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S. Korean vice defense minister meets foreign reporters

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Vice Minister of National Defense Baek Seung Joo meets foreign reporters in Seoul on May 8, 2014, and speaks about North Korean issues including a possible fourth nuclear test by Pyongyang.

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U.N. disarmament head

NEW YORK, United States - Angela Kane, the head of the United Nations' office for disarmament affairs, is interviewed by Kyodo News on April 16, 2014, at her office in New York. Kane said she would consider it a provocation if North Korea carries out a fourth nuclear test, especially ahead of a preparatory committee meeting for the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation treaty review conference that begins April 28.

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N. Korea's foreign minister in Beijing en route to New York

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong (C) arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on April 19, 2016, on his way possibly to New York for a U.N. event. It would be his first trip to the United States since Pyongyang conducted a fourth nuclear test in early January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's foreign minister to visit U.S. to discuss N. Korea

Undated combined photo shows U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China said on Feb. 22, 2016 that Wang will make a three-day trip to the United States from Feb. 23 for talks on North Korea, as Beijing and Washington try to narrow their differences on how best to address Pyongyang's recent fourth nuclear test and rocket launch. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Cabinet OKs fresh sanctions on N. Korea

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2016, the government's decision to impose new sanctions on North Korea in response to its rocket launch and fourth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Cabinet OKs fresh sanctions on N. Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approves new sanctions against North Korea in response to its rocket launch and fourth nuclear test at an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China expresses support for "new, strong" resolution against N. Korea

China's Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui (L) and his South Korean counterpart Lim Sung Nam shake hands before their talks in Seoul on Feb. 16, 2016. Zhang expressed support for efforts to adopt a strong resolution at the U.N. Security Council to punish North Korea following its recent long-range rocket launch and fourth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China expresses support for resolution against N. Korea

China's Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Zhang Yesui meets with reporters at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 16, 2016, following talks with his South Korean counterpart Lim Sung Nam. Zhang expressed support for efforts to adopt a new and strong resolution at the U.N. Security Council to punish North Korea following its recent long-range rocket launch and fourth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan decides to expand sanctions on N. Korea over missile launch

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells reporters on Feb. 10, 2016, at his office in Tokyo that the government has decided on "firm sanctions measures" against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's de facto long-range ballistic missile launch and fourth nuclear test. The punitive measures include banning the re-entry from North Korea of Japan-based foreign engineers who are involved in nuclear and missile development, and banning ships from third countries that have visited ports in North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea

China's top nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei, (3rd from R) poses for commemorative photos after arriving at Pyongyang's international airport on Feb. 2, 2016, as the U.N. Security Council discusses imposing additional sanctions on Pyongyang following its fourth nuclear test in January. Wu serves as chairman of the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China, U.S. far apart on response to N. Korea's nuclear test

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. China and the United States remain far apart on measures to be taken by the international community following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China, U.S. far apart on response to N. Korea's nuclear test

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi leave after a joint press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. China and the United States remain far apart on measures to be taken by the international community following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China, U.S. far apart on response to N. Korea's nuclear test

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. China and the United States remain far apart on measures to be taken by the international community following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China, U.S. far apart on response to N. Korea's nuclear test

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi shake hands after a joint press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. China and the United States remain far apart on measures to be taken by the international community following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China, U.S. far apart on response to N. Korea's nuclear test

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi chat in a hallway before attending a joint press conference in Beijing on Jan. 27, 2016. China and the United States remain far apart on measures to be taken by the international community following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, S. Korea, U.S. confirm tough action on N. Korea

(From L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Lim Sung Nam, first vice minister of foreign affairs of South Korea, and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki pose for photos in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2016. The three sides agreed to seek a tough U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea following its fourth nuclear test. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in show of force

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber flies over the U.S. Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, on Jan. 10, 2016, in a show of force following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. The B-52, joined by South Korean F-15 and U.S. F-16 fighters, returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam after the flight, the U.S. military said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in show of force

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber flies over the U.S. Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, on Jan. 10, 2016, in a show of force following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. The B-52, joined by South Korean F-15 and U.S. F-16 fighters, returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam after the flight, the U.S. military said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan parliament raps N. Korea over nuclear test

Japan's House of Representatives unanimously adopts a resolution in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016, lodging a strong protest against North Korea over its fourth nuclear test earlier in the week. The House of Councillors adopted a similar resolution earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China avoids saying if it sent message for Kim Jong Un's birthday

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying attends a regular press briefing in Beijing on Jan. 8, 2016. Responding to a question on whether any message has been sent to North Korea to mark leader Kim Jong Un's birthday, Hua said she did not know. The question came after North Korea faced a barrage of criticism from the international community following its fourth nuclear test earlier in the week. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan parliament raps N. Korea over nuclear test

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) makes a speech in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016, with House of Councillors President Masaaki Yamazaki looking on, after the upper house adopted a resolution lodging a strong protest against North Korea over its fourth nuclear test two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese parliament raps N. Korea over nuclear test

A resolution lodging a strong protest against North Korea over its fourth nuclear test is adopted unanimously by Japan's House of Councillors during a plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese parliament raps N. Korea over nuclear test

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) observes as a resolution lodging a strong protest against North Korea over its fourth nuclear test is adopted unanimously by Japan's House of Councillors during a plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea

China's top nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei, (R) is welcomed after arriving at Pyongyang's international airport on Feb. 2, 2016, as the U.N. Security Council discusses imposing additional sanctions on Pyongyang following its fourth nuclear test in January. Wu serves as chairman of the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea

China's top nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei, (L) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Feb. 2, 2016, as the U.N. Security Council discusses imposing additional sanctions on Pyongyang following its fourth nuclear test in January. Wu serves as chairman of the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea

China's top nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei, (L) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Feb. 2, 2016, as the U.N. Security Council discusses imposing additional sanctions on Pyongyang following its fourth nuclear test in January. Wu serves as chairman of the long-stalled six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. B-52 bomber flies over S. Korea in show of force

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber flies over the U.S. Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, on Jan. 10, 2016, in a show of force following North Korea's fourth nuclear test. The B-52, joined by South Korean F-15 and U.S. F-16 fighters, returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam after the flight, the U.S. military said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo