Huawei remains world’s no. 2 smartphone seller despite US sanctions

By VOA,

Huawei remained the No. 2 global smartphone vendor in the past quarter despite tough U.S. sanctions imposed on the Chinese technology giant, market tr...

Huawei

Russia, South Korea trade conflicting claims over alleged airspace intrusion

By Reuters,

Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday said that Moscow had not apologized for an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea sai...

Airspace , Fighter jets , John Bolton , russia , South Korea

Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea mysteriously reappears

By Reuters,

The Facebook page of an Australian man missing in North Korea reappeared then disappeared again on Saturday hours before Prime Minister Scott Morrison...

Australia , facebook , President Donald Trump , Prime Minister Scott Morrison

North Korea says U.S. extension of sanctions ‘a hostile act’: KCNA

By Reuters,

The recent U.S. extension of sanctions against North Korea was an act of hostility and an outright challenge to a historic summit between the two coun...

Mike Pompeo , North Korea , sanctions , United States

Trump to visit South Korea as Pompeo raises hope for new North Korea talks after letter

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump will visit South Korea this weekend after an exchange of letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boosted hopes for ta...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , North Korea , Nuclear , President Donald Trump

Kim Jong Un praises ‘excellent’ letter from Trump

By VOA,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a personal letter from U.S. President Donald Trump and is contemplating its contents, North Korean state ...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , President Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping , White House

White House confirms Trump letter to North Korea’s Kim ahead of Asia trip

By Reuters,

The White House confirmed on Sunday that President Donald Trump had sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, days before the U.S. president l...

Donald Trump , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , White House

Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever external situation: North Korean media

By Reuters,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China’s President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on “important issues,” and agreed to build on their countri...

china , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , Xi Jingping

China’s President Xi to visit North Korea this week

By Reuters,

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for two days from Thursday, state media in both countries reported on Monday, making him the first...

CCTV , china , Donald Trump , Kim Jong-un , North Korea , United States , Xi Jingping

North Korean leader’s slain half-brother was a CIA informant: Wall Street Journal

By Reuters,

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intel...

CIA , Kim Jong-un , North Korea

Don’t try our patience, North Korea tells U.S. a year after accord

By Muia Joseph,

North Korea warned the United States that agreements made between the two countries’ leaders in Singapore last year could be at risk, blaming the Un...

denuclearize , KCNA , North Korea , summit , U.S

South Korea braces for African swine fever outbreak after North Korea case

By Reuters,

South Korea readied on Friday to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever in its pig herd after the disease was found in North Korea, the latest Asi...

African swine fever , Eagle Veterinary Technology , Jagang Province , North Korea , World Organisation for Animal Health

Thousands of women sold into sex slavery in China – Report

By CNN,

Thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked and sold into sexual slavery in China, where many are sold as wives to Chinese men whil...

china , girls , human rights , KFI , North Korean , persecution , sex , slavery , sold , Thousands , women

Four killed in ambush on Catholic parade in Burkina Faso

By CNN,

Four people were killed and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed in an attack on parishioners during a religious procession in Burkina Faso, chur...

Burkina Faso , catholic , Paul Ouedraogo

North Korea is waiting for Trump to blink … or leave office

By CNN,

It used to be North Korea that was facing maximum pressure, not exerting it. Pyongyang conducted its second ballistic missile test in a week Thursd...

North Korea’s Kim orders stronger strike power; U.S. seizes cargo ship

By Reuters,

The leader of North Korea ordered its military to boost its strike capability as he directed another missile firing, state media said on Friday, as te...

North Korea missile test violated U.N. resolutions, says Japan

By Reuters,

North Korea’s latest missile launch violated United Nations resolutions calling for a halt to such ballistic weapons tests, a spokesman for Japan’...

U.S. seizes North Korean ship it accuses of violating sanctions

By Reuters,

The United States has for the first time seized a North Korean cargo ship it accused of illicit coal shipments in violation of U.S. and United Nations...

U.S downplays North Korean missile launches

By VOA,

The U.S. on Sunday downplayed North Korea's short-range missile launches, saying it believes there still is an opportunity to reach an agreement to de...

Kim Jong-un , Mike Pompeo , missile launch , North Korea

North Korean leader Kim oversaw testing of multiple rocket launchers

By Reuters,

North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple launchers, firing tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised...

Kim Jong-un , North Korea , UN Security Council Resolutions