The United States on Monday warned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) not to undertake another nuclear test or missile launch.
South Korean unification minister said Friday that the Seoul government is not mulling the withdrawal of all workers from the joint industrial complex at Kaesong, the border town of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week to avoid misperceptions due to the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, local media reported on Saturday.
Japan decided on Friday to extend its own sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for two years due to the DPRK's provocative actions.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) banned South Korean workers' entrance to the joint industrial complex at the DPRK's border town of Kaesong, only allowing the workers to leave Kaesong to Seoul, the unification ministry said Wednesday.
Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday reaffirmed U.S. defense commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, vowing no recognition of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a nuclear state.
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that the cut-off of military communications hotline by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was "not constructive."
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday spoke by phone with his South Korean counterpart Kim Kwan-jin to discuss the heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula, the Pentagon said.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to enter combat posture targeting the United States and South Korea.
The Obama administration on Tuesday dismissed Pyongyang's fresh threats of striking bases in the United States and the Republic of Korea as following a pattern "designed to raise tensions and intimidate others."
The United Nations Human Rights Council decided Thursday to establish an inquiry commission to investigate the "systematic, widespread and grave violation of human rights" in DPRK.
The United Nations Human Rights Council will establish an inquiry commission to investigate the "systematic, widespread and grave violation of human rights" in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
The Obama administration on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on a primary foreign exchange bank and four individuals in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for their alleged role in the Asian country's nuclear and missile programs.
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military exercises on Monday, after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s supreme military command announced it would scrap the Korean War Armistice Agreement, in response to the drill, which is scheduled to run through March 21.
The UN chief and some countries have voiced support for the latest UN resolution condemning the Feb. 12 nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, said on Thursday that the DPRK military was ready to fight an all-out war, the official KCNA news agency reported.
China on Thursday voiced support for the United Nations' latest resolution on Pyongyang's nuclear test, saying it is "balanced."