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Fri, August 17, 2018 | 03:32

US, North Korea hold talks on war dead repatriation

The United States and North Korea held general-level talks for the first time in more than nine years on Sunday to discuss the details of an agreement to repatriate the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War.

North Korea | 2018-07-15 11:00

Ethnic Chinese ordered to mourn for Kim Il-sung

North Korea has ordered ethnic Chinese in the country to join a memorial service for its founding leader Kim Il-sung to mark the 24th anniversary of his death on July 8, according to sources familiar with Pyongyang.

North Korea | 2018-07-15 09:00

N. Korea campaigns against anti-socialism after Singapore summit

North Korea is cracking down “anti-socialist culture,” on the border with China, forcing karaoke rooms and other establishments featuring foreign content to shut down, according to sources familiar with Pyongyang.

North Korea | 2018-07-15 09:00

N. Korea pushes to maintain friendship with Cuba

North Korea is apparently trying to maintain friendship with Cuba after Miguel Diaz-Canel was selected as the new president of the Caribbean island nation in April.

North Korea | 2018-07-15 09:00

'US preparing for next round of talks with North Korea'

The United States is stepping up preparations for another round of negotiations with North Korea on dismantling the regime's nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said Friday. Lee Do-hoon, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, provided the update to reporters in Washington after holding a series of meetings with U.S. officials handling the negotiations.

North Korea | 2018-07-14 13:18

Trump hints N. Korea negotiations will be long process

U.S. President Donald Trump hinted Friday that negotiations to dismantle North Korea's nuclear weapons program could take longer than hoped for. Trump was speaking at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in Buckinghamshire, England, during which he touched on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile problem.

North Korea | 2018-07-14 10:40

NK, US in course of building mutual trust for nuclear bargain

NK, US in course of building mutual trust for nuclear bargain

North Korea and the United States are apparently building up mutual trust as they proceed with follow-up dialogue to a denuclearization agreement reached between their leaders in Singapore last month.

North Korea | 2018-07-13 16:31

North Korean table tennis players to arrive in Seoul on Sunday for int'l tournament

North Korea's 16 table tennis players and nine officials will land at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on Sunday via Beijing for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Platinum Korean Open, which will be staged in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, from next Tuesday to July 22. North Koreans will leave South Korea on July 23.

North Korea | 2018-07-13 12:32

Trump reveals Kim Jong-un's letter in tweet [PHOTOS]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that expressed hope for further progress in bilateral ties. In a Twitter message, Trump wrote, "A very nice note from Chairman Kim of North Korea. Great progress being made!" Attached were two images of the letter -- one in Korean and the other an English translation. Dated July 6, ...

North Korea | 2018-07-13 09:09

Denuclearization talks on right track: Moon

The denuclearization negotiations between the United States and North Korea have just got onto the right track, President Moon Jae-in said during bilateral talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thursday. Moon said that through U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang, they confirmed the concept of denuclearization as defined by the North and t...

North Korea | 2018-07-12 17:35

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