit a wall…

North, South Korea set to hold official talks

South Korea accepted North Korea’s offer to hold talks in what could be the first…

N Korea to allow S Korean businessmen in Kaesong

Pyongyang said Tuesday it would allow South Korean businessmen to visit their plants in the…

North Korea sends 'special envoy' to China

North Korea has sent one of its top military official as Kim Jong-un’s “special envoy”…

Japan to resume talks on N Korean abductions

Japan is gearing up to resume bilateral talks with North Korea in the hope of…

S.Korea slams "unhelpful" Japanese visit to N. Korea

South Korea on Thursday criticized the trip of a top Japanese aide to Pyongyang as…

Top Japanese aide makes surprise North Korea visit

A close adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived unannounced in Pyongyang on Tuesday,…

Rodman calls on "friend" Kim to free US citizen

Former NBA star and unlikely diplomat, Dennis Rodman, has urged Kim Jong-un to release the…

China bank closes key N. Korea account

One of China’s biggest banks says it has shut the account of North Korean bank…

North Korea sentences US citizen to 15 years' hard labour

North Korea has sentenced Kenneth Bae to 15 years of compulsory labour in spite of…

US seeks release of tourist held in N. Korea

Washington has urged North Korea to free on “humanitarian grounds” a US citizen who Pyongyang…

Seoul pulls out last South Korean workers from Kaesong

More than 100 South Korean workers who remained in the shuttered Kaesong industrial complex will…

US citizen to face trial in N. Korea for 'plotting against the regime'

North Korea said on Saturday a US citizen, jailed in the reclusive state since last…