NORTH KOREA

The North Korean cheerleaders attending the Winter Olympics have sparked a row by donning face masks appearing to represent the first leader of North Korea.

"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has extended a historic invitation to South Korea's president Moon Jae-in for an inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang.

A group of North Korean hackers were sent to China and required to make up to $100,000 a year for the reclusive regime by any means, or face "severe" consequences.

US vice-president briefly meets Kim Yong-nam at reception in South Korea before Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

The vice president is leading a delegation to South Korea ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

North Korea's military parade was conducted to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

Experts reportedly claim that Beijing's mid-course anti-missile system can shoot down missiles from North Korea and India.

Sources said that the Coincheck hackers are using the anonymity provided by the dark web to help launder the stolen cryptocurrency, which is known as NEM.

Skaters Kam Alex Kang Chan and Kim Ju-sik make light work of easing decades of rising diplomatic tensions on Korean peninsula.

Soldiers drafted in to replace sick security guards as complaints mount about food hygiene and officials struggle to contain outbreak of norovirus

Power in pariah state of North Korea is a family affair as Kim's little sister moves further into world spotlight at Winter Olympics.

Washington will soon unveil its "toughest and most aggressive sanctions" against North Korea, said US Vice President Mike Pence.

An Olympian question for Pyeongchang Winter Games organisers to wrestle with: to give or not to give the Galaxy phone to 22 North Korean athletes.

Satellite images show ongoing construction at North Korea's Yonbong-ni base, which when completed will be able to house 54 hovercrafts.

Pyongyang blasts South Korean protesters for being "accustomed to sycophancy toward the US".

Washington and Pyongyang swap nuclear warnings again as they accuse each other of ratcheting up tensions on Korean peninsula.

This is the third time China has publicly acknowledged its mid-course interception test with the earlier ones taking place in 2010 and 2013.

The Alps Ski Resort was one of South Korea's first winter sports destinations, attracting tens of thousands of skiers every year, until it abruptly shut in 2006.

Kim Yong-nam, a veteran diplomat, now presides over North Korea's parliament.

In a separate development, North Korean foreign ministry spokesman blasts President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.