US Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday Washington would soon unveil its “toughest sanctions ever” on North Korea, adding that Pyongyang would not be allowed to “hijack” the upcoming Olympics. Speaking in Japan before attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Games in South Korea, Pence pledged that Washington would ...
Pyongyang urged the United Nations on Thursday to welcome improved ties on the Korean peninsula and speak out against US-South Korea military drills that could derail the thaw. In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said his country will not “sit idle” ...