North Korea has invited eight South Korean journalists to an event to showcase the dismantling of its nuclear test site scheduled for next week, Seoul's unification ministry said Tuesday.The North invited four reporters each from wire news and broadcasting companies for the event to be held from

Satellite imagery shows that North Korea has begun dismantling its nuclear test site in line with its promise, a U.S. website monitoring the reclusive regime said Monday.According to 38 North, the imagery from May 7 provides "definitive evidence" that dismantlement of the Punggye-ri test site is

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday offered to allow the American private sector to invest in North Korea if the regime agrees to fully dismantle its nuclear weapons program.Pompeo returned from a trip to Pyongyang last week, where he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to prepare for

U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed North Korea's announcement of details of its plan to dismantle its nuclear test site as "a very smart and gracious gesture."The North's foreign ministry announced Saturday night that it will dismantle its Punggye-ri nuclear test site between May 23

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered Friday to help boost North Korea's economy if the regime swiftly dismantles its nuclear weapons program.Pompeo spoke after coming out of talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha."If North Korea takes bold action to quickly denuclearize,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said that his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump will be a positive development in light of recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula.Kim made the remark to visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday, the North's state media reporte

Speculation is rising that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited China again in an apparent move to strengthen the relationship with his country's traditional ally ahead of his upcoming summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.According to sources, an apparent North Korean plane carrying a

Mao Xinyu, the only grandson of Mao Zedong, made a public appearance last week, silencing a rumor that he was among 32 Chinese tourists killed in a traffic accident in North Korea last month.A Hong Kong newspaper on Sunday published a photo of Major General Mao visiting China State Shipbuilding Corp

A top Republican congressman on Sunday voiced skepticism that North Korea will abandon its nuclear weapons program despite its stated willingness to do so.Speaking on Fox News, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said the North Koreans have a history of manipu

North Korea on Sunday called on the United States to stop pursuing pressure and military threats against the communist state, saying such moves would not be of any help to resolving the country's nuclear and missile programs."It would not be conducive to addressing the issue if the U.S. miscalc

U.S. President Donald Trump has not asked the Pentagon to consider reducing troops stationed in South Korea, his top national security aide said Friday, dismissing a news report on the alleged order.U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton slammed as "utter nonsense" the New York Times report th

South Korea's top national security adviser on Friday rejected talk of a possible downsizing of U.S. troops on the Korean Peninsula.Chung Eui-yong, chief of the presidential National Security Office, told reporters after meeting with his U.S. counterpart, John Bolton, that such talk was also unh

The joint Korean women's table tennis team won the bronze medal at the world championships in Sweden on Friday.The combined squad of South Korea and North Korea lost to Japan 3-0 in the semifinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships at Halmstad Arena in Halmstad, Sweden. There is no thi

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday hinted at the possibility of the release of three U.S. detainees in North Korea."As everybody is aware, the past Administration has long been asking for three hostages to be released from a North Korean Labor camp, but to no avail. Stay tuned!" Trump tweeted

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to understand that the process of the North's denuclearization needs to entail inspection and verification, a senior government official said Wednesday.President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim agreed during their summit last week to seek "complet

A presidential aide said Wednesday that U.S. troops will continue to be stationed in South Korea even if a peace treaty is signed to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War.The ranking official flatly dismissed the possibility of a withdrawal floated by a special security adviser to President Moon Jae-i

North Korea has held a meeting of senior party, state and military officials to discuss ways to push for its new strategic line on economic reconstruction, its state media reported Tuesday.Choe Ryong-hae, a vice chairman of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party, and Cabinet Premier

The United States is considering using the model of Libya's denuclearization in upcoming negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, the top U.S. national security adviser said Sunday.The Libya model calls for North Korea to fully dismantle its nuclear program before receivin

The United States has an obligation to engage in diplomacy with North Korea to find a peaceful solution to its nuclear weapons issue, the top U.S. diplomat has said.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the remark in an interview broadcast Sunday ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President

Despite Friday's cross-border summit affirming the shared goal of complete denuclearization, skepticism lingers over whether North Korea will forgo its nuclear arsenal, a quintessential source of national pride and "treasured sword of justice."Despite crippling sanctions and global excoriation