North Korea’s election has resulted in the expected landslide win for its authoritarian leadership – but in a big first for the country, Kim Jong-un does not appear to have been on the ballot. If confirmed, it would be the
The family of a US student who died after he was jailed in North Korea have implicitly rebuked President Donald Trump’s lauding of Kim Jong-un. Otto Warmbier’s parents said they had been “respectful” during Mr Trump and the North Korean
General tells Senate committee US and allies still at risk and regime’s military training continues unchecked The commander of US forces in South Korea has said he has seen “little to no verifiable change” in North Korea’s military capabilities, just
North Korea has pledged to destroy all its nuclear material enrichment facilities, the US special envoy says. Stephen Biegun said he planned to discuss “corresponding measures” the US can take in return for the country’s denuclearisation. The US would first
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States and North Korea plan to hold high-level talks in Washington as soon as this week to discuss a second summit of their leaders, following a prolonged stalemate in nuclear talks, South Korean media said
BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, on Tuesday held talks with Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and chairman of
A special train believed to be carrying Kim Jong Un departed Beijing on Wednesday after a two-day visit by the North Korean leader to the Chinese capital. Kim could not be seen, but he was presumed to be on board the
SEOUL — North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in China for a fourth summit meeting with President Xi Jinping, North Korean and Chinese state media reported Tuesday. State-run Korea Central Television reported that Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju,
South Korea’s spy agency has told officials that North Korea’s ambassador to Italy has disappeared. The announcement follows unconfirmed reports that Pyongyang’s top diplomat in Italy had sought asylum from an unidentified Western country. Jo Song-gil, the acting North Korean
TOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is ready to meet President Trump at any time to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula but warned he might have to seek “new ways” if the United States maintains