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The two leaders met for the first time in June last year

Trump and Kim to hold second summit in February

The White House has said US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un around the end of February.

US • 18 Jan 19

Kim Yong-chol, who left for Washington from Beijing yesterday, is believed to be carrying a message to Mr Trump

North Korea top negotiator in US for talks with Pompeo

A North Korean envoy has arrived in Washington for expected talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a possible encounter with President Donald Trump aimed a laying the groundwork for a second summit.

World • 18 Jan 19

South Korea leader Moon Jae-in meeting Kim Jong-un in Panmunjom last year

'Bold steps' needed on N Korea denuclearisation - Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said North Korea should take bold steps towards denuclearisation, such as abandoning long-range missiles, to extract US concessions amid a prolonged stalemate in their nuclear negotiations.

World • 10 Jan 19

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un has said he is ready to meet with US President Donald Trump again at any time

North Korea issues warning to US in New Year address

North Korea could consider a change of approach if the US maintains its sanctions on the nuclear-armed country, leader Kim Jong-un has warned in his New Year speech, after 12 months of diplomatic rapprochement.

World • 01 Jan 19

Kim Jong-un has expressed a 'strong resolve' to visit South Korea

North Korea's Kim seeks more summits with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he wants to hold more summits with South Korea's Moon Jae-in next year to achieve the goal of denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

World • 30 Dec 18

South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon and others board the train to North Korea ahead of the ceremony

Koreas to pledge road, rail links on divided peninsula

The two Koreas have held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony for reconnecting and repairing roads and railways across the divided peninsula.

World • 26 Dec 18

Kim Jong-un says denuclearisation could be blocked 'forever'

North Korea condemns US over fresh sanctions

North Korea has condemned the United States over its latest sanctions measures, warning that Washington's approach could block the path to denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula "forever".

World • 17 Dec 18

The only picture released by state media showed Kim Jong-un standing on a beach surrounded by officials in military uniforms, but no weapons were visible

N Korea says newly developed 'tactical' weapon tested

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited the test site of a new tactical weapon in his first such public inspection since last year, hailing it as a "display of our rapidly-growing defence capabilities," state media said.

World • 16 Nov 18

Donald Trump met Kim Jong-un in Singapore last June

Second Trump-Kim meeting planned for 2019 - Pence

US Vice President Mike Pence has said President Donald Trump plans to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2019.

World • 15 Nov 18

South Korean soldiers, locking a guard post on the Demilitarized Zone in Gangwon-do, South Korea

North and South Korea tear down border guard posts

North Korea and South Korea have begun destroying 20 guard posts along their heavily-fortified frontier under a plan to reduce tensions on the border.

World • 11 Nov 18

US President Donald Trump and Mr Kim signed a vaguely-worded statement on denuclearisation at Singapore summit

North Korea warns US of return to nuclear policy

North Korea has warned the United States it will "seriously" consider returning to a state policy aimed at building nuclear weapons if Washington does not end tough economic sanctions against the impoverished regime.

World • 16 Nov 18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at their third summit in Pyongyang in September

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un to visit Seoul 'soon'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said today, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.

World • 01 Nov 18

North Korea and the Vatican have no formal diplomatic relations

North Korea leader invites pope to visit Pyongyang

The North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang in a gesture designed to highlight peace efforts on the Korean peninsula, South Korea's presidential office has said.

World • 09 Oct 18

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Kim Jong Un during a trip to Pyongyang yesterday

N Korea 'ready' to let inspectors into missile sites

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was ready to allow international inspectors into the North's nuclear and missile testing sites.

World • 08 Oct 18

Mr Kim and Mr Trump held an historic first meeting at their summit in Singapore in June earler this year

Kim Jong-un agrees to hold second Trump summit soon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, the South Korean government has said.

World • 07 Oct 18

A researcher hunts for landmines in woodland near the DMZ in 2015

North and South Korea removing landmines along border

Troops from North and South Korea have begun removing some landmines along their heavily fortified border, according to the South's defence ministry.

World • 01 Oct 18

Ri Yong-ho told the UN that without any trust in the US, North Korea would not unilaterally disarm themselves

N Korea says sanctions deepening its mistrust in US

North Korea's foreign minister has told the United Nations that continued sanctions are deepening its mistrust in the United States, and there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances.

World • 29 Sep 18

A South Korean watches TV footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un welcoming South Korean President Moon Jae-in

Kim and Moon discuss stalled nuclear talks in Pyongyang

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has arrived in the North Korean capital Pyongyang for his third summit this year with Kim Jong-un as he seeks to reboot stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the US.

World • 18 Sep 18

The White House said that coordination for the next meeting was under way

Trump receives letter seeking second N Korea meeting

US President Donald Trump has received a "very positive" letter from North Korea's leader seeking a second meeting, the White House has said.

US • 10 Sep 18

Floats and flowers instead of missiles at N Korea rally

With no long-range missiles on display, North Korea staged a military parade focused on peace and economic development, filled with balloons and flowers to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding.

North Korea • 09 Sep 18

Kim Jong-un met with high-level South Korean delegation to agree the third inter-Korean summit this year

N Korea recommits to denuclearising Korean peninsula

The leaders of North and South Korea are to hold a summit meeting in Pyongyang later this month to discuss "practical measures" to denuclearise the Korean peninsula.

North Korea • 06 Sep 18

Japan says North Korea still poses a 'serious and imminent threat'

North Korea still 'serious and imminent threat' - Japan

North Korea still poses a "serious and imminent threat", Japan said in its first annual defence review since an outbreak of diplomacy on the Korean peninsula.

North Korea • 28 Aug 18

South Korea said it plans to reduce guard posts along the demilitarised zone

US commander in S Korea backs plan to cut DMZ outposts

The commander of US troops in South Korea has said he supports moves to withdraw some outposts along the fortified border with North Korea, despite the risks.

News • 22 Aug 18

Kim Jong-nam was killed with a nerve agent

The assassination of Kim Jong-nam

Two women charged with assassinating the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have been ordered to enter their defence in their long-running trial.

News Lens • 16 Aug 18

"The US administration performance in these years has led the country to be considered untrustworthy and unreliable," Hassan Rouhani said

Iran's Rouhani tells N Korea that US cannot be trusted

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told North Korea that the United States cannot be trusted, as the US seeks a deal to rein in the North's nuclear and missile programmes.

Iran • 09 Aug 18

Kim Jong-Un