Tensions on the Korean Peninsula - TASS

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North Korean missile flies 700 kilometers — news agency

Trump vows to settle conflict between North Korea, South Korea

Kim Jong Un calls for continuous development of North Korea’s defensive capabilities

Pyongyang's nuclear arms guarantee peace on Korean Peninsula — Foreign Ministry

Lavrov points to provocative nature of US military action against North Korea

"There is no option but to return to a mutually respectful dialogue based on the realities on the peninsula in order to build a reliable framework for ensuring long-term peace and stability in Northeast Asia," the statement says

South Korea to keep seeking dialogue with Pyongyang, president says

Lee Jae Myung acknowledged that North Korea has not yet responded affirmatively to his proposals for resuming contact, but stressed that South Korea will remain patient and continue promoting peace and mutual prosperity

North Korea rejects denuclearization as an infringement on its constitutional order

According to the diplomats, North Korea insists that its choice to possess nuclear weapons, which guarantee the state's sovereignty, was inevitable due to the continuing US nuclear threat

North Korea comes up with new-type solid-fuel engine for next generation ICBMs — KCNA

The engine is to be used in the ICBM Hwasongpho-19 series and the next-generation ICBM Hwasongpho-20

South Korean leader should forget about North Korea’s denuclearization — news agency

"In order to change DPRK's nuclear policy permanently fixed in the supreme law and basic law of the state according to the general will of the North Korean people, it is necessary to change the world and the political and military environment on the Korean Peninsula," the article noted

Seoul lifts restrictions on private contacts with North Korea, says unification minister

Chung Dong-young signed an order nullifying the previous regulation that had restricted communication between the two countries' citizens for decades

South Korea seeks to restore trust with North Korea, president says

The new unification minister Chong Dong-yong noted that "a high wall of distrust has been built between Seoul and Pyongyang over years of hostile policy"

Pyongyang not to negotiate with South Korea under new presidency

According to sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea concluded "that the true nature of the ROK politician who is surely enslaved to the departed spirit of unification by absorption cannot be changed"

Kim Jong Un gets live look at North Korean troops in training

The North Korean leader expressed great satisfaction with the progress of the drills, which resembled a real battle, as well as with their result

ASEAN states express concern over North Korean missile tests, call for dialogue

The ASEAN countries called on the DPRK to fully comply with all relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council