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Kim Jong-un meets South Korean delegates in Pyongyang for first time since becoming leader
It is the first time that South Korean officials have met with Kim since he came to power in 2011.
Jordan Bhatt Mar 05, 2018
South Korea sending high-ranking delegation including spy chief to Pyongyang
Seoul's gesture comes after successful sports diplomacy during the Olympic games in which North Korean players took part.
Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 04, 2018
US urged to create 'right conditions' for talks with North Korea
A pro-North Korea paper says the US must "give up its reckless hostile policy".
Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 01, 2018
Japan has no right to claim the issue of 'comfort women' is settled, says South Korean president
"The issue of a crime against humanity committed in time of war cannot be closed with just a word," said Moon Jae-in.
Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 01, 2018
North Korea helping Syria's chemical weapons programme, says UN report
North Korea's arms exporter is believed to have made at least 40 shipments through a complex smuggling network.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 28, 2018
Is China taking a leaf out of North Korea's book to tweak its constitution and remove the two-term limit?
Chinese state media and foreign ministry rallies behind the proposal that president's two-term restriction will soon be removed.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 26, 2018
Will the US and North Korea hold face-to-face talks anytime soon?
The South Korean president has asked Washington and Pyongyang to lower their expectations before engaging in a dialogue.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 26, 2018
Did Russia hack the Olympics? Military spies 'compromised 300 computers', tried to blame North Korea
Officials believe the Olympics cyberattack was in retaliation to the International Olympic Committee's decision to ban Russia over the state-sponsored doping scandal.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 26, 2018
North Korea Olympic cheerleaders 'used as sex slaves' by military leaders
Female cheering squad seen at Winter Olympics reported to be forced into sexual acts by North Korea military personal.
Ewan Palmer Feb 25, 2018
Kim Jong-un's nuclear weapons are exclusively aimed at US, reveals North Korea
North Korea's top delegation, led by Kim Yong-chol, is in South Korea to take part in the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 25, 2018
North Korean Reaper rises, Tesla cryptojacking and fake Facebook profiles: The week in cybersecurity
From North Korean hacking groups to a JPMorgan Chase "technical" glitch affecting multiple online banking customers, here are the top cyber-related news stories of the week.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 25, 2018
'Too damn funny': Did Trump accidentally throw shade at Mike Pence in tweet praising Ivanka?
"Lol. Suck it, Mike Pence," one Twitter user wrote tauntingly.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 24, 2018
Donald Trump poised to announce 'largest package' of North Korean sanctions
Fresh sanctions are due to be announced against North Korea just as Ivanka Trump arrives in the peninsula.
Jordan Bhatt Feb 23, 2018
Who is Kim Yong Chol? North Korean general blamed for sinking of South Korean warship
North Korean delegation for Winter Olympics closing ceremony includes Kim Yong Chol of Workers' Party Central Committee who has been blamed for the 2010 sinking of a South Korean ship.
Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 22, 2018
North Korea sending top-level delegation to Olympics closing ceremony
Both speculation and expectation of possible talks are growing since the US first daughter Ivanka Trump will also be present at the closing ceremony.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 22, 2018
Seoul remains determined that inter-Korea talks key to denuclearisation but will Kim Jong-un listen?
South Korean foreign ministry says inter-Korea and US-Korea talks are the only ways to ease tensions in the Korean peninsula.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 21, 2018
Reaper: Little-known North Korean hacker group steps up attacks in Vietnam, Japan and Middle East
"We believe this is the next team to watch," FireEye's director of intelligence analysis John Hultquist said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 21, 2018
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.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 20, 2018
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.
Neil Murphy Feb 19, 2018
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.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 19, 2018
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.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 16, 2018
Risk of accidental nuclear war at 'highest point since Cuban missile crisis'
Former US Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, warns odds on nuclear weapons being launched by mistake were shortening.
Dan Cancian Feb 16, 2018
South Korea will foot the North's £1.9m Olympic bill using unification funds
The bill, which will come to approximately 2.86bn Korean won (£1.9m, $2.64m), will be paid from the South's Ministry of Unification budget.
David Brennan Feb 14, 2018
Lazarus: North Korean hackers resurface with aggressive HaoBao campaign against banks, Bitcoin users
Widely believed to be linked to the North Korean regime, Lazarus Group has been linked to the 2014 Sony hack and the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 among others.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 14, 2018
North Korea warms to dialogue after Olympic 'charm offensive' but US remains wary
Kim Jong-un has called for "livening up of the warm climate of reconciliation" between the two Koreas after the successful visit of a Northern delegation to the Winter Olympics.
David Brennan Feb 13, 2018
CNN slammed over 'whitewash' of Kim Yo-jong's visit to the Winter Olympics
CNN slammed by leading public figures for its praise of North Korean diplomat's visit to South Korea.
Neil Murphy Feb 12, 2018
Winter Olympics: North Korean cheerleaders in 'propaganda' mask row
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.
David Brennan Feb 12, 2018
Winter Olympics hit by cyberattack during opening ceremony but officials refuse to say who did it
"Best international practice says that you don't talk about an attack," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 12, 2018
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.
Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 11, 2018
North Korean hackers ordered to make $100,000 a year for the regime - or else
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.
Jason Murdock Feb 09, 2018
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