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Former South Korean president Lee appears for questioning over graft charges
Lee made his way before hundreds of reporters waiting outside the prosecutors’ office to ask him questions in the latest top-level political corruption scandal to rock the country.
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Not just theatre: US officials defend Trump-Kim meeting
The US expects North Korea to halt all nuclear and missile testing in advance of any meeting, Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Sunday news shows.
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Trump ready to meet North Korean leader Kim by May: South Korean official
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump “will accept the invitation to meet with Kim Jong Un at a place and time to be determined.”
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Trump calls North Korea 'sincere' on possible nuclear talks, others sceptical
Trump declined to say whether he had any preconditions for talks with Pyongyang as officials in the United States, South Korea, Japan and China responded with caution and guarded optimism.
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North Korea leader wants to advance Korea ties, makes treaty with South
Kim Jong Un invited Moon to North Korea for a summit, which Moon said the two sides should work towards.
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South Korea delegation to depart for Pyongyang to bring US, North to talks
North Korea has not carried out any weapons tests since late November, when it tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile.
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At joke-filled dinner, Trump suggests US will meet with North Korea
North Korea has refrained from carrying out any weapons tests since late November, when it tested its largest intercontinental ballistic missile.
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South Korea names envoys in bid to arrange US- North Korea talks
North Korea reiterated on Saturday that it was willing to talk to the United States but said it would never sit with any precondition.
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Seoul pushes for US-Korea talks, Trump says 'We'll see'
South Korea has engaged in a flurry of talks with North Korean officials since January, hoping to use the South’s just-concluded Winter Olympics as a catalyst for rapprochement.
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S Korea splurges on sister of Kim Jong Un; drops his name from border broadcasts
Kim’s sister Kim Yo Jong and the other North Korean officials stayed at the Walkerhill Hotel, a five-star riverside hotel in eastern Seoul.
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Any US talks with North Korea would press denuclearisation demand: Pence
Pence said he did not greet the delegation given that North Korea’s was “the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet.”
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'Olympic Destroyer' malware targeted Pyeongchang Games: firms
Games Organisers confirmed the attack on Sunday, saying that it affected internet and television services but did not compromise critical operations.
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North Korea heading for diplomacy gold medal at Olympics
That is the assessment of a former South Korean government minister and political experts who say the North has used the Games to drive a wedge between South Korea and its US ally.
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Games organisers confirm cyber-attack, won't reveal source
The Winter Games are being staged only 80km from the border with North Korea, which is technically still at war with the South since their 1950-1953 war ended.
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Amid Olympic thaw, Pence says allies united in isolating North Korea
The official said Pence and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, while watching speed skating together on Saturday night, discussed intensifying sanctions.
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Pyeongchang Games organisers probe possible cyberattack
Some local media reported system problems, including the Games website and some television sets, were due to a cyberattack.
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South Korea's Moon hosts North Korean talks as Pence keeps up pressure
Moon hosted talks and a lunch with Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of the North Korean leader, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul.
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North Korea warns against US-South Korea military drills after Olympics
North Korea has not tested a missile since late November 2017 and entered into inter-Korean dialogue in January.
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North Korea meeting to stress importance of sanctions – Canada
The Canadian government source said some nations had less experience than others when it came to sanctions.
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South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading, rattles market
Justice minister Park Sang-ki said the government is preparing a bill to ban trading of the virtual currency on domestic exchanges.
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US hails Korea talks, despite North's rejection of denuclearisation
North Korea made a “strong complaint” after Seoul proposed talks to denuclearise the Korean peninsula.
