Korean peninsula News
The threat of nuclear weapons to the world, which was visible in the Ukraine war zone, has created a bigger threat in the Korean peninsula. Kim Jong has become angry due to the ongoing maneuvers between America and South Korea.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, in a statement, said that "All preparations like umbilical connection and confidential inspection have been done."
United States President Donald Trump said on Friday he had cancelled a planned trip to North Korea by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying progress toward the U.S. goal of a denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula was too slow.
Donald Trump has long vowed to fulfill his campaign pledge to clamp down on what he considers unfair Chinese trading practices.
North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its nuclear test site on Thursday, North Korean state media has reported, as part of steps that have 'reduced tension' on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea said on Thursday called South Korean officials 'ignorant and incompetent'.
The meeting would be the latest in a series of actions taken by North Korea that have spurred hopes that the seven-decade conflict on the Korean Peninsula may be coming to an end.
The two Korean leaders announced they would work with the United States and China this year to declare an official end to the 1950s Korean War.
North Korea on Thursday urged the US and South Korea to permanently stop their joint military exercises.
The United Nations says its political chief and North Korea's foreign minister agree that the current situation on the Korean peninsula is the most dangerous security issue in the world.
The bombers, escorted by US and South Korean fighter jets, flew from the Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, to conduct a "surprise" strike drill, the KCNA said.
A senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday China has made its best efforts to resolve issues on the Korean peninsula, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump`s state visit to Beijing next week when he is expected to press China to do more on North Korea.
North Korea is believed to be preparing to launch a ballistic missile ahead of an upcoming joint naval drill by the US and South Korea, a news report said Saturday, citing a government source.
The South Korean military said this was part of a regular exercise to bolster military defences
"As global tensions mount with North Korea pushing to a next level of tests with hydrogen bomb, it will be hard for bulls to have a comeback which was as swift as before.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has likened the war of words between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to a kindergarten fight between children.
Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that threatening action or rhetoric cannot help resolve the deteriorating situation in the Korean Peninsula.
Japanese F-15 fighter jets on Saturday conducted an air exercise with U.S. B1-B bombers in the skies above the East China Sea, Japan`s Air Self Defence Force (ASDF) said.
The drills, involving two supersonic US B-1B bombers, four US stealth F-35B jets as well as South Korean and Japanese fighter jets, came at the end of annual joint US-South Korea military exercises.
South Korea and the United States were finishing annual war games on the Korean peninsula on Thursday amid high tension over North Korea`s weapons programmes and a disagreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and his defence secretary on how to respond.
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