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PDP-Laban to send delegation to Pyongyang to boost PH-NoKor ties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 06:22 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's Partido Demokratiko Pilipino - Lakas Bayan (PDP Laban) on Saturday volunteered to "help improve" the ties between the Philippines and North Korea. Read more »

Trump boasts North Korea stand-off 'largely solved'

Dave Clark, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 03:25 PM

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have "great chemistry" and claimed the stand-off with the nuclear-armed Asian nation is "largely solved." Read more »

North Korean film on Kim's Singapore trip reveals new focus on economy

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 07:16 PM

North Korea has produced a film on leader Kim Jong Un's summit meeting with President Donald Trump this week, feeding, as one would expect, a fervid cult of personality but also seemingly highlighting his dream of economic development. Read more »

Denuclearization of N. Korea will have no serious impact: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 07:01 PM

The planned denuclearization of the Korean peninsula will have no "serious impact" on the global political landscape, an analyst said Friday.   Read more »

Pompeo says North Korea sanctions to remain until complete denuclearization

Christine Kim and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 08:25 AM

Tough sanctions will remain on North Korea until its complete denuclearization, the US secretary of state said on Thursday, apparently contradicting the North's view that the process agreed at this week's summit would be phased and reciprocal. Read more »

Japan eyeing Abe-Kim summit with possible Pyongyang visit - paper

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 09:27 AM

TOKYO - Japan is working on arranging a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with one possibility including the premier's visit to Pyongyang around August, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday. Read more »

Pentagon weighs future of Korea drills after Trump nixes 'war games'

Phil Stewart, Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 08:11 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military on Wednesday was looking at ways to ensure American forces in South Korea could still be fully trained and ready, a day after President Donald Trump suspended military exercises in a surprise concession to North Korea. Read more »

Trump-Kim agreement 'vague', expert says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 07:41 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump returned home from a historic summit with his North Korean counterpart. He immediately claimed Pyongyang no longer poses a nuclear threat. Read more »

Palace hails Trump-Kim meeting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 06:58 PM

Malacañang on Wednesday hailed the landmark summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying it is a positive step towards regional stability. Read more »

Trump says North Korea 'no longer a nuclear threat'

Christine Kim, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 13 08:02 PM

North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the "biggest and most dangerous problem" for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday on his return from a summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Read more »

North Koreans react

Kyodo via Reuters
Updated as of Jun 13 07:00 PM

North Koreans check displayed local newspapers featuring stories on the US-North Korea talks in Singapore at a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea in this photo taken by Kyodo on Wednesday. Read more »

Many issues in Korean peninsula remain after Trump-Kim summit: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 06:09 PM

The situation in the Korean peninsula remains complex since other issues were left unresolved after the historic meeting of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, an analyst said. Read more »

Who won in the Trump-Kim summit?

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 04:33 PM

North Korea was the big winner in the summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, an analyst said Wednesday. Read more »

Kim summit helped world avoid 'nuclear catastrophe': Trump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 03:20 PM

"The World has taken a big step back from potential Nuclear catastrophe!" Trump tweeted. Read more »

Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed, ECB decisions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 08:05 AM

Markets moved little following the meeting between US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with some analysts lauding the positive tone of the event but uncertain of whether it would result in significant change. Read more »

In surprise summit concession, Trump says he will halt Korea war games

Steve Holland, Soyoung Kim and Jack Kim, Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 06:44 AM

US President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican Party.   Read more »

Kim invites Trump to visit Pyongyang as North hails 'radical switchover'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 07:48 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited President Donald Trump to come to Pyongyang during their historic Singapore summit and also agreed to visit the United States, state media reported Wednesday.  Read more »

Trump at Kim, nagkasundo sa 'complete denuclearization' ng Korean Peninsula

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 02:53 AM

Kabilang sa kanilang napagkasunduan, ang pagpapatupad ng complete denuclearization ng Korean Peninsula. Read more »

Trump, in trade feud with allies, say won't let them take advantage of US

Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 09:04 PM

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday kept up his feud with America's closest allies over trade, saying he could not allow them to continue taking advantage of the United States. Read more »

Singapore Summit: When Trump met Kim

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 08:43 PM

North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump made history after an unprecedented summit at Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12. Read more »