The Latest Breaking News from North Korea

The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward Pyongyang

Though the treaty between the U.S. and South Korea will strengthen the nuclear umbrella across the Korean Peninsula, all sides must pursue peace-building in the long term

The rendition of Don McLean’s classic pop song American Pie by Yoon Suk Yeol may have dominated the headlines as the South Korean president enjoyed dinner at the White House with Joe Biden – Yoon is, reportedly, a devotee of “noraebang”, Korean karaoke. But the frivolity of the moment was…

An outpouring of criticism has focused on concerns that Seoul gave more than it got, and that the Washington Declaration might even make South Korea's neighborhood a more dangerous place.

Japan will canvass public opinion on restoring South Korea to a "white list" of countries with fast-track trade status, the trade ministry said on Friday, a key step towards resolving an economic row that strained ties. Japan lifted export curbs on high-tech materials to South Korea in March as the…

Initially, Senate Bill 147 would have prevented legal Texas residents from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea from buying land. Pushback from immigrant groups persuaded senators to soften the proposal.

The world’s second-largest tobacco company has agreed to pay $635m (£510m) in fines plus interest after a subsidiary admitted violating sanctions by selling cigarettes to North Korea.

Washington (AFP) - A US-South Korean agreement on strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang will discourage Seoul from seeking nuclear weapons, but also highlights the near absence of viable ways to remove the threat of North Korea's arsenal.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has used a joint address to Congress to urge still-more strengthening of the U.S. security alliance guarding against North Korea and its nuclear program

Washington (AFP) - President Yoon Suk Yeol celebrated Seoul's "stronger than ever" alliance with Washington in a joint meeting of Congress Thursday as the partners unite to deter North Korea's nuclear threat.

We take a look at the significance of the declaration, and whether it could make North Korea change its direction.