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Is North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister pregnant with second child?
North Korean leader's sister, Kim Yo-jong, is rumoured to be carrying her second child; South Korea officials are tight-lipped.
North Korean defector sent 130 tonnes of rice to Pyongyang as sign of 'loyalty to regime'
The North Korean defector says she has grown tired of life in the South and demanded authorities allow her to return home.
North Korea warns against resumption of US-South Korea military drills after Winter Olympics
Pyongyang said the war games would be detrimental to peace in the Korean peninsula.
Kim Jong-un marks father's birthday, reiterates North Korea will push ahead with nuclear programme
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a mausoleum in Pyongyang as the hermit kingdom celebrates the 76th birth anniversary of Kim Jong-il.
Kim Jong-un invites South Korean president for summit but will Moon Jae-in accept the invitation?
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.
North Korea calls anti-Olympic protesters in Seoul 'spasm of psychopaths' and 'human scum'
Pyongyang blasts South Korean protesters for being "accustomed to sycophancy toward the US".
Who is Kim Yong-nam, North Korea's ceremonial head of state chosen to lead the Olympics delegation?
Kim Yong-nam, a veteran diplomat, now presides over North Korea's parliament.
Kim Jong-un and his wife conduct trial run of trolleybus in Pyongyang
In a separate development, North Korean foreign ministry spokesman blasts President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.
US is pushing the whole world towards 'nuclear war' North Korea tells UN
North Korean foreign minister warns Washington is "intentionally" destabilising the Korean peninsula to jeopardise improving inter-Korea relations.
North Korean regime will 'be removed from map' if nuclear weapons are used, warns Seoul
South Korea's defence minister said his country will not drop its guard despite signs of improving ties with the Kim Jong-un regime.
Kim Jong-un wants you to visit North Korea for your next beach holiday
North Korea will build a "world level" beach resort in the southeast of the country in a bid to attract more tourists to Kim Jong-un's nation.
South Korea to press on with joint military drill despite Olympics diplomacy
Seoul has hinted that the strength of the joint military exercises will not be scaled down - a move that is likely to anger North Korea.
Donald Trump slaps more sanctions on North Korea, move likely to anger Kim Jong-un
16 North Korean individuals, six vessels and nine entities are targeted in the latest round of sanctions by the US Treasury Department.
Pyongyang 'calls for reunification of North and South Korea'
North Korea's state media has said Pyongyang would 'smash' challenges against reunifying the Korean peninsula.
Satellite spots massive troop movement inside North Korea
Troops and military vehicles are being mobilised near an airport in Pyongyang in suspected preparations for an upcoming military parade.
It's neither Pyongyang Olympics nor Pyeongchang Olympics, it's Peace Olympics, says South Korea
Seoul authorities urged conservative critics to not provoke the North Korean leadership as they hope to improve inter-Korea relations through the Olympics.
North Korea abruptly cancels crucial Olympics preparation visit to South without explanation
Pyongyang has not made it clear whether the visit is permanently cancelled or temporarily suspended.
Samjiyon Orchestra – North Korean 'army of beauties' gearing up to invade rival South for Olympics
The Kim Jong-un regime is set to send its 140-member art troupe to South Korea to showcase its softer side to the world.
Donald Trump says Washington is 'a mean and deceptive place'
President Donald Trump said Russia was helping North Korea evade sanctions and added that the US forces required more anti-missile defence measures in place.
Vladimir Putin: North Korea's Kim Jong-un is a mature and competent politician
The Russian president insists the only way to ease tensions in the Korean peninsula is through dialogue process.
North Korean soldiers 'sleeping without removing their boots' in fear of war breaking out any moment
Ever since President Donald Trump took charge of the White House, a war of words with reclusive North Korea has escalated.
Could Kim Jong-un allow his athletes compete under this pan-Korean Olympic flag?
Relations between North Korea and South Korea have been strained for many years, but one moment in 2000 shows another future is still possible.
Is North Korea's Kim Jong-un having kidney problems?
After analysing Kim's New Year speech, an audio forensic expert speculates the North Korean leader could be suffering from kidney problems.
North Korea accepts Olympics talks offer but will it ease tensions in Korean peninsula?
In a rare gesture, North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with rival South Korea to discuss participation in upcoming winter Olympics.
North Korea missile test ended in disaster and crashed into a major city
It has been reported that a missile in April 2017 ended in disaster when a missile crashed into a city.
Kim Jong-un orders reopening of inter-Korea hotline in major breakthrough
If things go according to plan, this will be the first time in two years that the rival Koreas will hold direct talks between each other.
South Korea seizes second ship carrying oil to North Korea and its crew are Chinese
South Korean officials say a Panama-flagged vessel was transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in sea waters violating UN regulations.
Kim Jong-sik and Ri Pyong-chol: Who are the North Korea missile men sanctioned by US?
The US treasury department places travel restrictions on two key North Korean technocrats.
Anthrax 'found in North Korean defector' hints at Pyongyang's biological weapon plans
A North Korean soldier who defected is said to have anthrax antibodies in his system, raising fears in Seoul over its weapons capabilities.
North Korea vows to strike back over US global cyberattack claims
North Korea said Thursday (20 December) that a US accusation that it was behind a major ransomware attack was a "grave political provocation" and vowed to retaliate.