North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is ready to accelerate denuclearization of his country in exchange for security guarantees from the United States and wants to hold a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump at an early date, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday. Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un embarked on a rare trip Thursday to Mount Paekdu in an event designed to enhance their personal ties and also highlight the success of their summit in Pyongyang.The leaders left Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport shortly

North Korea's state media reported Wednesday on the third inter-Korean summit under way in Pyongyang, saying that the leaders of the two Koreas "highly appreciated" the current state of cross-border relations during their talks. South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Pyongya

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will chair a United Nations Security Council meeting next week to address efforts to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Tuesday. Pompeo plans to chair the ministerial meeting in New York on Sept. 27 after

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday, welcomed by a crowd of North Koreans that included leader Kim Jong-un and his wife, Ri Sol-ju.The surprise appearance of the reclusive North Korean leader at Pyongyang's Sunan International Airport was broadcast live in South Ko

North Korea's state media reported Tuesday on this week's inter-Korean summit, calling it a "good opportunity" to improve ties between the two Koreas."The Pyongyang summit aimed at implementing the Panmunjom declaration for peace, prosperity and reunification of the Korean peninsula will

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is set to embark on a trip to North Korea this week for his third and possibly most crucial meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Moon will head for Pyongyang on Tuesday, using a direct flight across the heavily-fortified inter-Korean border.The inter-Korean

South and North Korea will officially launch their joint liaison office Friday aimed at fostering cross-border exchanges and contact, the unification ministry said.The liaison office will be launched in the North's border town of Kaesong, with around 50 people each from the two Koreas expected t

The United States is monitoring North Korea, among other nations, for possible interference in the U.S. midterm elections in November, senior administration officials said Wednesday.U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order the same day to allow sanctions on foreign governments or their

The two Koreas will hold working-level military talks Thursday to discuss details of a comprehensive agreement to flesh out the military part of their April summit accord aimed at reducing border tensions and building mutual trust.The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at Tongilgak, a North Korea-control

U.S. President Donald Trump thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and pledged to work together with him on Thursday after Kim said via a South Korean envoy that his faith in Trump remains unchanged."Kim Jong Un of North Korea proclaims 'unwavering faith in President Trump.' Thank you to C

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with a special delegation of South Korean President Moon Jae-in Wednesday, possibly reaffirming his commitment to establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula and denuclearizing his country."The special delegation met with Chairman Kim Jong-un to deliver the person

The National Assembly is set to open its regular session Monday with key bills aimed at propping up the slowing economy and promoting business regulation pending.Rival parties failed last week to narrow their differences about proposals easing Internet-only banks' ownership cap and other key der

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday named his top security adviser as a special envoy to North Korea.Chung Eui-yong, head of the presidential National Security Office, will head a five-member delegation to the communist state that is set to leave for Pyongyang on Wednesday. T

South Korea said Tuesday it will expand the inter-Korean cooperation fund 14.3 percent on-year to 1.1 trillion won (US$990 million) in 2019, reflecting the recent peace mood highlighted by the April 27 summit deal.Especially, the budgets for cross-border projects such as the modernization of the Nor

North Korea's media reported Monday on the weeklong reunions of hundreds of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.South and North Korea held the event in two rounds from Aug. 20-26 at Mount Kumgang, a scenic resort on the North's east coast. It is part of the promise their leaders mad

Elderly South Koreans headed back home Sunday after brief, emotional meetings with their long-lost kin residing in North Korea in the second round of the latest family reunions.More than 300 South Koreans, from 81 families, left the North's Mount Kumgang resort by bus at about 1:20 p.m., wrappin

Dozens of South Koreans began their second day on Mount Kumgang on Tuesday by having private meetings with their long-separated families, a day after a tearful first group encounter in about seven decades.On Monday, the 89 elderly South Koreans and 185 North Korean people reunited for the first time

South and North Korea will begin their weeklong reunion event for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War on Monday.A total of 89 South Koreans will hold the first session of meetings with their families living in North Korea at a Mount Kumgang resort on the North's east coast at 3 p.m.They

The United States and North Korea will have frequent discussions until the goal of Pyongyang's denuclearization is reached, the State Department said Friday, declining to provide details on a reported meeting last weekend.U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Harry Harris is reported to have met with North K