North Korea is reactivating a missile site, South Korea says
South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after the first summit with US President Donald Trump last year.
Trump told a news conference after an unprecedented first summit with Kim on June 12 in Singapore that the North Korean leader had promised that a major missile engine testing site would be destroyed very soon.Trump did not identify the site, but a US official subsequently told Reuters it was the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located at Tongchang-ri.The White House and the US State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Yonhap report.
However, subsequent images indicated North Korea had halted work to dismantle the missile engine test site in the first part of August.The breakdown of the summit in Hanoi last week has raised questions about the future of US-North Korea dialogue.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Donald Trump vows to help North Korea unlock 'unbelievable potential | Sky News AustraliaDonald Trump heaped praise on North Korea as he met with Kim Jong Un for a second historic summit in Vietnam, saying Pyongyang had 'unlimited' economic potential which he vowed to help unlock.\n\nThe US president shook hands with Mr Kim and posed for pictures before sitting down to give the world an update on their flourishing relationship.\n\nIt comes after the pair met for the first time in Singapore in June last year following the exchange of several personal insults and increased tension over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.\n\nBut reflecting on their progress in Hanoi, Mr Trump said: 'I thought the first summit was a great success and I think this one hopefully will be equal or greater than the first.'\n\nThe president - speaking to Mr Kim through an interpreter - said the US was going to help Pyongyang fulfil its potential.\n\n\n\n
Read more »
North Korea says it made 'realistic proposal' at Trump-Kim summit, disputes reason for breakdownNorth Korea has contradicted President Donald Trump on his reason for walking away from the summit with Kim Jong-un short, saying the US wanted too much.
Read more »
US unwilling to lift sanctions on North Korea | Sky News AustraliaDonald Trump has confirmed that North Korea was willing denuke but they wanted to have all the sanctions lifted, which the US was unwilling to do.\n\nThe White House confirmed President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not reach an agreement at the summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday following two days of talks. \n\nAddressing the press following the summit, Mr Trump described Kim as ‘quite a character’ and the summit ‘really very productive’ but said ‘sometimes you just have to walk’. \n\nMr Trump declined to comment on whether Mr Kim wanted to keep some of his nuclear weapons, but said he 'he has a vision' of what Kim Jong Un wants.\n\n\n
Read more »
US unwilling to lift sanctions on North Korea | Sky News AustraliaDonald Trump has confirmed that North Korea was willing denuke but they wanted to have all the sanctions lifted, which the US was unwilling to do.\n\nThe White House confirmed President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un did not reach an agreement at the summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday following two days of talks. \n\nAddressing the press following the summit, Mr Trump described Kim as ‘quite a character’ and the summit ‘really very productive’ but said ‘sometimes you just have to walk’. \n\nMr Trump declined to comment on whether Mr Kim wanted to keep some of his nuclear weapons, but said he 'he has a vision' of what Kim Jong Un wants.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Read more »
Trump promises North Korea 'AWESOME' future ahead of nuclear talksDonald Trump has touted North Korea's 'AWESOME' future if his 'friend' Kim Jong-un agrees to give up his nuclear arsenal.
Read more »
Trump expressed regret at not striking a deal, South Korean President saysDonald Trump 'expressed regret' at not striking a deal with Kim Jong-un in a phone call with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, officials said
Read more »
Otto Warmbier death: North Korea owes US explanation - World newsNorth Korea should give a full accounting of the circumstances surrounding Otto Warmbier's death, President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton says.
Read more »
Trump says North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weaponsUS President Donald Trump says North Korea has no economic future if it has nuclear weapons, backing his decision to walk away from his summit with Kim Jong-un.
Read more »
North Korea rejects US claims about lifting sanctionsNorth Korea disputes claims by United States President Donald Trump that it demanded all sanctions be lifted in exchange for decommissioning its nuclear research centre.
Read more »