Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea’s nuclear ambitions — despite President Donald Trump implying this is already a lost cause. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are to meet top Beijing diplomat State Councilor Yang Jiechi and General Fang Fenghui, … Read more
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to thank China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea, but declared that Beijing’s “efforts” had failed. “While I greatly appreciate the efforts of President Xi & China to help with North Korea, it has not worked out. At least I know China tried!” Trump wrote. … Read more
President Donald Trump called the death of one-time North Korean prisoner Otto Warmbier a “total disgrace” Tuesday and said the student should have been brought back to the United States sooner. “It’s a total disgrace what happened to Otto,” Trump said, during an event in the Oval Office. “It should never, ever, be allowed to … Read more
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Tuesday that North Korea bears responsibility for the death of US student Otto Warmbier, and described its regime as irrational. Ahead of talks here next week with President Donald Trump, Moon said he hopes to engage North Korea in dialogue by the end of the year. But Moon also … Read more
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Tuesday that North Korea bears a “heavy responsibility” for the death of US student Otto Warmbier and described its regime as irrational. The 22-year-old, who was released in a coma last week after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea, died on Monday — prompting President Donald Trump … Read more
China on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the death of US student Otto Warmbier following his release from North Korea in a coma, and urged Washington and Pyongyang to resolve tensions through dialogue. “I think this is an unfortunate thing,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular news briefing. “We hope that North Korea … Read more
The US student held in captivity for more than 15 months in North Korea has died a week after returning home. Otto Warmbier, 22, was serving 15 years hard labour, accused of attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. He was returned to the US last Tuesday, with North Korea saying it was … Read more
The tour agency that took US student Otto Warmbier to Pyongyang said Tuesday it would stop taking Americans to the reclusive state after the 22-year-old died following 18 months in North Korean detention. Warmbier was medically evacuated to the United States last week, suffering from severe brain damage. He died six days later in his … Read more
Washington will host two of China’s most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world’s greatest powers and test Beijing’s willingness to turn the screw on North Korea. President Donald Trump’s administration has had mixed results in its efforts to shake up US foreign policy, but officials feel they have made inroads with … Read more
Otto Warmbier, the US student released in a coma last week after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea, died on Monday, leading President Donald Trump to decry the “brutal regime” in Pyongyang. The 22-year-old was medically evacuated to the United States on Tuesday last week, suffering from severe brain damage. He died six … Read more
Otto Warmbier, the US student released by North Korea in a coma last week after more than a year in detention, has died, his family said Monday. The 22-year-old, who had suffered severe brain damage, was medically evacuated to the United States on June 13. He died Monday at 2:20 pm (1820 GMT), surrounded by … Read more
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed in Beijing Saturday after a visit to North Korea, describing the escapade as a “real good trip”. Sporting a baseball cap, sunglasses, green nail polish and a black t-shirt emblazoned with the logo of sponsor PotCoin — a cryptocurrency for the legal cannabis industry — Rodman declined to … Read more
US student Otto Warmbier has been freed from jail in North Korea, but his parents say he has been in a coma for a year. The US secretary of state said the 22-year-old was on his way home to the US. The Warmbier family told US media they had found out only last week that … Read more
North Korea has released American student Otto Warmbier from a 15-year sentence of hard labour, US officials said Tuesday, as the 22-year-old’s parents told media he has been medically evacuated in a coma from the reclusive country. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed the release of the student, who was arrested in 2016 for stealing … Read more
North Korea has released 22-year-old American student Otto Warmbier from a 15-year sentence of hard labor, officials said Tuesday, as former US basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived in Pyongyang. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed the release, and said Washington remains in talks with the isolated regime “regarding three other US citizens reported detained.” Officials … Read more
The State Department issued a sharp warning to Americans Tuesday against travel to North Korea after the arrest of a fourth US citizen, cautioning against the “serious risk” of lengthy detention and “unduly harsh sentences.” Kim Hak-Song was detained over the weekend for “hostile acts,” the official KCNA news agency said, adding he had worked … Read more
North Korea says it has detained a US citizen on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state. Kim Hak-song worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) and was held on 6 May, state-run news agency KCNA said. Three other US citizens are currently held in North Korea, including Kim Sang-duck, who had … Read more
A foreign-funded university in North Korea confirmed Monday the arrest of a US citizen — the second person linked to the school held in two weeks amid tensions on the peninsula. The detention of Kim Hak-Song means that the North is now holding four US citizens, with the two countries at loggerheads over Pyongyang’s nuclear … Read more
North Korea has detained another US citizen for committing “hostile acts”, it said Sunday, its second arrest of an American in a fortnight with tensions high between Pyongyang and Washington. The arrest of Kim Hak-Song means that the North is holding four US citizens, with the two countries at loggerheads over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile … Read more
A foreign-funded university in North Korea has confirmed the arrest of a US citizen who was lecturing there — the third American held in the country amid growing tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. Kim Sang-Duk, or Tony Kim, was arrested at the capital’s airport Saturday as he was about to leave after teaching at the … Read more