Kim Yong Nam, the only person outside of the ruling Kim family dynasty to serve as North Korea’s nominal head of state, has died, state media reported on Tuesday.
Japan’s new leader Takaichi says she wants to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un – something no Japanese leader has done in more than 20 years.
Hegseth visits South Korea for talks on U.S. troops, tour of DMZ border
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits South Korea on Monday for talks expected to involve Washington’s goal of reshaping the role of U.S. troops in Korea in an evolving security environment and is also expected to visit the DMZ border with North Korea.
South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks. The appeal came as the two …
South Korea’s Lee asks China’s Xi for help engaging North Korea
Lee, who was elected in a snap election in June, has promised to strengthen ties with the United States and ease tensions with North Korea while not antagonising China.
North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Hours Before Trump’s South Korea Summit
The launches follow North Korea’s tests of short-range ballistic missiles last week, which it said involved a new hypersonic weapon intended to bolster its nuclear deterrent.
Trump dangles ‘big as you get’ carrot in bid to tempt Kim and jump-start new North Korea talks
President Trump floats sanctions relief for North Korea denuclearization as Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains focus on nuclear disarmament policy.
With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope
For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress.
Trump says he’d be willing to extend Asia trip to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
President Donald Trump noted that he’d be willing to extend his trip to meet with Kim Jong Un of North Korea, if the foreign official wants to meet.
How North Korea outsmarts US intelligence agencies—and what they should do to adapt
North Korea has turned deception into strategy, weaponizing ambiguity to mask nuclear progress. Its success reveals how bureaucratic inertia within US intelligence creates blind spots.