Tag: North Korea
North Korea slams ‘hostile’ US sanctions over Sony hack
North Korea on Sunday lashed out at fresh sanctions imposed by the United States in retaliation for its alleged cyber…
US sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack
The United States imposed financial sanctions Friday on North Korea and several senior government officials in retaliation for a cyber…
New Year Resolution? N. Korea’s Kim open to ‘highest-level’ talks with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un proposed the “highest-level” talks with South Korea Thursday, opening the way to a historic summit…
Sony Pictures hacking: Cybersecurity experts suspect Russia
Even after Washington pointed the finger at North Korea for the massive cyberattack on Sony Pictures, some experts say the…
S. Korea proposes talks with N. Korea next month
A top South Korean official offered Monday to hold high-level talks with North Korea in January, as Pyongyang battles growing…
North Korea calls Obama ‘monkey’
North Korea on Saturday blasted US President Barack Obama as a “monkey” inciting cinemas to screen a comedy featuring a…
North Korea comedy, ‘The Interview’ hits US cinemas
Raunchy comedy “The Interview” — the movie that has outraged North Korea for lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un — opened in…
Sony Hack: North Korea’s internet connection downed
North Korea’s weak Internet links appear to have been crippled by a major outage, cyber experts said Monday, suggesting the…
N. Korea marks end of 3-year mourning for late leader Kim Jong-Il
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Wednesday led tens of thousands of military and party officials in a ceremony to…
Another US citizen enters N.Korea, slams US govt
North Korea Sunday put on display an American who had apparently entered the country illegally and who strongly denounced the…
China will not go to war for N.Korea
China will not step in to save neighbouring North Korea if the Pyongyang regime collapses or starts a war, a…
North Korea official begs Messi to visit country
A top North Korean football official said she wants megastar Lionel Messi to visit a new football academy in the…
S. Korea fires warning shots at North border patrol
South Korean troops fired warning shots Monday as a North Korean patrol approached the heavily fortified border inside the so-called…
N.Korea releases two detained Americans
The United States State Department on Saturday announced the release of two Americans who had been held by the government…
N.Korea’s Kim Jong-Un absent on key party anniversary
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un apparently missed a key political event Friday, extending a month-long absence that has fuelled rampant…