North Korea has stepped up quarantine efforts to prevent the spread of a new strain of coronavirus in the country, its official newspaper said Tuesday, as alarm grows over the global outbreak of the pneumonia-like illness that originated in China.North Korea's media outlets have reported on the outb

North Korea's provocative behavior dropped significantly last year, a senior U.S. official claimed Tuesday, arguing that the United States is making progress toward its goals in dealing with the communist nation.In a background briefing with reporters, the State Department official said 2019 was a "

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a fertilizer factory under construction in his first "field guidance" of 2020, state media said Tuesday, in an apparent move to highlight his drive for a "self-reliant" economy to overcome global sanctions.The visit to the "Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factor

North Korea held a massive rally in Pyongyang on Sunday in the latest move to show its unity amid nuclear tensions with the United States.Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans marched at Kim Il-sung Square, with some of them holding pickets calling for unity, among other things.The participants, in

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the mausoleum of his late grandfather and father in his first reported public activity this year after he threatened to show off a "new strategic weapon."Kim paid tribute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the bodies of state founder and grandfather

Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that the United States should fully reinstate military exercises with South Korea to respond to North Korea's latest threats.Earlier on New Year's Day, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he saw no reason to continue his self-declared

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "diplomatic and military countermeasures" for preserving the country's sovereignty and security during an ongoing Workers' Party meeting, state media reported Tuesday, ahead of the impending expiry of Pyongyang's end-of-year deadline for U

North Korea has discussed "offensive measures" to ensure the country's sovereignty and security during the second-day session of a major party meeting, state media reported, amid concern Pyongyang could ditch negotiations with the United States and restart major weapons tests.In Washington, Na

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party and discussed "important organizational and political measures and military steps to bolster up" the armed forces, state media said Sunday.The meeting was held amid

Eight senior U.S. Democratic senators have urged President Donald Trump to seek an interim deal with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program ahead of a year-end deadline imposed by Pyongyang.In a letter to the president dated Wednesday, the senators -- Charles Schumer (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D

The United Nations Security Council will meet this week to discuss North Korea's recent missile launches and the possibility of an escalatory provocation by the regime, Reuters reported Monday, citing diplomats and a request from the United States. The meeting will be held publicly Wednesday, ac

North Korea has nothing more to lose, a senior Pyongyang official said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the communist nation could lose everything if it engages in hostile acts. Kim Yong-chol, a former North Korean nuclear negotiator, made the remarks in a statement carried by t

North Korea said Friday it successfully tested a super-large multiple rocket launcher's successive firing system under leader Kim Jong-un's guidance in the launch of two projectiles the previous day.On Thursday, South Korea's military said the North fired two projectiles from what is pre

South Korea lodged a strong complaint with North Korea over its recent artillery firing drills on an inter-Korean border island in the Yellow Sea, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The South sent the protest message to the North earlier in the day via the inter-Korean military communication line, mi

North Korea sent an ultimatum to South Korea earlier this week that it will unilaterally remove the South-built facilities from its Mount Kumgang resort unless Seoul tears them down on its own, Pyongyang's official news agency reported Friday.The North's tough stance suggests little room for

North Korea's official news agency said Friday that the country successfully tested a super-large multiple rocket launcher the previous day, adding that it verified the "perfection" of the weapons system.On Thursday, South Korea's military said that the North fired two short-range projecti

North Korea rejected South Korea's offer for working-level talks about the fate of a long-suspended joint tour program to Mount Kumgang in the communist nation, insisting on discussing the matter in writing, the unification ministry said Tuesday.South Korea made the dialogue offer on Monday in a

North Korea's No. 2 leader urged the United States to drop its hostile policy toward Pyongyang before seeking denuclearization talks, saying the current situations surrounding the Korean Peninsula are at a "critical crossroads," Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday.In a speech at the Non-A

President Moon Jae-in presented South Korea's vision Monday for taking the lead in the global artificial intelligence (AI) sector, as his government is striving hard to foster innovative growth in response to the fourth industrial revolution.Addressing a major tech conference in Seoul, he announ

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited Mount Kumgang on the east coast and lambasted dependence on South Korea for the operation of the resort area once jointly run by the two Koreas, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday.During the "field guidance," Kim also ordered the removal of "all