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Two Koreas to hold talks as North prepares to shut test site
The meetings will focus on plans to implement a declaration that emerged from a 27 April inter-Korea summit.
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North Korea proposes inter-Korea talks on 16 May - South Korea Ministry
The South Korean government was in talks to finalise details for the meeting, said a ministry official, who declined to be named due to internal policy.
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North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear bomb test site
The official Korean Central New Agency said dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test ground would involve collapsing all of its tunnels with explosions.
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Trump-Kim summit poses logistical challenges for North Korea
Unlike his father Kim Jong Il, who died in 2011 and who travelled by armoured train on his rare trips abroad, the younger leader is reportedly not known to be averse to flying.
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Trump seeks 'very meaningful' summit in Singapore with North Korea
The date and location of the first-ever meeting of a sitting US president and a North Korean leader were announced by Trump on Twitter.
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Upbeat Trump welcomes US prisoners released by North Korea
The prisoners, freed after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travelled to the North Korean capital, landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington.
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Singapore likeliest option for Trump-Kim summit: US official
Trump and Xi agreed on the importance of maintaining sanctions on Pyongyang until it permanently dismantles its nuclear and missile programs, the White House said.
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Top diplomat returning from North Korea with 3 US detainees
The fate of Korean-Americans Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim and Kim Dong-chul had been among a number of delicate issues in the run-up to the first-ever meeting of US and North Korean leaders.
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North Korean leader Kim visits China, meets President Xi
Kim told Xi the denuclearisation of the peninsula was North Korea’s “constant and clear position”, and that dialogue between North Korea and the United States could build mutual trust.
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UN food agency aims to boost aid to North Korea but lacks funds
The agency currently aims to assist 650,000 women and children there each month providing fortified cereals and biscuits.
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South Korea's Moon says Japan, North Korea should talk: Yomiuri
The interview was conducted ahead of a summit on Wednesday between Moon, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Tokyo.
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North Korea: Denuclearisation pledge not result of US-led sanctions
Impoverished North Korea has been hit by a series of UN and US sanctions in recent years in a bid to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes.
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UK says foreign secretary Johnson to meet US VP Pence, discuss Iran, North Korea
The discussions in Washington will centre on Iran, North Korea, Syria and other issues, according to Britain’s foreign ministry, and come ahead of a visit to Britain by President Donald Trump planned for 13 July.
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Trump: Date, place set for North Korea summit
The White House has said the first meeting ever between sitting the US and North Korean leaders could take place in the coming weeks.
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North Korea's Kim tells China he is committed to denuclearisation
China is North Korea’s most important economic and diplomatic backer, despite its anger at North Korea’ repeated nuclear and missile tests.
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China says to play positive role as it seeks North Korea resolution
However, China has also welcomed moves by North Korea to improve ties with South Korea and the United States.
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South Korea wants US troops to stay regardless of any treaty with North
Moon Chung-in said it would be difficult to justify the presence of US forces in South Korea if a peace treaty was signed.
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South Korean trust in North jumps after feel-good summit
A survey taken on Friday, the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met South Korean President Moon Jae-in, showed 64.7% believe the North will denuclearise and keep peace.
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Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon
The Trump administration has led a global effort to impose ever stricter sanctions on North Korea.
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S.Korea to remove loudspeakers along border, North to align time zone with South
The moves come after Friday’s historic summit at which South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un agreed to end hostilities.
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[ANALYSIS] Korean peace process depends on the US and China
The astonishing sight of two Korean leaders crossing the border that divides them is just a first step.
