US, South Korea work to keep North Korea summit on track

WASHINGTON –  The United States and South Korea are laboring to keep the highly anticipated U.S. summit with North Korea on track, even after President Donald Trump abruptly said “there’s a very substantial chance” it won’t happen as scheduled. South … Read More

Trump announces June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader, American prisoners released

President Trump announced Thursday that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, locking in a historic, high-stakes summit aimed at curbing the rogue nation’s nuclear weapons program. Trump made the announcement via Twitter … Read More

North Korea’s unexpected warning to US before Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet

WITH just weeks to go before Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will hold their first-ever summit, Pyongyang takes aim at the US. WITH just weeks to go before President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are … Read More

China Vows to Play a ‘Constructive Role’ in Resolving the Korean Peninsula Issue

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North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, second right, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Image Credit: AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin Chinese foreign minister is visiting … Read More

Kim Says He’ll Give Up Weapons if U.S. Promises Not to Invade

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President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, right, toasting on Friday with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, center, and Mr. Kim’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, in the border village of Panmunjom. CreditPool photo by Korea Summit Press SEOUL, South Korea … Read More

North and South Korea pledge to end war, denuclearize peninsula

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President Moon Jae-in and North Korean President Kim Jong Un meet in the truce village of Panmunjom (Photo by Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images) In a historic summit on Friday, the leaders of North and South Korea vowed to officially … Read More

China, Russia and Japan seek seats at the table with Kim Jong-un, Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump

Region’s stakeholders all have an interest in rejoining negotiations, while US and South Korea would prefer narrower remit. As the situation on the Korean peninsula shifts rapidly, regional stakeholders are working to ensure they will each have a seat at … Read More

North and South Korea’s summit holds promise for peace. Unfortunately, so did the last two.

North Korean village of Gijungdong is seen during a press tour from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in Paju, South Korea, on April 24, 2018.(Photo: Lee Jin-man, AP) SEOUL — Friday’s summit … Read More

REPORT: North Korea, South Korea Set To Announce Official End To 64-Year-Long War

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Chung Sung-Jun / Staff / Getty Images Hostilities on the Korean peninsula ended on July 27, 1953, but the war didn’t. On that day, the U.S., North Korea and China signed an armistice agreement designed to “insure a complete cessation … Read More

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