The U.S. State Department on Tuesday declined to specify a deadline for North Korea's denuclearization ahead of negotiations to be led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo later this week.Pompeo is slated to travel to Pyongyang Thursday to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and flesh out a d

"The character of the Pyeongtaek headquarters may depend on how the U.S.-China rivalry would unfold," said Kim Tae-hyun, an international politics professor at Chung-Ang University, to Yonhap.Kim predicted, "Should the relations between the two major powers deteriorate, should China undertake a m

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea Thursday to meet with leader Kim Jong-un and continue negotiations on dismantling the regime's nuclear weapons program, the White House said.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Monday announced Pompeo's first visit to Py

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he believes North Korea is "very serious" about dismantling its nuclear weapons program as skepticism persists over whether the regime will follow through on its denuclearization pledge.Trump told Fox News in an interview aired Sunday that he believes North Kor

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday discussed the importance of fully implementing sanctions on North Korea in a phone call with his Chinese counterpart.Pompeo spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and exchanged views on ongoing efforts to achieve the "shared goal of the complete, v

The two Koreas are set to hold working-level talks Thursday to discuss cooperation on connecting roads over the border amid a thaw in inter-Korean relations.The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom, according to the ministry. Vice Transport Minister Ki

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed confidence Wednesday that North Korea understands the scope of the U.S. request for denuclearization.Speaking at a Senate hearing, the top U.S. diplomat refused to discuss details of ongoing negotiations between the countries to dismantle the regime'

The government called off a scheduled meeting on deregulation at the last minute on Wednesday, prompting suspicions over the whereabouts of President Moon Jae-in who had been set to attend the meeting.The meeting was originally scheduled to be held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae from 3 p.m

The chief of U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Wednesday dismissed concerns that the recent decision by Seoul and Washington to suspend their combined military exercises would lead to an end of all other drills and weaken deterrence capabilities.Gen. Vincent Brooks defended the decision, voicing hopes tha

(Yonhap) -- Former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil, one of South Korea's most influential politicians in the 1980s-90s who was often dubbed the "eternal No. 2" for his closeness to power and failure to reach the top, died Saturday. He was 92.Kim is believed to have died of old age. He was taken in

The two Koreas are holding Red Cross talks on Friday to discuss organizing a reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War and other humanitarian issues.The talks started at around 10 a.m. at a hotel on Mount Kumgang on the North's scenic east coast, according to the unification minist

The two Koreas are set to hold a Red Cross meeting on Friday to discuss a set of humanitarian issues, including holding a reunion of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, amid a thaw in inter-Korean relations.The inter-Korean Red Cross talks will begin at around 10 a.m. at a hotel on Mount K

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed ways to further strengthen strategic and tactical cooperation in their latest round of talks, North Korean state media reported Thursday.Kim and Xi held their second session Wednesday, the second and last day of the North Kor

Chinese President Xi Jinping has voiced his strong support for North Korea's commitment to denuclearization and promised to keep playing a constructive role in the process, North Korean state media reported Wednesday.In his summit with Xi in Beijing on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ex

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit Beijing soon to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss cooperation after his historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, a media report said Tuesday.Citing sources close to the matter, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported that Kim may travel to

South Korea and the United States have decided to suspend the Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) exercise slated for August, Seoul and Washington officials said Tuesday, amid dialogue efforts to denuclearize North Korea.Shortly after his Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last Tuesday,

Sports could work as an important stepping stone to expand inter-Korean exchanges and build peace on the Korean peninsula, the head of a South Korean delegation said Monday as he headed to Panmunjom for sports exchanges talks with North Korea."We will try to materialize the spirits and principles a

The two Koreas are set to hold a series of talks on sports, reunions of separated families, railway and road connections and forestry cooperation in the coming weeks, officials said Sunday, a reminder of the ongoing thaw in cross-border ties.On Monday, they will meet at Peace House, a South Korean b

South Korea's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae expressed optimism on Saturday about U.S. President Donald Trump's recent announcement that he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the phone, calling it "very important progress."On Friday, Trump said he gave Kim a direct phon

South Korea and the United States have launched discussions about whether to suspend joint military exercises and will announce a decision in the near future, a senior presidential official said Friday.The possible suspension of joint military drills between the South and the U.S. has emerged as a k