Kim Jong Un’s sister rules out talks with Trump but has warm words for U.S.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, dismissed the idea of a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump this year, but did so with a warm tone that included an unusual mention of DVDs showing celebrations of the U.S. ...
U.S. envoy arrives in Japan for talks on North Korea and Hong Kong
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss China's crackdown on Hong Kong and the stalled effort to denuclearize North Korea. Biegun, the top American envoy for North Korea, held talks over dinner with Vice Foreign Minister Takeo Akiba ...
North Korean defectors face wrath of both Seoul and Pyongyang
Two brothers who led defector groups were questioned by police last week, after the government sought to have them prosecuted over leaflets sent over the border.
North Korea says it has no plans for nuclear talks with U.S.
North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as "hostile” polices toward Pyongyang. The statement by North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui came after U.S. President ...
South Korea shakes up security team after North Korea setbacks
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in shook up his security team and appointed veterans in North Korea relations after Kim Jong Un’s regime blew up a joint liaison office that once served as a symbol of his rapprochement toward Pyongyang. Moon named Park Jie-won as the ...
Kim Jong Un scolds North Korea cadres for complacency on coronavirus
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in about a month to chastise some top cadres over their management of the coronavirus, amid speculation he may be isolating himself due to the pandemic. During a Political Bureau of the Central Committee ...
Washington's North Korea envoy doubtful of new Trump-Kim summit
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun pointed to the global COVID-19 pandemic as a "wet blanket" that would make any in-person summit difficult.
Chairman Kim goes back on script
U.S. President Donald Trump's "bromance" with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has played out more or less as most experts expected.
Kim Jong Un’s erratic behavior shows North Korea is stuck
On Wednesday, Kim continued to surprise, announcing the suspension of newly announced “military action plans” against South Korea. Hours later, Seoul said it observed North Koreans removing loudspeakers that were recently installed.
Two Koreas mark war anniversary after pause in rising tensions
South Korea issued a joint statement with the United States, which fought alongside it during the 1950-53 war triggered by a surprise North Korean invasion.
North Korea's Kim backtracks on military threat, but more surprises likely in store
After weeks of vitriol, leader offers apparent off-ramp for defusing rising tensions with Seoul, one day before the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War.
Kim Jong Un suspends threat of military action against South Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un suspended his military’s plans to take unspecified retaliatory action against South Korea, state media said Wednesday, possibly slowing a pressure campaign against its rival amid stalled nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration. Declaring relations as fully ruptured, the North ...
