Historic Trump-Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore
Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with Kim Jong Un — the first-ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader — will take place in Singapore on June 12....
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Pompeo in Pyongyang as Korean whirlwind gathers pace
America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit. Pompeo was dispatched on an unannounced visit — his...
Two Koreas form unified team at world Table Tennis Championships
The two Koreas will field a combined women’s team at the table tennis world championships after the nations decided not to compete against each other in the quarter-finals, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)...
Here is the full text of Panmunjom Declaration by Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in
Below is the full joint statement by North and South Korea released by the South Korean presidential office on Friday (April 27) after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon...
Korean leaders aim for end of war, ‘complete denuclearisation’ after historic summit
The leaders of North and South Korea signed a declaration agreeing to work for the “complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula”. At their first summit in more than a decade, the two sides announced...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets South Korea’s Moon Jae-in in DMZ for historic peace talks
A Historic Walk after 65 years Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to cross into the South since the end of the Korean War in 1953 for a historic summit...
Suspicious factory underscores challenge of verifying North Korea’s nuclear promises
During the same week that CIA Director Mike Pompeo flew to Pyongyang for secret talks on ending North Korea’s nuclear program, US weapons experts were studying a construction site near the Chinese border for clues that North...
North Korea seeks ‘complete denuclearization’, says Seoul
North Korea has expressed its commitment to “complete denuclearization” of the Korean peninsula and is not seeking conditions, South Korean President Moon Jae-in says, as the United States vowed to maintain “maximum pressure” on...
North Korea foreign minister to visit Moscow next week: Russian embassy
North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho, who is in Beijing, will visit Russia during his current foreign tour on April 10, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The two...
North Korea’s Berlin embassy used to acquire nuclear technology: German spy chief
BERLIN In an interview with German public television channel ARD, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency chief has revealed North Korea has been acquiring equipment and technology for its nuclear and weapons programmes through its...
