North Korea

North And South Korea Agree To Reconnect Roads, Rails

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 15, 2018

The two Koreas will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconnection of their railways and roads as early as next month, they agreed Monday, as Seoul pursues an approach to the nuclear-armed North increasingly diverging from the US.

Kim Jong Un Must Be Rewarded For Move To Abandon Nukes: South Korea

World News | Reuters | Monday October 15, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is sincere and really means to abandon nuclear weapons, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a French newspaper, adding that the international community needed to reward him for that.

"Can't Leave Now": Trump Says Will Meet Kim Jong Un After US Midterms

World News | Reuters | Wednesday October 10, 2018

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held after US congressional elections on Nov. 6.

Planned Kim Summit Narrowed Down To "Three Or Four" Locations: Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 10, 2018

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that planning for his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is advanced and that "three or four locations" have been short-listed.

Kim Jong Un Has Invited The Pope To North Korea, Says South Korea

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 9, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to Pyongyang, South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.

Mike Pompeo Says North Korea Ready To Let Inspectors Into Nuclear Sites

World News | Reuters | Monday October 8, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ready to allow international inspectors into the North's nuclear and missile testing sites, one of the main sticking points over an earlier denuclearisation pledge.

Mike Pompeo Says North Korea, US Making Progress Toward Denuclearisation

World News | Reuters | Sunday October 7, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held two hours of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Sunday and said the two sides continued to make progress toward denuclearization.

Mike Pompeo Hopes Talks With Kim Jong Un Will Lead To Denuclearization

World News | Reuters | Sunday October 7, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he expects to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he hopes will lead North Korea to give up a nuclear weapons program that potentially threatens the United States.

Mike Pompeo To Coordinate With Japan In North Korea Talks

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 6, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he would coordinate closely with Japan during denuclearization talks with North Korea and promised to raise the issue of the abductions of Japanese citizens in his meetings in Pyongyang.

North, South Korea Hold High-Level Peace Talks In Pyongyang

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 6, 2018

The Koreas held a high-level meeting in North Korea's capital on Friday to discuss the implementation of agreements from a summit last month between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

Letters From Pyongyang Have Trump Swooning Over A Budding Relationship

World News | Anne Gearan, The Washington Post | Wednesday October 3, 2018

North Korea's authoritarian leader may have found the key to President Donald Trump's heart: a flowery letter full of flattery.

Mike Pompeo To Meet Kim Jong Un In North Korea On Sunday

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 3, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un to push forward denuclearization efforts, the State Department said.

Promised A "Paradise", They Are Now Suing North Korea Over The Lies

World News | Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | Monday October 1, 2018

Hiroko Sakakibara was only a young girl when the North Korean agents came to her father's house trying to sell him on a dream of earthly paradise in the family's ancestral land.

North Korea Gifts Hunting Dogs To South Korea President Moon Jae-In

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 30, 2018

South Korean President Moon Jae-in received a pair of North Korean indigenous hunting dogs from Pyongyang, his office said today, the latest token of the rapidly blossoming friendship on the peninsula.

"We Fell In Love": Trump's Latest On 'Bromance' With Kim Jong Un

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 30, 2018

US President Donald Trump said he and North Korea's Kim Jong Un have fallen "in love" -- their bromance fuelled by "beautiful letters" he received from the leader of the nuclear-armed state.