Jeremy Laurence

Secretive North Korea is expected to register the one millionth cellphone user on its new 3G network by the end of the year.

North Korea and the US will hold new talks in Geneva to discuss ways to restart regional talks on disabling North Korea nuclear weapons programme.

Former US president Jimmy Carter goes to North Korea this week to press it to show it is sincere about returning to aid-for-disarmament talks.

South Korea said on Friday it would bomb North Korea if it tries a repeat of last week’s attack.

Secretive North Korea detailed for the first time its expanded nuclear programme on Tuesday, saying it had thousands of working centrifuges.

North Korea said on Friday that impending military exercises by the South and the United States are pushing the region towards war.

Mercurial North Korea’s nuclear threat has reached an "alarming level" and it is now trying to miniaturise weapons to improve their mobility.

A photograph of a plump young man seated near North Korea’s ailing ruler confirmed the rise of Kim Jong-il’s youngest son as the leader-in waiting.

North Korea’s ailing leader Kim Jong-il gave his youngest son his first public title on Tuesday, naming him a general.

North Korea’s military has nominated the third son of ailing leader Kim Jong-il as a delegate to a rare meeting of the ruling party.