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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

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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.

South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pays second visit to China

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the Chinese city of Dalian to meet President Xi Jinping.

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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.

Korea

Kim Jong-Un promises transparent nuclear test site closure

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country closes its nuclear test site in May

USA

Trump prepares for his own meeting with Kim Jong-un

A day after Friday's historic inter-Korean summit, US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and preparations for a meeting with North Korea were under way.

Korea

Korean talks: is there substance behind the smiles?

Kim and Moon had pledged to work for "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula and agreed on a common goal of a "nuclear-free" peninsula.

South Korea

South Koreans split on hopes and fears for future as relations with North take off

Meeting between two nations' leaders glues South Koreans to their screens as hopes for a meaningful pece soar.

Korea

Seven handshakes that changed the world

A symbol of peace and unification, handshakes seal deals big and small, not always with the willing participation of both parties...

Korea

"New history starts from now"

Kim's guestbook signing

South Korea

What to expect from the historic Korea border summit

From who is attending, to what they will be talking about and what they will be eating.

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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

USA

Trump warns meeting with Kim Jong-un not a done deal

The US president, hosting the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also said that if the meeting went ahead but was not working, then he would walk away.

USA

US CIA chief, Mike Pompeo's secret meeting with N Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed a success by Trump

Pompeo is the most senior U.S. official to have met Kim to discuss a planned summit with Donald Trump.

USA

CIA director visits North Korea

Mike Pompeo reportedly makes a secret visit to North Korea ahead of a historic Trump/ Kim summit

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Kim Jong-un watches K-pop performance in Pyongyang

The event on April 1 was the first time a North Korean leader had attended a South Korean performance in the capital.

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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.

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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.

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North and South Korean leaders agree to meet at summit

Diplomats agree to historic meeting in April.