The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced as “inappropriate” the recent comments by South Korean president following his country’s ballistic missile test.

North Korea ignores a hotline call from South Korea, Seoul says, hours after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister warned the South and the US over annual joint military exercises, and shortly after the two Koreas agreed to reestablish the emergency communication line.

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has warned that a planned joint US-South Korea military exercise will undercut a renewed push for diplomacy.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister warns the administration of US President Joe Biden against “causing a stink at its first step,” as senior American officials are in the region for visits to Japan and South Korea.