Tag: Korea
Coronavirus Cases In South Korea Crosses 7,000
South Korea's virus cases topped 7,000 on Saturday with most new virus infections in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicentre of the virus outbreak here, and neighboring North Gyeongsang Province.....
North Korean Foreign Minister Leaves For Russia Amid Deepening Military Cooperation
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has left for Russia for an official visit at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations, state media reported on Monday.....
Pyongyang Abolishes Agencies Handling Inter-Korean Affairs
North Korea has decided to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean affairs at a key parliamentary meeting, as leader Kim Jong-un said South Korea should be marked "No. 1 hostile country" in the Constitution, state media reported Tuesday.....
North Korea Condemns Joint Military Exercise By South Korea, US, Japan
North Korea vowed Sunday to take "offensive and overwhelming countermeasures" to protect its sovereignty as it condemned South Korea, the US and Japan for their recent joint military exercises.....
3,000 N.Korean Troops Sent To Russia This Month: White House Official
North Korea sent at least 3,000 troops to eastern Russia earlier this month, a White House official confirmed, raising a "highly concerning" probability that they could engage in combat to support Russia's war in Ukraine after finishing training.....
Trump Dismisses North Korea Nuclear Threat
United States President-elect Donald Trump on Monday responded on Twitter to North Korea's threats, stating that Pyongyang would not develop a nuclear weapon that could endanger US security.....
US Sanctions Senior Pyongyang Officials
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on seven senior North Korean officials in response to "serious human rights abuses and censorship", a media report said on Thursday.....
Trump Prepared To Meet Kim Again: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said President Donald Trump was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un again.....
Trump Confirms Offering Kim Assistance On Coronavirus
US President Donald Trump confirmed that he has sent a personal letter to Kim Jong-un, offering assistance to North Korea in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.....
Quad Leaders Decry North Korea Missile Launches, Reaffirm 'complete' Peninsula Denuclearisation Goal
The leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia have denounced North Korea's "destabilizing" missile launches and its nuclear program and reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. ....
