South Korea

Anti-North Korean activists scuffle with South Korean police near border

The activists, led by a North Korean defector, were prevented by police from launching anti-North Korean leaflet balloons towards the North.

05/05/2018

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South Korea begins dismantling anti-North Korea propaganda speakers

South Korea has begun dismantling huge loudspeakers used to blare anti-Pyongyang broadcasts and K-pop songs from its border with North Korea.

01/05/2018

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

29/04/2018

South Korea

Inter-Korean summit sparks cold noodle frenzy

Kim Jong-un reportedly made a joke about traditional North Korean noodles when he met his South Korean counterpart, sparking a craze in the South for the dish.

28/04/2018

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.

28/04/2018

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North and South Korean leaders plant tree to commemorate meeting

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and South Korean Leader Kim Jong Un held a ceremony on Friday to plant a pine tree on the sidelines of their historic meeting.

27/04/2018

USA

Warmbiers take legal action against North Korea alleging torture of late son

Otto Warmbier fell into a coma while serving time in a North Korean jail, was released after a visit from Dennis Rodman to Pyongyang, but died shortly after returning home without regaining consciousness.

27/04/2018

South Korea

Making history with a handshake.

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in have signed a declaration stating there will be "no more war on the Korean Peninsula" and heralding "a new era of peace."

27/04/2018

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.

26/04/2018

South Korea

Cautious optimism ahead of Korea summit

People in South Korea talk of a sense of great expectation ahead of Kim Jong-un’s visit to the country as he becomes the first North Korean leader to do so in 65 years.

26/04/2018

South Korea

South Korea turns off propaganda speakers on North Korean border

The move's an apparent gesture of goodwill ahead of Friday's historic summit between the nations' two leaders, Kim Jong-Un and President Moon Jae-in.

23/04/2018

World News

South Koreans cautious over North Korea promises

South Koreans are reserving judgement to the news North Korea missile and nuclear tests will stop

21/04/2018

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.

19/04/2018

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.

18/04/2018

USA

CIA director visits North Korea

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

18/04/2018

North Korea

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

North Korea

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

World News

North and South Korean leaders agree to meet at summit

Diplomats agree to historic meeting in April.

29/03/2018

China

Is Kim Jong-un making a surprise visit to Beijing?

Speculation is mounting that the senior North Korean official, said to have arrived by train in Beijing, is leader Kim Jong-un. The reports are currently unconfirmed.

27/03/2018

USA

Europe keeps close eye on new US National Security Adviser

The appointment of the hawkish John Bolton as US National Security Adviser could effect the relationship with some of America's closest allies

23/03/2018