North Korea nuclear test News

The missile tested was a Hwasong-12 White House officials said they saw the latest missile test as escalating series of provocations

The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Monday afternoon on a watered-down U.S.-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test, diplomats said, but it was unclear whether China and Russia would support it.

The broader Nifty, that slipped below the 9,900-mark intra-day, settled at 9,912.85, down by 61.55 points, or 0.62 percent.

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula with South Korea`s new liberal President Moon Jae-in on Thursday, state television said, as Moon set about addressing a raft of problems posed by the North`s defiance.

"There has been heightened tension between the United States, the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The precarious situation deserves our attention and concern," Wang said.

The blast was equivalent to 10,000 tonnes of TNT - so powerful that it caused a 5.3-magnitude earthquake in the region. It was Pyongyang’s second test after the January 6 explosion.

North Korea has completed preparations for another nuclear test in a previously unused tunnel at its Punggye-ri site, South Korea`s Yonhap news agency reported Monday.

A US special envoy met with Japanese officials on Sunday and said later the United States may launch unilateral sanctions against North Korea.

South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia and China all condemned the blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site, the North Korea`s fifth and most powerful yet at 10 kilotons. 

South Korea, the United States, Japan, Russia and China all condemned the blast at the Punggye-ri nuclear site, which was the North's fifth and most powerful yet at 10 kilotons. 

Obama consulted by telephone with South Korean President Geun-Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following news of North Korea's fifth and most powerful test.

The 33-year-old Kim Jong-Un was not even born when the last congress was held in 1980 to crown his father, Kim Jong-Il.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye Monday confirmed a flurry of intelligence reports suggesting that North Korea is readying to conduct a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tightened UN sanctions.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned of impending tests of a nuclear warhead explosion and ballistic missiles capable of carrying atomic warheads, state media reported on Tuesday, in an escalation of threats against Seoul and Washington.

The new measures imposed over the North`s recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch also blacklist scores of North Korean individuals and entities.

North Korea must pay the price for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye said today, vowing to pressure Pyongyang into accepting denuclearisation as its only viable option for survival.

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North Korea on Saturday called for the conclusion of a peace treaty with the United States and a halt to U.S. military exercises with South Korea to end its nuclear tests.

North Korea said on Tuesday its nuclear test was not intended to be a provocation or threat, as it laid out plans for a weapons system capable of obliterating the entire United States.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday issued a strong condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test and called on Pyongyang to halt its nuclear program.