The US and the North last held their working-level nuclear talks in Sweden in October 2019
Pyongyang conducted its sixth atomic test in September
He further stressed that the country should be prepared for a nuclear counter-attack, which the 'US cannot cope with'
North Korea yesterday fired an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean
B R Myers says many South Korean intellectuals admire the North for standing up to the world
Beijing's official response was brief and moderate
This marked Tokyo's second revision higher after previously giving estimates of 70 and 120 kilotons
Called upon North Korea to cease action that adversely impacts peace, stability of region and beyond
N Korea said it conducted test of hydrogen bomb to be loaded into intercontinental ballistic missile
The US top United Nations representative said that North Korea is 'begging for war'
The drop came as traders were nervously eyeing developments in North Korea
This is not the first time Kim has chosen a provocative moment to flaunt his country's weapons
It is a matter of deep concern that DPRK has once again acted in violation, the ministry said
The move came amid heightened military tensions with Pyongyang's repeated weapons tests
Cho Il-Um the head of foreign espionage for Kim Jong-Un's regime, was added to the blacklist
North Korea conducted what appeared to be a failed test of a powerful medium-range missile
US Secretary of State John Kerry and the Japanese and S Korean foreign ministers said the N Korean test would not go unanswered