U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he is disappointed with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un over reports the regime is rebuilding a missile facility. Trump was asked by reporters whether he is disappointed amid continued reports that North Korea is reassembling the Sohae satellite launching si
Since last week's no-deal summit, the United States and North Korea have been expressing hope for more talks, but uncertainty has been growing amid tough words from Washington and lingering doubts over Pyongyang's denuclearization commitment. South Korea has been clamoring for a "mediating
President Moon Jae-in has reiterated his resolve to further improve South Korea's relationship with Southeast Asian nations ahead of his visit to three regional countries next week.In a special contribution to the Asia News Network released on Mar. 7, 2019, Moon pledged that South Korea and the
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Mar. 6, 2019 he would be "disappointed" if reports that North Korea is rebuilding a missile engine test site are true.Trump made the remark at the White House when asked about two U.S. reports that North Korea is rebuilding the Sohae satellite launching facility
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun gave a closed briefing to Congress on Mar. 5, 2019 on the recent summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Biegun, who is in charge of day-to-day negotiations with the North, spoke before the Senate Foreign Re
The United States refused to say on Mar. 5, 2019 whether it has been in contact with North Korea since their summit ended without an agreement last week.State Department deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino said the U.S. remains "in regular contact" with the North, but declined to go into detail.
South Korea's top nuclear envoy left Tuesday for the United States to discuss ways to maintain momentum in efforts to denuclearize North Korea following a no-deal Hanoi summit. Lee Do-hoon, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, said he plans to meet with his Ame
South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off a new weeklong combined exercise that replaced their major springtime Key Resolve drills under an alliance decision to spur peace efforts with North Korea.The Dong Maeng command post exercise will run through March 12, excluding the upcoming wee
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Korea in collaboration with the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka held an Investment Promotion Programme in The Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Seoul on Feb. 19, 2019, under the Economic Diplomacy Programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
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North Korea's denuclearization, if agreed to, would involve four major steps, including a declaration of its nuclear stockpiles, experts said, as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are set to begin a two-day summit on Feb. 27, 2019.At their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam,
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump are set to kick off two days of meetings in Hanoi on Feb. 27, 2019, beginning with a warm-up dinner where they are expected to exchange pleasantries in a bid to demonstrate their budding chemistry.Both Kim and Trump arrived in Hanoi on
South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday expressed hopes that this week's summit between the United States and North Korea will mark "another important milestone" in the ongoing efforts for lasting peace on the peninsula. Speaking at a disarmament conference in Geneva, Switz
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that there is no compromise on the goal of the complete denuclearization of North Korea. In an interview with NBC, Pompeo said complete denuclearization remains the objective as the two countries head into a summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, next week. "Tha
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 20, 2019 that North Korea must take "meaningful" steps toward denuclearization to win sanctions relief from the United States.Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Feb. 27 and 28 to flesh out an agreement they reached at
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for efforts to further expand the bilateral cooperation between his country and India on Feb. 20, 2019, insisting their cooperation will mutually benefit the countries."We will spur future cooperation. India is home to a world-class pool of ICT professional
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea is traveling to Hanoi on Feb. 19, 2019 to prepare for next week's summit between the two countries' leaders, the State Department said.Special Representative Stephen Biegun is en route to the Vietnamese capital, the host of the second meeting between U.
Two people are dead and over a score are injured after a fire broke out at a public sauna in Daegu, firefighters said Tuesday. The fire started at 7:11 a.m. in the sauna located in the city, about 237 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Firefighters put out the fire in about 20 minutes. Mo
A group of South Korean opposition lawmakers met on Feb. 13, 2019 with a U.S. senator handling Korea issues to discuss the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.Rep. Na Kyung-won, floor leader of the main opposition Liberty Korea Party, led a delegat
South Korea's top diplomat said on Feb. 13, 2019 she will talk about preparations for a second summit between Pyongyang and Washington in upcoming talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Poland."Reviewing the North Korea-U.S. summit preparation process will be the most important agend