North Korea

There were also reports of anti-Kim Jong-un graffiti and leaflets in some provinces.

Ananya Roy Dec 19, 2016

US sanctions imposed in March forbid any company to do business with North Korea.

Agamoni Ghosh Dec 15, 2016

North Korean leader appeared confused the following morning and blamed the generals for the fiasco.

Mark Piggott Dec 15, 2016

The mock-up targets of North Korean forces include South Korean presidential palace Cheong Wa Dae.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 11, 2016

PM Hwang Kyo-ahn said national security was the priority and restated that the military should be on high alert.

Divya Kishore Dec 10, 2016

Pyongyang media says state hackers would never expose their IP addresses.

Jason Murdock Dec 09, 2016

Regime is however still struggling to target larger ballistic missiles.

Mark Piggott Dec 09, 2016

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Dec 09, 2016

Ri Sol-ju was not mentioned in any reports carried by state-run media in the last 9 months.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 04, 2016

The individual lists are in addition to UN sanctions and include blacklisting high-profile Pyongyang officials.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Dec 02, 2016

China will be the key player in enforcing the new sanctions targeted at coal exports.

Rachel Middleton Nov 30, 2016

Eruption in 946CE released more climate forcing gasses than any other volcano in last 2,000 years.

Hannah Osborne Nov 30, 2016

The world leaders who have said they will or will not attend the 4 December funeral.

Staff Reporter Nov 28, 2016

UN Security Council permanent members to meet on 28 November and finalise draft resolution on sanctions.

Ananya Roy Nov 28, 2016

Pyongyang to 'hoist flags at half-mast at major organisations and designated places'.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 28, 2016

The new UN sanction is reported to set a cap on the North's coal exports.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Nov 26, 2016

Beijing's foreign ministry says pact between Seoul and Tokyo exposes 'cold war mentality'.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 24, 2016

Seoul had postponed signing the pact, proposed in 2012, due to domestic opposition to close relations with Tokyo.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Nov 23, 2016

Top South Korean lawmaker asks Seoul to prepare for Donald Trump's takeover in Washington.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 22, 2016

Pyongyang has reportedly asked China to censor names poking fun at the North Korean leader.

William Watkinson Nov 17, 2016

BBC World Service announces plans for its biggest expansion 'since the 1940s'.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 16, 2016

The defence ministry decided to sign an intelligence-sharing deal with Japan in the wake of North Korea threats.

Ananya Roy Nov 14, 2016

The Chinese military is reportedly expanding its base to prepare for 'collapse' of Kim Jong-un's regime.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Nov 12, 2016

North Korean leader said he was filled with 'great joy' after watching soldiers fire at targets on Mahap islet.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 11, 2016

An editorial in the ruling party's mouthpiece warned that Trump will have to face a nuclear state.

Ananya Roy Nov 10, 2016

Kim Yo-jong serves as a vice director of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's propaganda and agitation department.

Ananya Roy Nov 07, 2016

The US and South Korea decided to deploy the anti-missile system in July to counter growing North Korean threats.

Ananya Roy Nov 04, 2016

The embassy has not yet responded to a request for comment on the fate of his predecessor, Hyon Hak-bong.

Sofia Lotto Persio Nov 03, 2016

Sources say the secretive state will test launch the intermediate-range Musudan missile.

Mark Piggott Nov 02, 2016

According to reports North Korea's first lady Ri Sol-ju was last seen in Pyongyang on 28 March 2016.

William Watkinson Oct 31, 2016