South Korea's military said Monday it was closely monitoring North Korean facilities after a series of satellite images triggered an international alarm that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile or space launch.

South Korea is closely monitoring North Korea for 'missile launch': Military

US President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but some time may have to go by before this takes place, Trump's national security adviser said on Sunday.

Some time may pass before a third North Korea summit: Bolton

North Koreans go to the polls Sunday for an election in which there can be only one winner. Leader Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party has an iron grip on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the isolated, nuclear-armed country is officially known.

Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds election

The week that was, in pictures

North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, US news outlet NPR has reported, based on satellite image analysis of a key facility near Pyongyang. NPR said the images of Sanumdong, one of the facilities Pyongyang has used to produce inter-continental ballistic missiles and space rockets, were taken days before US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in Hanoi for their high-stakes summit, which ended in failure.

North Korea may be preparing missile or space launch: NPR

Donald Trump's hitherto failed ‘maximum pressure’ approach to Iran, as well as for that matter North Korea, begs the question what the US president’s true objectives are and what options he is left with should the policy ultimately fail.

Iran and North Korea highlight pitfalls of Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy

North Korea releases documentary on Kim Jong Un

Timeline of North Korea's missile programme

US President Donald Trump is open to more talks with North Korea over denuclearisation, his national security adviser said on Thursday, despite reports it is reactivating parts of its missile programme.

Trump says open to talks with North Korea despite missile programme activity

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he'd be "very, very disappointed" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range rocket site are confirmed.

Will be very, very disappointed, says Trump over reports of North Korea rebuilding rocket site

North Korea's food production last year fell to its lowest level in more than a decade as natural disasters hit the country already under crippling international sanctions over its weapons programme, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

United Nations warns of worst food harvest in North Korea in a decade

WION Gravitas: Kim restoring rocket launch sites, reports say

Washington's North Korea envoy Stephen Biegun was to meet Wednesday with officials from Japan and South Korea to discuss the outcome of the Hanoi summit last week, amid new evidence that Pyongyang is rebuilding a rocket launch site.

US, North Korea envoy in talks after Pyongyang rocket site work revealed

North Korea recorded its worst harvest for more than a decade last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, as natural disasters combined with its lack of arable land and inefficient agriculture to hit production.

North Korea food production 'lowest for a decade': UN

Satellite images analyzed by experts on Wednesday show the partial reconstruction of facilities at the satellite launching base in Sohae, North Korea, which the regime had started to dismantle last year, and which had shown no activity for months.

Satellites detect partial reconstruction of North Korean missile base

Reports: North Korea reportedly restoring rocket launch site after Trump-Kim summit failure

Kim Jong-Un returns to North Korea after failed summit with Donald Trump

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he was hopeful the United States would send a delegation to North Korea in the coming weeks after a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended with no deal.

US Secretary Mike Pompeo sees more North Korea talks, Seoul faces limits in mediator role

The armoured train carrying North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on his way back from the Hanoi summit on Monday travelled past the Chinese capital on its journey back to Pyongyang, ending speculation about a possible meeting with the Chinese president.

No meeting with China as North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's train makes no stop in Beijing

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that North Korea does not have any economic future with nuclear weapons as the Pentagon confirmed the United States and South Korea had agreed to end joint large scale spring military exercises.

North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons: Donald Trump

The leader of North Korea left the Vietnamese capital on Saturday for Pyongyang by train, after concluding a two-day state visit, following his failed summit with the President of the United States earlier in the week.

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un leaves for Pyongyang after Vietnamese state visit

The United States and North Korea on Friday put forward starkly different accounts over the breakdown of a high-stakes summit in Hanoi but offered guarded hope that they could meet again.

Trump, Kim Jong-un agree to continue having productive talks on North Korea's denuclearisation

By Sojin Lim The summit talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and US President Donald Trump, began in a climate of surprise and expectation in Singapore in June 2018.

What does the failure of North Korea-US summit mean for Korean peninsula

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South Korea is closely monitoring North Korea for 'missile launch': Military

Some time may pass before a third North Korea summit: Bolton

Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds election

The week that was, in pictures

North Korea may be preparing missile or space launch: NPR

Iran and North Korea highlight pitfalls of Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ strategy

North Korea releases documentary on Kim Jong Un

Timeline of North Korea's missile programme

Trump says open to talks with North Korea despite missile programme activity

Will be very, very disappointed, says Trump over reports of North Korea rebuilding rocket site

United Nations warns of worst food harvest in North Korea in a decade

WION Gravitas: Kim restoring rocket launch sites, reports say

US, North Korea envoy in talks after Pyongyang rocket site work revealed

North Korea food production 'lowest for a decade': UN

Satellites detect partial reconstruction of North Korean missile base

Reports: North Korea reportedly restoring rocket launch site after Trump-Kim summit failure

Kim Jong-Un returns to North Korea after failed summit with Donald Trump

Kim Jong-Un returns to North Korea after failed summit with Donald Trump

US Secretary Mike Pompeo sees more North Korea talks, Seoul faces limits in mediator role

No meeting with China as North Korea leader Kim Jong Un's train makes no stop in Beijing

North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons: Donald Trump

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un leaves for Pyongyang after Vietnamese state visit

Trump, Kim Jong-un agree to continue having productive talks on North Korea's denuclearisation

What does the failure of North Korea-US summit mean for Korean peninsula