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South Korea

News of Trump-Kim meeting greeted with hope and caution

"I don't know what's in Trump's head, and I have doubts as to whether he's serious," says one Tokyo resident.

North Korea

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.

USA

Trump gives cautious welcome to North Korea negotiations

US President Donald Trump cautiously welcomes reports that North Korea is open to negotiations over its nuclear programme.

Syria

UN claims Pyongyang provided materials for chemical weapons in Syria

Damascus denies using chemical weapons but a UN investigation says North Korea shipped equipment that could have been converted

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South Korea

North Korea open to talks with the US, says South Korea's government

Amid high tensions between the two nations, North Korea would be open to holding talks with the US says South Korea's office of the presidency.

North Korea

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

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

South Korea

North Korea thanks the South for its Olympic welcome

Pyongyang says it intends to maintain warming of relations with Seoul after the winter games are done.

South Korea

Olympic diplomacy earns gold for North Korea

Pyongyang walks off with the diplomatic prizes after its Winter Olympics charm offensive.

South Korea

Koreas hold 'frank and candid' talks

North Korea reports talks with the South were frank and candid, but no further mention has been made of Pyongyang's summit invitation to President Moon Jae-in.

South Korea

Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president to visit him in Pyongyang

North Korean leader's invitation could lead to the first summit between Korean leaders in over a decade

South Korea

Winter Olympics kicks off with historic handshake

The Winter Olympics started with a colourful ceremony, though the diplomacy was tougher to predict.

Korea

Kim Jong Un's sister meets South Korean President

Kim Yo Jong is the first member of North Korea's ruling family to visit the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

World

Insight: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games

92 nations, 15 sports, 16 days - the South Korean city of Pyeongchang gets ready to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.

North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's influential sister to visit South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's influential sister to visit South

USA

How the US plans to make nuclear weapons easier to use

A nuclear review has proposed that the US should broaden the circumstances in which it can launch a nuclear attack and modernise its nuclear arsenal to compete with Russia and China.

Sport

South Korea steps up security at Winter Games

Thousands of soldiers and state-of-the-art security equipment are being used by South Korea to ensure safety at what it says will be the biggest-ever Winter Olympics.

Sport

Unity amid war: North Korean athletes arrive in South Korea

A delegation of North Koreans has arrived in neighbouring South Korea ready for this month's Winter Olympics.

World News

Symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' moves 30 seconds closer to midnight

World security situation now "as dangerous as it has been since World War II," says Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

Japan

Tokyo holds ‘first-ever’ missile attack drill

Around 350 volunteers worked with authorities in the Japanese capital to simulate reaction to a North Korean nuclear attack.

Korea

N. Korean pop icon Hyon Song-wol leads Olympics diplomatic delegation

The former lover of Kim Jong-un who was once rumoured to have been killed, now, has a new role - to check preparations for an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.