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Trump watching North Korea 'closely' as talks deadline nears

09:24 | 17/12/2019

US President Donald Trump said on Monday (Dec 16) he'd be "disappointed" if North Korea had something "in the works" as a year-end ultimatum from ...

North Korea warns US not to exploit 'close' Trump-Kim ties

09:25 | 28/10/2019

North Korea said on Sunday (Oct 27) the United States must not exploit the "close personal relations" between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump as ...

South Korea's Moon ups defence spending, urges North to talk

08:56 | 23/10/2019

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said Seoul would increase military spending and urged the North to return to dialogue in a budget speech on Tuesday ...

Kim Jong Un's ride up sacred mountain spurs speculation of policy shift

09:18 | 17/10/2019

New pictures of Kim Jong Un riding a white horse through a winter landscape to the summit of Mount Paektu, a sacred peak for North ...

North Korea says no talks unless US stops hostile policies

21:00 | 06/10/2019

North Korea said Sunday (Oct 6) it has "no desire" to continue nuclear talks unless the United States takes steps to end hostilities, a day ...

'Great respect' between US and North Korea: Trump

10:25 | 27/05/2019

There is "great respect" between the United States and North Korea, President Donald Trump said Monday, predicting "lots of good things" despite recent missile launches ...

US approves missile sales to South Korea, Japan

08:56 | 18/05/2019

The United States said Friday (May 17) it had approved more than US$600 million in sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan ...

Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones

12:03 | 27/04/2019

North and South Korea Saturday struck different notes as they marked the first anniversary of a summit between their leaders that fuelled a whirlwind of ...

Putin tells Kim he wants to support 'positive' efforts on Korean peninsula

12:38 | 25/04/2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday (Apr 25) that he supports ongoing efforts to ease tensions on the ...