The parents of a former U.S. hostage who died after being released from North Korea in a coma in 2017 say they are committed to finding and shutting down illicit North Korean business assets around the world in efforts to hold its government accountable for widespread human rights abuses.
South Korea is set to let lapse an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan on Saturday amid a bitter feud over history and trade, defying mounting U.S. pressure to maintain a key element of their trilateral security cooperation.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he does not regret postponing a US-South Korean military exercise. The gesture was rejected by North Korea as not enough to restart nuclear talks.
The Pentagonsaid there is "absolutely no truth" to a report in a South Korean newspaper suggesting it is considering withdrawing troops.
South Korea showed no sign of backing off its threat to kill a key military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan, a move that analysts say would undercut Washington's standing as a regional leader and likely be exploited by China and North Korea.
Swiss engineering firm ABB said on Thursday it had upheld international sanctions on North Korea but its machinery may have been sold to the country without its permission, after photos emerged purporting to show ABB robots in a factory.
The Pentagon on Thursday morning vehemently denied South Korean media reports that it is planning to withdraw as many as 4,000 U.S. troops from the Korean peninsula.
North Korea rejected an invitation for leader Kim Jong Un to attend a planned summit in South Korea next week with Southeast Asian nations, saying it would be "pointless" due to strained ties, North Korean state media reported on Thursday.
The United States on Thursday denied a South Korean news report that it was considering withdrawing up to 4,000 troops from South Korea if it does not pay more for maintaining a 28,500-strong U.S. contingent deterring North Korean aggression.
Blaming its rival for a recent chill in relations, North Korea on Thursday said its leader turned down an invitation by South Korean President Moon Jae-in to participate in a regional summit next week. The announcement continued North Koreas current hardball approach with Washington and Seoul following
Kim Jong Un rejects invitation to S. Korea summit: KCNA
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