Syria

UN claims Pyongyang provided materials for chemical weapons in Syria

Damascus denies using chemical weapons but a UN investigation says North Korea shipped equipment that could have been converted

28 February 2018

South Korea

North Korea open to talks with the US, says South Korea's government

Amid high tensions between the two nations, North Korea would be open to holding talks with the US says South Korea's office of the presidency.

25 February 2018

North Korea

Sold as a bride, North Korean woman finds salvation in Seoul

Human trafficking is the only option for escape for many North Koreans.

23 February 2018

South Korea

North Korea thanks the South for its Olympic welcome

Pyongyang says it intends to maintain warming of relations with Seoul after the winter games are done.

13 February 2018

South Korea

Olympic diplomacy earns gold for North Korea

Pyongyang walks off with the diplomatic prizes after its Winter Olympics charm offensive.

12 February 2018

South Korea

Koreas hold 'frank and candid' talks

North Korea reports talks with the South were frank and candid, but no further mention has been made of Pyongyang's summit invitation to President Moon Jae-in.

11 February 2018

South Korea

Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president to visit him in Pyongyang

North Korean leader's invitation could lead to the first summit between Korean leaders in over a decade

10 February 2018

South Korea

Winter Olympics kicks off with historic handshake

The Winter Olympics started with a colourful ceremony, though the diplomacy was tougher to predict.

9 February 2018

Korea

Kim Jong Un's sister meets South Korean President

Kim Yo Jong is the first member of North Korea's ruling family to visit the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

9 February 2018

World

Insight: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games

92 nations, 15 sports, 16 days - the South Korean city of Pyeongchang gets ready to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

8 February 2018

North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's influential sister to visit South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's influential sister to visit South

7 February 2018

USA

How the US plans to make nuclear weapons easier to use

A nuclear review has proposed that the US should broaden the circumstances in which it can launch a nuclear attack and modernise its nuclear arsenal to compete with Russia and China.

3 February 2018

Sport

South Korea steps up security at Winter Games

Thousands of soldiers and state-of-the-art security equipment are being used by South Korea to ensure safety at what it says will be the biggest-ever Winter Olympics.

2 February 2018

Sport

Unity amid war: North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea

A delegation of North Koreans has arrived in neighbouring South Korea ready for this month's Winter Olympics.

1 February 2018

World News

Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves 30 seconds closer to midnight

World security situation now "as dangerous as it has been since World War II," says Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

25 January 2018

Japan

Tokyo holds ‘first-ever’ missile attack drill

Around 350 volunteers worked with authorities in the Japanese capital to simulate reaction to a North Korean nuclear attack.

22 January 2018

Korea

N. Korean pop icon Hyon Song-wol leads Olympics diplomatic delegation

The former lover of Kim Jong-un who was once rumoured to have been killed, now, has a new role - to check preparations for an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.

21 January 2018

Switzerland

22 North Korean athletes are to compete at 2018 Winter Olympics

The IOC have confirmed that North Korea will compete in three sports and five disciplines at Pyeongchang

20 January 2018

World News

North and South Korea are to form their first joint Olympic team.

North and South Korea say they will form a joint women's ice hockey team for next month's Pyeongchang Games.

17 January 2018

World News

North and South Korea hold fresh talks over Winter Olympics

Officials from North and South Korea hold further talks over Pyongyang's plan to participate in next month's Winter Olympics.

15 January 2018