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Fri, April 27, 2018 | 00:27

Inside the US effort to profile the secretive North Korean leader

U.S. intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong-un to give President Donald Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War, but they face a huge challenge - figuring out a secretive North Korean ruler few people know much about.

North Korea | 2018-04-26 14:26

Panmunjeom: Standing witness to decades of border history

The leaders of the two Koreas meet at Panmunjeom today, the first inter-Korean summit in 11 years and the first at the border village divided in two by the military demarcation line (MDL).

North Korea | 2018-04-26 14:13

Geologists say North Korea's nuclear test site has collapsed

A study by Chinese geologists shows the mountain above North Korea's main nuclear test site has collapsed under the stress of the explosions, rendering it unsafe for further testing and necessitating monitoring for any leaking radiation. The findings by the scientists at the University of Science and Technology of China may shed new light on North Korean President Kim Jong Un...

North Korea | 2018-04-26 09:45

North Korea's Kim sees off wounded Chinese tourists [PHOTOS]

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un personally saw off a train repatriating the bodies of dozens of Chinese tourists who were killed in a bus accident as he issued a fresh apology to Beijing over the tragedy, state media reported Thursday. Thirty-two Chinese tourists and four North Koreans perished when a bus they were travelling in plunged off a bridge south of Pyongyang Sunday...

North Korea | 2018-04-26 09:37

Mongolia, Singapore on host city shortlist for Trump-Kim summit: report

“The location could be decided as early as this week,” Joongang quoted a government source as saying. “But its announcement could be pushed back at the request of the North till the date and agenda are finalized.”

North Korea | 2018-04-25 13:19

North Korea slams US censure on human rights

North Korea condemned US criticism of its human rights record as "ridiculous", days before leader Kim Jong-un's summit with the South and ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump. The isolated North has been accused of a litany of state-sanctioned rights abuses including extrajudicial killing, torture, brutal crackdowns on dissent and even kidnapping foreign citizens.

North Korea | 2018-04-25 12:30

Trump to N.Korea's Kim: 'Get rid of nukes'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, ahead of an expected summit with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un. Earlier, the US leader - who spent the day in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron - had described Kim as “very open” and “very honorable” - his most positive comments yet about a man he once publicly belittled.

North Korea | 2018-04-25 09:54

'Hasty declaration to end war may cause confusion'

While speculation is circulating that “ending the Korean War” could be on the table in the upcoming inter-Korean summit, a legislative forum raised concerns that a hasty declaration to end the war may cause confusion. The National Assembly Human Rights Forum led by Rep. Hong Il-pyo of the Liberty Korea Party called on the government to prioritize denuclearization and a peace ...

North Korea | 2018-04-24 16:53

'Reduce NK threat before signing peace treaty'

President Moon Jae-in should seek ways to reduce the military threat posed by North Korea before signing a peace treaty, said Tara O, an adjunct fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS, Tuesday.She urged Moon to raise this issue at his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to be held at the border village of Panmunjeom, Friday.

North Korea | 2018-04-24 16:45

North Korea internally promotes 'nuclear statehood' to its people ahead of summit

“The order was applied to all newspapers, broadcasters and publishers (in North Korea),” Newsis quoted an unidentified source as saying. “Its purpose was to educate the people that the North could become a nuclear-armed state thanks to Kim, who has pursued simultaneous development of the economy and nuclear weapons with tireless efforts and commitment.”

North Korea | 2018-04-24 15:48

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