US penetrated North Korean networks years ago: Report

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 08:45

The US National Security Agency began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

North Korean execution by dog story likely came from satire

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 18:39

An international media frenzy over reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un`s uncle had been executed by throwing him to a pack of dogs appears to have originated as satire on a Chinese microblogging website.

North Korea resumes work at old launch site: Institute

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 10:17

A US research institute has said it has detected a new construction at a North Korean missile launch site which the institute says is being upgraded to handle larger rockets.

Activity may indicate North Korean reactor restart effort: IAEA

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 19:20

Activity has been observed at a North Korean nuclear site that is consistent with an effort to restart a reactor, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said on Thursday.

US warns of North Korean chemical weapons threat

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 15:00

The United States is trying to enlist Beijing`s support for military action against Syria by arguing that it would help deter North Korea from using chemical weapons and threatening security in China`s neighbourhood, a US official said on Tuesday.

Dennis Rodman to try `basketball diplomacy` with North Korea

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 09:17

Former NBA player Dennis Rodman hopes some "basketball diplomacy" will open doors with North Korea and possibly lead to dialogue between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Barack Obama.

Panama likely to release crew of detained ship to North Korea: Official

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 10:06

Panama likely will return the 35-member crew of a North Korean ship detained for smuggling Cuban weapons under 10,000 tons of sugar to their native country in about a month, a government official said.

North Korean ship was carrying sugar donation: Cuba to Panama

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 11:36

When a North Korean ship carrying Cuban arms was seized in Panama, Cuba first said it was loaded with sugar for the people of North Korea, according to a Panamanian official familiar with the matter.

North Korean negotiator heads to Russia

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 15:59

A high-ranking North Korean official with long experience in nuclear talks left on Tuesday for Russia.

Kim Jong Un distributed copies of Hitler`s `Mein Kampf` to officials?

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 11:44

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un handed out copies of Adolf Hitler`s Mein Kampf to mark his birthday.

Japan clarifies report on North Korean missile launches

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 09:23

While confirming North Korea`s missile launches on Saturday, the Japanese government clarified none of the missiles landed in its territorial waters, Xinhua reported.

South Korea court jails North spy for China activities

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 15:57

A South Korean court Friday sentenced a convicted North Korean spy to four years in prison for collecting information on the South`s intelligence agents working in China.