North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

NKorea’s Kim arrives for summit with Russia’s Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in the Russian city of Vladivostok for a summit he is likely to use to seek support from President Vladimir Putin while Pyongyang’s nuclear talks with Washington are in limbo.

Trump says next meeting with North Korea's Kim likely in early 2019

US President Donald Trump says he is likely to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in January or February and that three sites for their second meeting are under consideration.

Trump received letter from NKorea's Kim on Aug 1: White House

US President Donald Trump receives a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the two continue to discuss Pyongyang's commitment at a recent Singapore summit to rid itself of nuclear weapons, but no second meeting is currently planned, the White House says.

World escaped nuclear weapons threat: SKorea president

South Korean President Moon Jae-In says the world escaped the threat of war after Singapore summit, echoing US President Donald Trump's upbeat assessment of his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Trump, Kim agree on denuclearisation, but deal seen symbolic

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledge to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy.

Prawns and Haagen-Dazs on menu as Trump-Kim meet

The main course may be hard-to-swallow denuclearisation, but Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un also had a heady mix of Yangzhou fried rice and a dark chocolate tartlet ganache on their plates during their historic summit.

Trump expresses optimism amid summit

On the eve of their historic and unprecedented summit, President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepares for a meeting that could define the fate of millions, along with their own political futures, with Trump forecasting a “nice” outcome and Kim spending the day out of view.

Trump says Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore

US President Donald Trump announces his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12.

Trump says date, place set for North Korea summit

President Donald Trump says the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of US troops from the area.

March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018

Trump says Xi told him meeting with North Korea's Kim went well

President Donald Trump says in a tweet that Chinese President Xi Jinping had told him a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had gone very well and that Kim looked forward to meeting with Trump.

March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018

North Korea's Kim met China's Xi on 1st foreign trip

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is treated to a lavish welcome by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a secretive trip to Beijing as both sides seek to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington.

February 10, 2018
February 10, 2018

NKorean leader invites SKorea's Moon to the North

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang "at an early date", the presidential Blue House in Seoul says, potentially setting up the first meeting of Korean leaders in more than 10 years.

February 10, 2018
February 10, 2018

'Trump' and 'Kim' thrown out of Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

People dressed up as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cause a commotion when they appear in the stands at the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony before swiftly being shown out by security staff.

February 8, 2018
February 8, 2018

NKorea says no plans to meet US officials at Olympics; Washington seeks more sanctions

North Korea has no intention of meeting US officials during the Winter Olympics that start on Friday, the KCNA news agency reports, dampening hopes the Games will help resolve a tense standoff over the North's nuclear weapons programme.

March 19, 2017
March 19, 2017

NKorea's Kim says engine test is new birth of rocket industry

North Korea conducts a test of a new high-thrust engine at its Tongchang-ri rocket launch station and leader Kim Jong Un said the successful test was "a new birth" of its rocket industry, the reclusive North's official media says.

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