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At congress, North Korean leader hails nuclear progress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed his country's recent nuclear test to uproarious applause as he convened the first full ...

Things to know about North Korea's first congress in decades

North Korea's elite are gathered in Pyongyang ahead of their biggest political conference in decades. The Congress of the ...

Behind closed doors, North Korea opens ruling party congress

North Korea opened the first full congress of its ruling party since 1980 with leader Kim Jong Un speaking behind closed ...

UN says N. Korea accusations vs US troops 'unsubstantiated'

The American-led U.N. command on Saturday dismissed as unsubstantiated accusations from North Korea that U.S. troops at a ...

Kim Dong Chul

North Korea sends another US citizen to prison

North Korea sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of ...

South Korea: Suspected midrange North Korean missiles fail

North Korea attempted unsuccessfully to launch two suspected powerful intermediate-range missiles on Thursday, South Korean ...

Kim Jong Un

Amid outside pressure, N. Korea sets date for key convention

Facing mounting international pressure over its nuclear and missile ambitions, North Korea has set a date for its biggest ...

Kim Jong Un

N. Korea's ruling party sets May 6 for start of convention

Facing mounting international pressure over its nuclear and missile ambitions, North Korea has set a date for its biggest ...

S. Korea: N. Korea almost completes nuclear test preparation

South Korea's president said Tuesday that North Korea has almost completed preparations for a fifth nuclear test, and the ...

US limits N. Korean minister's travel in response to missile

The United States is restricting the travel of the North Korean foreign minister to U.N. functions in New York in response ...

Otto Warmbier

North Korean foreign minister defends jailing of US student

North Korea's foreign minister defended the jailing of an American university student for alleged anti-state activities, but ...

Obama dismisses NKorea proposal on halting nuke tests

A day after North Korea's foreign minister told The Associated Press that his country is ready to halt its nuclear tests if ...

N. Korea claims successful test of submarine-fired missile

North Korea said Sunday that it successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine and warned of its growing ...

South rejects North's offer to reunite defectors, relatives

South Korea on Friday rejected the North's highly unusual overture to send North Korean relatives to Seoul to reunite with ...

Park Geun-hye

South Korea says North is preparing for 5th nuclear test

South Korea's president said Monday that there are signs that North Korea is preparing for a fifth nuclear bomb test amid ...

US: North Korean missile launch a 'catastrophic' failure

A North Korea missile launch meant to celebrate the birthday of the country's founder ended in failure, U.S.

Seoul says North Korean missile launch apparently fails

A North Korea missile launch meant to celebrate its founder's birthday has apparently failed, South Korean and U.S.

Seoul: Senior North Korea military officer defects to South

A colonel from North Korea's military spy agency fled to South Korea last year in an unusual case of a senior-level ...

In latest claim, N. Korea says it tests new rocket engine

North Korea's latest belligerent declaration — that it successfully tested a new long-range rocket engine that could allow ...

China restricts trade with North Korea over nuclear tests

China has banned most imports of North Korean coal and iron ore, the country's main exports, in a significant increase in ...