U.S. mulling 12- to 18-month sanctions relief in exchange for Yongbyon, nuclear freeze: source
The United States is considering offering a 12- to 18-month suspension of certain sanctions on North Korea in exchange for the dismantlement of its main nuclear facility and a freeze of the entire nuclear program, a source close to White House deliberations on North Korea said Thursday. The potential offer would see the suspension of […]
China takes positive view of Trump-Kim meeting at Panmunjom: envoy
China has a positive view of the recent surprise meeting between the leaders of the United States and North Korea at the truce village of Panmunjom as it has created the momentum for positive change in the situation of the Korean Peninsula, Beijing’s top envoy in Seoul said Wednesday. Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Qiu […]
S. Korean son of late N.K. party chairwoman arrives in Pyongyang for permanent residence
A South Korean son of Ryu Mi-yong, the late chairwoman of a North Korean minor political party, has arrived in Pyongyang to live in the communist country for good, a North Korean propaganda media outlet said Sunday. Ryu and her husband, Choe Tok-sin, who served as foreign minister in South Korea during the 1960s, emigrated […]
FM says ‘complete denuclearization’ remains S. Korea’s goal
South Korea’s goal in the North Korean nuclear issue is none other than complete denuclearization, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Wednesday, amid speculation that the United States may settle for a nuclear freeze. Talk of a nuclear freeze rose significantly after a New York Times report that U.S. officials may abandon their goal of getting […]
Seoul hopes DMZ meeting will serve as ‘turning point’ in denuclearization, advance cross-border ties
The historic meeting held at the inter-Korean border between the leaders of the two Koreas and the United States will serve as a “turning point” in nuclear talks and contribute to advancing inter-Korean relations, the unification ministry said Monday. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a one-on-one meeting […]
N. Korean media reports on Trump-Kim meeting at DMZ
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump held a “historic meeting” at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas and agreed to resume dialogue for denuclearization, the North’s official news agency reported Monday. During the meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom in the DMZ on Sunday, they “agreed to […]
From world’s most dangerous border to symbol of peace, DMZ making new history
The world’s spotlight was on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas and the truce village of Panmunjom on Sunday as U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had a surprise encounter there. In accordance with the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, the DMZ was established by […]
Trump makes history by briefly stepping into N. Korea in meeting with Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump made history Sunday as he stepped into North Korea over the inter-Korean border in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to become the first American president ever to set foot on the soil of the communist nation, which is still technically at war with the U.S. In a dark navy suit with a […]
S. Korea completes administrative procedures for planned food aid to N.K.
South Korea completed administrative procedures necessary to carry out its decision to send 50,000 tons of rice in aid to North Korea via a U.N. agency, the unification ministry said Friday. Last week, the ministry unveiled the food aid plan, saying it will deliver domestically harvested rice to the North through the World Food Programme […]
Trump says he exchanged ‘very friendly’ letters with Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he exchanged “very friendly” letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Kim sent a letter to Trump earlier this month amid a deadlock in negotiations to dismantle the North’s nuclear weapons program. Trump responded with a letter “of excellent content,” the North’s state media said Sunday, raising hopes of […]
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