Ri Sol-ju, the wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, joined her husband Friday on the southern side of the inter-Korean border for a summit dinner hosted by South Korean President Moon Jae-in.She crossed the military demarcation line in the Demilitarized Zone into South Korean territory by car at

The White House expressed hope Thursday that the two Koreas' summit will lead to peace and prosperity on the peninsula."On the occasion of Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, we wish the Korean people well," White House press sec

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un emerged from a veil of secrecy Friday as he made a rare appearance at the tense inter-Korean border for a historic inter-Korean summit.In a black Mao-style suit, the reclusive state's leader came out of a border liaison office building in the North at the truce vi

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will "open-heartedly" discuss pending inter-Korean issues with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a historic summit Friday, the North's state media said.The North's leader left Pyongyang early Friday for a summit that will be held for the first time at th

South and North Korea are expected to discuss ways to advance their relations at this week's summit, but tough international sanctions will likely limit their efforts toward economic cooperation, experts said Thursday.An improvement of inter-Korean relations is one of three key agenda items for

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the North Korean nuclear crisis is far from over, but the regime's willingness to denuclearize is "great" for the world."We are a long way from conclusion on North Korea, maybe things will work out, and maybe they won't -- only time will tell,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears to be shifting his policy focus to lifting the North's threadbare economy, amid brisk diplomacy that could lead to sanctions relief and security assurances, experts here said Saturday.During Friday's plenary central committee meeting of the North's

The European Union (EU) on Saturday welcomed North Korea's decision to stop its nuclear and missile tests and close an atomic test site, calling the move a "positive, long sought-after step."EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement that the North's announcement has t

North Korea's decision to halt nuclear tests is expected to ease uncertainties related to geopolitical risks in the South Korean economy, market watchers said Saturday.Pyongyang's state media said it will stop nuclear and missile tests and dismantle its nuclear test site in a shift of policy

North Korea said Saturday that it has decided to suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down its atomic test site, in a surprise announcement that could give momentum to its upcoming summits with South Korea and the United States.The announcement came amid a diplomatic push to denuclearize North

North Korea is set to hold a plenary meeting of its ruling party Friday, drawing keen attention over whether it will send a message of denuclearization ahead of its summits with South Korea and the United States.The central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) is scheduled to hold the

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that his secretary of state-designate met with North Korea's leader, saying the two formed a "good relationship.""Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea last week," he tweeted. "Meeting went very smoothly and a good relationship was f

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with a Chinese official leading an art troupe to Pyongyang and exchanged views on "important matters of mutual concern," the North's state-run media reported on Sunday.Kim met Song Tao, head of the international liaison department of at the Central Commi

Preparations for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are tightly held but have been under way for weeks, a senior U.S. government official said Friday.When and where the two leaders will meet has been a growing question since Trump accepted Kim's invi

The United States will not reward North Korea before the regime "permanently, irreversibly" dismantles its nuclear weapons program, the nominee to be the top U.S. diplomat said Thursday.Mike Pompeo, the nominee for U.S. secretary of state, told his Senate confirmation hearing that the Trump admini

President Moon Jae-in called for ambitious but restrained efforts on Wednesday to ensure the success of his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying the meeting will only mark the first step in what he called a great transition toward peace."Right now, we are standing at the sta

South Korea's unification ministry said Wednesday it is watching whether North Korea's parliament will unveil key policy directions at its annual session ahead of the country's summits with the South and the United States.The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) is presumed to be holding

China has banned exports of 32 items to North Korea that could be converted for use in developing weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Beijing's commerce ministry said Monday.The "dual-use" items are mostly equipment, software and technologies. They include particle accelerators and centrifuges,

A senior North Korean official expressed hope for continued reconciliation between the two Koreas as he thanked South Korean artists for performing in his country, according to pool reports Wednesday.Kim Yong-chol, a ranking Workers' Party official in charge of affairs with South Korea, hosted a

Sports ministers of the two Koreas on Monday agreed to push for a joint march by their athletes at this year's Asian Games.During their meeting at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-whan and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Il-guk, discussed ways to ex