North Korea

Pentagon chief James Mattis set to discuss Thaad deployment with top South Korean lawmakers.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 02, 2017

Seoul has denied all 'abduction' accusations saying the women defected of their own free will.

Lara Rebello Feb 01, 2017

James Mattis is heading to Seoul in his first overseas trip since he took over as the Pentagon chief.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 31, 2017

US Defence Secretary James Mattis is set to visit South Korea and Japan in the coming days.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 30, 2017

NBC journalists said children as young as 11 or 12 were forced to work at the resort.

Jen Offord Jan 28, 2017

The Washington-based monitoring project 38 North say that a plutonium plant is 'very likely operating'.

William Watkinson Jan 28, 2017

Former British deputy ambassador, Thae Yong Ho, believes dissenting voices are becoming more common.

William Watkinson Jan 26, 2017

Earlier this month Pyongyang warned its ICBM would 'send the shiver' down the US' spine.

Romil Patel Jan 25, 2017

Mattis was sworn into the top job at Pentagon shortly after Donald Trump's inauguration.

Divya Kishore Jan 25, 2017

Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world for the 10th year running, says Transparency International.

Shane Croucher Jan 25, 2017

"We have waited very long and worked very hard to launch Pokémon Go in South Korea," Lim Jae Boem said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2017

Kim Jong-un's regime issued the warning on the 49th anniversary of Pyongyang's capture of US spy ship Pueblo.

Ananya Roy Jan 24, 2017

Admiral Lord West says the secrecy surrounding the malfunction was 'bizarre'.

Ian Silvera Jan 23, 2017

The test-launch might coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump on 20 January.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jan 19, 2017

Outgoing president accused of creating the 'worst human rights situation' in US history in a commentary.

Romil Patel Jan 18, 2017

Footage aired in North Korean media showed Kim relying heavily on his right leg, while taking a flight of stairs.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 18, 2017

Kim Yo-jong is the vice director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's Propaganda and Agitation Department.

Ananya Roy Jan 12, 2017

The outgoing defence secretary told US allies that the military is 'full speed ahead in the coming weeks and months'.

Ananya Roy Jan 11, 2017

William Perry's comments come after warnings from incoming defence chief Ash Carter over Pyongyang's ICBM launch.

Ananya Roy Jan 10, 2017

According to reports, the aim is to portray Kim as a 'humble leader'.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jan 08, 2017

Seoul summoned China's ambassador to protest against Beijing's alleged 'retaliatory measures' on the issue.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Jan 06, 2017

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed it was vital to put pressure on the country to suspend these programmes.

Lara Rebello Jan 06, 2017

South Korean government says president-elect's tweets give 'effective insight' into his foreign policy.

Mark Piggott Jan 05, 2017

Defence chief in Seoul said the move will be part of broader defence measures to thwart increasing nuclear threats.

Ananya Roy Jan 05, 2017

The US president-elect had accused Beijing in a tweet that it was not doing enough to stop Pyongyang.

Ananya Roy Jan 04, 2017

Kim Jong-un claimed in his New Year's address that they are in the final stages of acquiring long-range missiles.

Ananya Roy Jan 04, 2017

The North Korean leader has ruled out scaling down any of its military activities in the near future.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 01, 2017

In 2016 alone the North Korean dictator ordered the public execution of 64 people labelled as 'traitors'.

Ananya Roy Dec 30, 2016

The South Korean defence ministry estimates that rival North has around 6,800 cyber warriors.

India Ashok Dec 29, 2016

The tablet records screenshots of user activity which cannot be deleted.

Agamoni Ghosh Dec 28, 2016