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US, South Korea discuss complete denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula

The move comes against the backdrop of stalled talks between Pyongyang and Trump's administration

Kim Jong Un lays blame at officials for North Korea's economic failures

Some analysts say the current challenges may set up conditions for an economic perfect storm in the North that destabilizes markets and triggers public panic and unrest

UN experts: North Korea using cyber attacks to update nukes

In its weapons development, the experts said, Kim Jong Un's govt has also produced fissile material - an essential ingredient for producing nuclear weapons - and maintained its nuclear facilities

North Korea holds plenary meeting to implement strategies from 8th CCW

In the report, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said that leader Kim Jong-un attended the second plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) on Monday

N Korea shows submarine-launched ballistic missile during military parade

North Korea has once again demonstrated a submarine-launched ballistic missile during a military parade that commemorated the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea

Kim Jong Un vows to bolster N Korea's nuclear power as party meeting ends

Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country's nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economy

North Korea's Kim Jong Un opens congress with policy failures admission

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has opened its first ruling party congress in five years with an admission of policy failures and a vow to lay out new developmental goals

Eight countries accuse North Korea of using virus to crack down on rights

Seven council members - Germany, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, UK and United States - joined by Japan said in the statement that North Korea was putting nuclear power over people

China gave Covid-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim: US analyst

North Korea has not confirmed any coronavirus infections, South Korea has said an outbreak there cannot be ruled out.

North Korea toughens rules of entry to sea to fight coronavirus pandemic

KCNA said officials were building firm anti-epidemic measures along border areas to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country

North Korea calls United Nations nuclear watchdog 'a marionette' of West'

North Korea called the UN's nuclear watchdog a marionette dancing to the tune of hostile Western countries, rejecting its information about the country's nuclear programme as grossly distorted

South Korea military detects unidentified person at North Korea border

South Korean troops were engaged in an operation near the heavily fortified border with North Korea after detecting "unidentified personnel" there, the South's military said

Intend to develop, consolidate China-Korea ties: Xi Jinping to Kim Jong Un

Jinping further claimed that the relations between China and North Korea have reached a "new historic page" following his meetings with Kim in recent years

Not one North Korean fallen victim to Covid-19 pandemic, says Kim Jong-un

He further said that it was "a great victory achieved by the people of North Korea themselves," Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said

North Korea celebrates 75th party anniversary amid economic woes

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of its ruling party with outside observers expecting leader Kim Jong Un to take centrestage in a massive military parade in capital Pyongyang

Former N Korean ambassador to Italy living in South Korea, claims lawmaker

South Korea's spy agency earlier told lawmakers that Jo had left his official residence in Rome with his wife in November 2018

North Korea accuses South of intruding sea boundary to find dead official

Officials in Seoul have said the 47-year-old was likely attempting to defect before North Korean troops aboard a boat fatally shot him and burned his body

Japan PM Suga says ready to meet Kim Jong-un without any conditions

In his debut address to the UN General Assembly, Japan's newly-elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has said that he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "without any conditions".

North Korea's Kim Jong Un apologises for killing South Korean official

Kim's move will likely de-escalate tensions between the Koreas as it's expected to ease anti-North sentiments in South Korea

North Korea's Kim Jong-un apologises over shooting South Korean official

South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized over the killing of a South Korea official