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Kim Jong Un wants another Trump summit to speed denuclearization: Moon Jae In

Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 07:46 AM

North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with US President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. Read more »

Two Koreas' leaders in mountain show of unity

Park Chan-kyong, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 02:44 PM

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in visited the spiritual birthplace of the Korean nation Thursday for a show of unity after their North-South summit gave new momentum to Pyongyang's negotiations with Washington. Read more »

North and South Korea to bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 05:09 PM

North and South Korea will bid jointly for the 2032 Olympics, they announced Wednesday, in an ambitious plan built on hopes of deepening a diplomatic thaw catalysed by this year's Winter Games in the South. Read more »

Korea: The land of peace

Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool via Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 02:48 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose for photographs with the joint statement in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday. Read more »

N. Korea's Kim to visit Seoul, shut missile site

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 01:31 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a historic visit to Seoul "in the near future," he said Wednesday after a summit with the South's Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang. Read more »

Two Koreas aim for agreement to unlock nuclear talks

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 08:37 AM

Leaders of South and North Korea plan to announce steps aimed at rekindling stalled nuclear talks and deepening bilateral ties after they meet for a second day of summit talks on Wednesday in the North's capital Pyongyang. Read more »

Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un’s 3rd meeting

Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 18 12:45 PM

People watch the televised broadcast in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, of South Korea's President Moon Jae-in as he is greeted by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after arriving in Pyongyang for the inter-Korean summit. Read more »

Moon landing: S. Korean leader arrives in Pyongyang for summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 10:07 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States.   Read more »

Moon flies to Pyongyang for third inter-Korean summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 06:57 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in flies to Pyongyang Tuesday for his third summit with Kim Jong Un as he seeks to rekindle stalled denuclearization talks between North Korea and the United States. Read more »

Samsung heir in South Korea's delegation to North: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 03:11 PM

The heir to the Samsung empire and the leaders of several other South Korean conglomerates will go to Pyongyang this week for an inter-Korean summit, Seoul announced Sunday. Read more »

North Korea says US accusation of hacking a 'smear campaign'

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 02:41 PM

North Korea said on Friday US accusations that it was responsible for cyber attacks in 2014 and 2017 were a "smear campaign" and the man sanctioned by Washington does not exist, the official KCNA news agency said. Read more »

Hopes rise as two Koreas open de facto joint embassy on North's side of border

Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 09:02 AM

North and South Korea will open a joint liaison office on the North's side of the heavily militarized border on Friday, a South Korean official said, as hopes rise for progress in stalled denuclearization talks at a summit next week. Read more »

Putin urges ‘security guarantees’ for North Korea denuclearization

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 06:45 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said North Korea must be given security guarantees in exchange for steps towards denuclearization. Read more »

North Korea celebrates 70th Foundation year

Danish Siddiqui, Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 12:46 PM

Fireworks explode over participants carrying torches during a torchlight procession during the celebration marking the 70th anniversary of North Korea's foundation in Pyongyang, North Korea. Read more »

North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting in new letter

Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Sep 11 06:55 AM

US President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asking for a second meeting and the White House is already looking at scheduling one, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday.   Read more »

Trump salutes Kim for N.Korean parade without nuclear missiles

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:05 AM

US President Donald Trump saluted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday for holding a massive military parade "without the customary display of nuclear missiles" to celebrate his country's 70th anniversary.  Read more »

North Korea to hold military parade to mark 70th anniversary

Sebastien Berger, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 08:42 AM

Hundreds of trucks carrying thousands of troops lined a Pyongyang riverbank in the pale light of dawn early Sunday, as nuclear-armed North Korea prepared to celebrate its birthday with a huge show of military strength. Read more »

N.Korea's founding anniversary a chance for Kim to raise cash, project new image

Josh Smith, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 08 01:55 AM

Sunday's events will kick off about a month of performances, as well as a trade show and other visits designed to drum up foreign investment and tourism spending in the sanctions-strapped country. Read more »

U.S. charges North Korean in Bangladesh central bank, Sony hacks

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 07 08:31 AM

The hack of the central bank of Bangladesh saw at least $81 million stolen and transferred between a number of accounts in the Philippines and elsewhere, rendering most of it unrecoverable. Read more »

Two Koreas agree to hold September summit in Pyongyang: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 12:08 PM

Kim Jong Un will meet the South's President Moon Jae-in at a summit in Pyongyang in September to discuss nuclear disarmament, Seoul said Thursday. Read more »