South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un began their historic meeting early Friday with a handshake at the heavily fortified border between the two countries.Moon was the first to arrive at the border in the Joint Security Area of Panmunjom inside the Demilitarized Zone

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un were set to hold a summit Friday that may mark the start of an often tried but failed attempt to rid the communist North of its nuclear ambitions.They are scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. (KST) when Kim crosses the Military Demarca

With a "nuclear button" and unchallenged authority at home, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is now looking beyond his borders, forging ahead with a diplomatic adventure that could turn his country from an introvert into a player of geostrategic significance, experts said Thursday.Friday's summ

A number of global leaders, including the pope, have expressed their hope for the success of the upcoming summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Moon's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.The global leaders include German Chancellor An

President Moon Jae-in is expected to seek to clinch North Korea’s declaration of its denuclearization at his meeting with Chairman Kim Jong-un in Panmunjom on April 27, 2018. The working-level officials of the two sides are known to be finalizing the document of agreement between the two leaders&mda

South Korean President Moon Jae-in could hold the key to setting the tone for upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.When he meets with Kim on Friday, Moon will be expected to sound out the regime's willingness to dismantle its nuclear weapons prog

The United States will not lift sanctions until North Korea takes "concrete actions" to denuclearize, the White House said Monday.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said at a press briefing that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to continue the "maximum pressure" campaign of economic and

Nearly everything has been set for the upcoming summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with only the final touches now under way, officials from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.With only three days left until the historic summ

Riot police are trying to remove protesters from a bridge leading to the base of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in southeastern South Korea on Monday, sparking clashes between the two sides.About 200 residents and activists have been occupying the Jinbat bridge in a sit-in aimed at blocking cons

South Korea welcomed North Korea's decision to suspend nuclear and missile tests and shut down its atomic test site on Saturday."North Korea's decision is meaningful progress for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, which the world wishes for," the presidential office said in a st

WASHINGTON, April 20 (Yonhap) -- The United States on Friday labeled North Korea a "force of instability" over its violations of human rights.In its annual report on human rights practices around the world, the State Department accused the North Korean government of "egregious" human rights abus

South Korea and North Korea on Friday set up a telephone line between their leaders, enabling direct dialogue between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who are also set to meet in person next week.The direct hotline was established between Seoul's presidenti

A robust verification protocol is an integral part of efforts to successfully denuclearize North Korea given what appears to be massive nuclear facilities the reclusive country has been operating for decades, a government source said Friday.As South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold

Kim Su-jin -- not her real name -- said going to work is a highly stressful affair as she has little choice other than to put up with frequent bullying and verbal abuse by her superiors.The 28-year-old, who is employed in a non-permanent position at a small architectural design firm, said that while

Police are under fire on Friday after a local news report revealed they held back key information about a ruling party lawmaker suspected of involvement in alleged online opinion rigging during a media briefing on the ongoing probe.Police have been investigating suspected deliberate manipulation, le

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev has expressed hope that the upcoming inter-Korean summit will pave the way for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, the foreign ministry here said Thursday.The Uzbek president made the remark during his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha in

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is doing everything possible to have a "very successful" meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but added he will walk away from the summit if it is unlikely to bear fruit."If I don't think it's going to be fruitful, we're not going

The government on Wednesday unveiled a package of measures to fight corruption, including classifying money raised by politicians at their book publication parties as official political funds subject to state scrutiny.The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission presented the five-year plan durin

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev said Tuesday the Central Asian country will continue to support South Korea on issues related to the Korean Peninsula, as the leaders of two Koreas are set to hold a rare summit next week, Seoul's foreign ministry said.Nazarbaev also expressed hopes that the

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his "blessing" to the Koreas to end their decades-long war.Trump appeared to speak to reports the two Koreas could discuss a peace treaty to formally end the 1953-53 Korean War when their leaders meet for a summit next week."They do have my blessing