South Korea

An American is sentenced to 15 years hard labour in North Korea after the Communist regime accused him of trying to overthrow the state.

John Sparks speaks with North Korean defectors and activists to get an understanding of the secretive regime and how technology is helping the outside world to seep across the border.

No mass parades and no missile launches, just muted celebrations in North Korea to mark its founder’s birth. The United States is urging the regime: stop the threats and enter talks.

US Secretary of State John Kerry raises the stakes in the war of words with North Korea, warning Pyongyang that it knew “what the outcome of the conflict would be” if America had to defend its allies.

South Korea and its American allies raise their alert levels on expectation that the north is preparing a missile launch in the coming days. John Sparks reports from the border area.

South Korea’s government warns that North Korea may be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, which could further heighten tensions between the two countries, and the West.

The Foreign Office confirms it is “consulting international partners” after North Korea informed foreign embassies in Pyongyang it could not guarantee the safety of staff in the event of conflict.

As the United States prepares to send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, David Cameron warns it would be “foolish” to abandon Britain’s nuclear deterrent Trident.

Talk of all-consuming hell-fire and nuclear war sounds grim. But North Korea’s violent sabre-rattling must be viewed in context.

North Korea blocks South Koreans from crossing its border to work in a jointly run factory park, amid increasing hostility from Pyongyang.

North Korea’s vow to restart all its mothballed nuclear facilities is met with dismay by the United Nations, which urges leaders to end “aggressive” threats and begin talks.

South Korea’s president vows to strike back quickly “without any political considerations” if the North stages any attack on its territory.

Officials in South Korea are investigating a suspected cyber attack that shut down two major banks and three TV broadcasters, prompting speculation that North Korea was involved.

Kim Jong-Un’s officials vow to tear up the 1953 armistice if the US presses ahead with proposed sanctions and continues military drills.