Topic: North-Korea

N. Korea calls Kim-Trump meeting 'historic'

N. Korea calls Kim-Trump meeting 'historic'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 06:46 AM

North Korea on Monday described the weekend meeting between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in the Demilitarized Zone as "historic" and "amazing".  Read more »

Trump steps into North Korea, in historic first

Trump steps into North Korea, in historic first

Sebastien Berger and Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 03:16 PM

Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil Sunday as he met Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, in a symbolic diplomatic spectacle and a first for any American president.  Read more »

‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting

‘Say hello’: Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting

Richard Carter and Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 08:37 PM

The invitation issued on Twitter caught observers by surprise. If Kim accepts, it would be the third meeting between the leaders of the two wartime enemies amid efforts to contain North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Read more »

DA orders temporary ban of pigs, processed meat from Laos, North Korea

DA orders temporary ban of pigs, processed meat from Laos, North Korea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 12:09 PM

The Department of Agriculture on Friday ordered a temporary ban on the importation of pigs and pork by-products including pig meat, skin and semen from Laos and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or North Korea, in a bid to protect local swine population from the the African Swine Fever virus. Read more »

N. Korea slams South for 'meddling' in US talks

N. Korea slams South for 'meddling' in US talks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:19 PM

Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been stalled since February when a second summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed in Hanoi as the pair failed to agree on what the North would be willing to give up in exchange for sanctions relief. Read more »

Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever external situation

Kim, Xi agree to grow ties whatever external situation

Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 02:31 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's President Xi Jinping reached a consensus on "important issues," and agreed to build on their countries' friendly relations "whatever the international situation," North Korean state media reported. Read more »

North Korea lauds China ties as Xi wraps up trip

North Korea lauds China ties as Xi wraps up trip

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 03:56 AM

PYONGYANG, North Korea—North Korea lauded its ties with historic ally China on Friday as Xi Jinping wrapped up a highly symbolic 2-day visit to his nuclear-armed neighbor, with both countries facing deadlock in their negotiations with US President Donald Trump. Read more »

'I Love Thee, China': North Korea woos Xi in lavish state visit

'I Love Thee, China': North Korea woos Xi in lavish state visit

Joyce Lee and Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 05:20 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed that strengthening bilateral ties, at a time of "serious and complicated" international affairs, is good for regional peace, North Korean state media said on Friday. Read more »

China's Xi Jinping in North Korea

China's Xi Jinping in North Korea

KCNA via Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 10:46 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Pyongyang International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on Friday by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Read more »

Kim and Xi in Pyongyang talks as both face standoffs with Trump

Kim and Xi in Pyongyang talks as both face standoffs with Trump

Sebastien Berger with Poornima Weerasekara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 21 07:34 AM

While the North's nuclear negotiations with the US are at a standstill, Kim told Xi, his country's key diplomatic supporter and main provider of trade and aid, that he was "willing to be patient", Chinese state media reported, but wanted "the parties concerned" to meet him halfway. Read more »

Xi heads to North Korea to meet Kim ahead of Trump talks

Xi heads to North Korea to meet Kim ahead of Trump talks

Sebastien Berger and Poornima Weerasekara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 07:56 AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a historic trip to Pyongyang on Thursday, rebooting a troubled alliance as he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un face their own challenges with US President Donald Trump.   Read more »

North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant, book claims

North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant, book claims

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 05:25 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother was an "informant" for the US Central Intelligence Agency before his assassination in 2017, according to a new biography of the North Korean leader published Tuesday. Read more »

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