A group of religious leaders, civic group officials and lawmakers returned home from North Korea on Feb. 13, 2019 after holding a joint new year's event calling for broader exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.The delegation, consisting of about 250 people, crossed the inter-Korean bo

The United States and North Korea covered more than a dozen items in their pre-summit talks last week, the top U.S. negotiator was quoted as saying, as the two sides prepare an action-for-action deal to dismantle the North's nuclear weapons program.In a meeting with a visiting South Korean parli

When Lee Jong-duk closed his plant in Qingdao, China, and moved it to an industrial park in North Korea's border town of Kaesong in 2008, he was full of hope and pride, believing he could contribute to deepening inter-Korean relations through business. Business was quite robust, with his underwe

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Feb. 6, 2019 that there is "every opportunity" that North Korea will dismantle its nuclear weapons program as promised.In an interview with Fox Business, Pompeo said the U.S. is going into a second summit with North Korea late this month with hope that t

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Feb. 5, 2019 that his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be held in Vietnam Feb. 27-28 with the talks to center on dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.The date and venue had been shrouded in secrecy as the two countries ne

The U.S. envoy for North Korea will travel to Pyongyang on Feb. 6, 2019 for talks with his North Korean counterpart on this month's planned summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the State Department said.Special Representative Stephen Biegun will visit the North Korean capital from Seoul

The U.S. envoy for North Korea visited Cheong Wa Dae on Monday for a meeting with the top security adviser to discuss details of an upcoming second summit between Washington and Pyongyang, South Korea's presidential office said.Special Representative Stephen Biegun spoke with National Security A

North Korea stepped up restrictions on the use of Chinese mobile networks near the border last year in an apparent effort to control the flow of outside information, human rights organization Amnesty International has said.In a recent report on North Korea's human rights situation, the group sai

South Korea will begin to push for a meeting between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un following the end of the Lunar New Year's Day to help implement the North's denuclearization pledge that will likely be refined in an upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit, observers her

This photo, carried by the Rodong Sinmun on Feb. 1, 2019, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un posing for a group photo with a North Korean art troupe in Pyongyang the previous day. The delegation returned home Jan. 30 after a series of performances in Beijing. (For Use Only in the Republic of Kore

The U.S. envoy for North Korea called on the regime Thursday to provide a full declaration of its nuclear and missile programs as a second bilateral summit appeared only weeks away.Special Representative Stephen Biegun, who is in charge of day-to-day negotiations with the North, said the declaration

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Jan. 30, 2019 there is a "decent chance" of dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program, after his intelligence chief dismissed the prospect as unlikely.At a Senate panel hearing on Jan. 29, 2019, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats report

North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons program, the U.S. intelligence chief said on Jan. 29, 2019, calling into question the efficacy of ongoing diplomacy to denuclearize the regime.Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats made the remark at a Senate panel hearing, with only weeks

A North Korean art troupe began its performance in China's capital city on Saturday, the first show in the neighboring country in three years and a demonstration of close ties between the two countries.A delegation of senior officials and a 280-strong art troupe, led by Ri Su-yong, vice chairman

The South Korean government said Friday it will launch a special probe team to look into sexual violence and other human rights violations in the country's sports community, following a series of claims by athletes that they were assaulted by their coaches.Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan, Education

Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae was arrested early Thursday on charges that he abused his authority to influence trials as a political tool to lobby the previous government. The Seoul Central District Court issued the writ, citing that his charges are proven and that he presents a r

Senior officials from the United States and North Korea have kicked off working-level talks in Sweden to prepare for a second summit between the leaders of the two countries. Stephen Biegun, Washington's special representative for North Korea, arrived in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon for four

South Korea's top diplomat said Wednesday that the fate of two key inter-Korean projects -- the Kaesong industrial park and Mount Kumgang tours -- will be decided in talks between North Korea and the United States.On early incentives considered for North Korea, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha ci

North Korea will send a top government official to Washington, D.C. later this week, CNN reported Wednesday amid indications that the two sides are moving closer to a second summit.Kim Yong-chol, North Korea's top negotiator and ex-spymaster, plans to arrive there Thursday (local time) for a two

By Editorial Writer Cho Kyung-hee with Ms. Kim Jung-miThe year 2019 is expected to open up a watershed moment for the denuclearization and peace cooperation on the Korean Peninsula. President Moon Jae-in’s New Year news conference, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s New Year message and exchanges of