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North Korean state TV hails latest peninsula summit

North Korean television presenters have given an enthusiastic welcome to Kim's meeting with Moon

27/05/2018

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Kim Jong-un wears snappy white shirt, straw hat to inspect railway

As North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was pictured inspecting a newly constructed railway, he sported a far more relaxed outfit than is usual for him at public engagements.

25/05/2018

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North Korea keeps its promise to destroy its nuclear test site

Kim Jong-un goes ahead with the demolition despite the cancellation by President Trump of a planned summit

25/05/2018

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What is Donald Trump playing at over North Korea? | Euronews answers

Analysts are divided over the implications of the US president’s decision to cancel a planned summit with North Korea.

25/05/2018

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North Korea reportedly collapses tunnels at nuclear test site

North Korea has collapsed tunnels at its nuclear test site — South Korean media reports

24/05/2018

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North Korea invites reporters to witness the dismantling of its nuclea

Pyongyang's invitation to journalists goes ahead despite Donald Trump's doubts over a planned summit with North Korea

23/05/2018

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North Korea throws US talks in doubt

North Korea threw next month's unprecedented summit between Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump into doubt on Wednesday, threatening weeks of diplomatic progress by saying it may reconsider if Washington insists on pursuing a one-sided denuclearisation deal.

16/05/2018

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North Korea casts doubt over Trump summit

Pyonyang says it may pull out of meeting in Singapore if the US insists it gives up nuclear weapons

16/05/2018

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North Korea to 'hold ceremony for dismantling of nuclear test site in two weeks'

North Korea says it will dismantle its nuclear test site between May 23rd and 25th.

12/05/2018

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US makes pledge to aid North Korea's economy

America will help rebuild North Korea's economy if it agrees to give up its nuclear weapons, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.

12/05/2018

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North Korea releases three U.S. citizens

The move is being seen as a goodwill gesture ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader

09/05/2018

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North Korea resets time following meeting with the South

North Korea has moved its clocks forward to align itself with South Korea.

05/05/2018

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World leaders react to Kim Jong Un's suspension of nuclear weapons tests

Diplomats and politicians welcom the move as a good first step

21/04/2018

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Fewer foreigners take part in the North Korean marathon this year

Tensions on the Korean peninsula and a US travel ban on its citizens visiting North Korea, have reduced the number of tourists.

08/04/2018

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Kim Jong-un attends K-pop performance by South Korean artists in Pyongyang

The North Korean leader's appearance came amidst thawing tensions between the neighbouring East Asian nations.

02/04/2018

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South Korea sends cultural exports north to charm kim Jong Un

Kim first N. Korean leader to attend a South Korean cultural event of any kind as relations between the pair continue to show signs of improvement.

01/04/2018

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un watches South Korean pop group in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife were among hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean singers perform in the North for the first time in more than a decade.

01/04/2018

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Trump upbeat about North Korean summit after Kim Jong-un met with China's president

The visit to China was Kim's first known trip outside North Korea since he assumed power in 2011.

29/03/2018

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I will carry on and I'll be soon in North Korea - MEPs 'secret' diplomacy with Koreas

MEP Nirj Deva says after 15 meetings in three years, that there is an appetite for peace in North Korea.

28/03/2018

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N Korean leader, Kim Jong Un and Trump to meet 'as soon as possible'

South Korea's national security chief, Chung Eui-yong also told reporters at the White House that Kim has has pledged to refrain from further nuclear or missile tests.

09/03/2018

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The talking thaw: North and South Korea

A delegation of senior South Korean officials travelled to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He expressed his "firm will to vigorously advance" inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification

06/03/2018

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South Korea and North Korea to talk

Talks between South Korea and North Korea are expected to focus on the North's missile stocks and relations with the US.

05/03/2018

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North Korean leaders used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports

Western European security sources disclose photocopies of two Brazilian passports used by Kim Jong Un and his late father Kim Jong Il.

28/02/2018

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North Korean leaders used Brazilian passports to apply for Western vis

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his late father Kim Jong-il used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s, five senior Western European security sources tell Reuters.

28/02/2018

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Sold as a bride, North Korean woman finds salvation in Seoul

Human trafficking is the only option for escape for many North Koreans.

23/02/2018

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North Korea shows off its military might ahead of Olympic Games

Peace and diplomacy have taken a backseat as Pyongyang paraded its military

08/02/2018