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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alongside North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho

NK says US impatience on denuclearisation 'alarming'

North Korea has said the United States is acting with "alarming" impatience on the issue of denuclearisation, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the need to maintain full sanctions pressure on Pyongyang.

World • 04 Aug 18

US soldiers salute during the repatriation ceremony at Osan Air Base in South Korea

US welcomes home remains of war dead from North Korea

US President Donald Trump has said he looks forward to meeting Kim Jong-un soon and thanked the North Korean leader for sending the suspected remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War back to the US.

US • 02 Aug 18

US imagery suggests North Korea has renewed ICBM production at a facility near Pyongyang

US detects new activity at North Korea ICBM factory

US spy satellites have detected renewed activity at the North Korean factory that produced the country's first intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the United States, according to a senior US official.

North Korea • 31 Jul 18

The pledge to transfer war remains was seen as a goodwill gesture by Kim Jong-Un

Remains of US soldiers repatriated from North Korea

North Korea has transferred the remains of an unspecified number of US soldiers killed in the Korean War, in the latest step in ongoing diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang.

North Korea • 27 Jul 18

Satellite image courtesy of Airbus Defense and Space and 38 North shows the Sohae Satellite Launching Station

North Korea 'begins dismantling' rocket test site

North Korea has started dismantling some facilities at its main satellite launch station, seen as the testing ground for its intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to expert analysis of recent satellite images.

North Korea • 24 Jul 18

US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the council to enforce sanctions

US urges UN sanctions until NK acts on denuclearisation

The United States has called on North Korea to act on its promise to give up its nuclear weapons and said the world, including China and Russia, must continued to enforce sanctions until it does so.

North Korea • 20 Jul 18

The talks were reportedly held in the DMZ village of Panmunjom

US and North Korea hold talks on war dead repatriation

US and North Korean officials have met on the inter-Korean border to discuss the return of remains of US soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, South Korea's Yonhap news agency has said.

North Korea • 15 Jul 18

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by Kim Yong Chol in Pyongyang

Pompeo hopes to fill in details on NK denuclearisation

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Pyongyang to press Kim Jong-un for a more detailed commitment to denuclearisation following the North Korean leader's historic summit with President Donald Trump.

North Korea • 06 Jul 18

Mike Pompeo will hold talks with Kim Yong-un over the historic Singapore summit denuclearisation deal

Pompeo to travel to N Korea for talks with Kim Jong-un

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to travel to North Korea this Thursday for talks on denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

North Korea • 03 Jul 18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping make a toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

North Korea's Kim hails 'unity' with China in new visit

Kim Jong-un has declared North Korea's unstinting "friendship, unity and co-operation" with Beijing during his third visit to China this year, in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump.

North Korea • 20 Jun 18

Previous US-South Korean joint military drills have infuriated North Korea

US and S Korea call off August joint military exercises

The US and South Korea have confirmed that they have called off upcoming joint military exercises, after President Donald Trump pledged to halt the drills in the wake of his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un.

News • 19 Jun 18

About 28,500 US troops are stationed in South Korea

S Korea, US to announce suspension of 'war games'

South Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of "large-scale" military drills this week, with the provision that they would restart if North Korea failed to keep its promise to denuclearise, news agency Yonhap said.

World • 17 Jun 18

Donald Trump said he has given Kim Jong-un a 'very direct number'

Trump claims he has 'largely solved' N Korea problem

US President Donald Trump has claimed that following his summit with Kim Jong-un that he has "largely solved" the North Korean nuclear problem.

US • 15 Jun 18

Donald Trump used a trailer- style video as part of his diplomatic efforts

Trump, Kim star in White House propaganda video

When US President Donald Trump sat down to make the case for peace to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un yesterday, he rolled out what amounted to a movie trailer starring the two leaders.

World • 13 Jun 18

Donald Trump answers questions from the media after the summit

Singapore summit a 'crucial and necessary step' - EU

The EU has praised the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "crucial and necessary step", saying it indicated "complete denuclearisation" of the Korean peninsula could be achieved.

World • 12 Jun 18

Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump smile after shaking hands at the start of their summit

Singapore summit: What they said

Some of the stand-out moments and comments from the historic summit in Singapore of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Video • 12 Jun 18

Summit: Few specifics in 'comprehensive' document

Donald Trump's dramatic meeting with North Korea's leader may have been choreographed to look like a Nixon-goes-to-China moment, but the summit appears to have failed to secure any concrete commitments by Pyongyang for dismantling its nuclear arsenal.

Korea • 12 Jun 18

Two 'alpha males' meet face-to-face in Singapore

Body language shows some nerves as Kim and Trump meet

In their first moments of meeting each other, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un both sought to project a sense of command but displayed some anxiety at the start of their high-stakes summit in Singapore.

World • 12 Jun 18

US President Donald Trump said a summit meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un had made 'a lot of progress'

US-N Korea summit broadly seen as non-event for markets

The dollar's early bounce fizzled out this morning, as markets saw few concrete measures emerging from the US-North Korea summit and waited for guidance from two of the world's top central banks this week.

Business • 12 Jun 18

US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) stroll on the grounds of Capella Hotel after their working lunch

In pictures: Historic Singapore summit

Images of the historic summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.

Gallery • 12 Jun 18

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands as they sit down with their delegations for the US-North Korea summit at the Capella Hotel in Singapore

Prawns and Haagen-Dazs on the menu as Trump-Kim meet

The main course may be hard-to-swallow, denuclearisation, but Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un also had a heady mix of Yangzhou fried rice and a dark chocolate tartlet ganache on their plates during their historic summit.

World • 12 Jun 18

South Koreans watch on a screen reporting on the US President Trump meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Seoul Railway Station

S Korea hails Trump-Kim summit as 'talks of century'

South Koreans erupted in applause as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met for what local media billed as the "talks of the century".

World • 12 Jun 18

A displayed North Korean newspaper on the Pyongyang subway showing images of leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore ahead of his meeting with US president Donald Trump

North Korea media herald Kim's Singapore stroll

North Korea's state media lauded Singapore as they highlighted Kim Jong-un's visit to some of its top tourist attractions.

World • 12 Jun 18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump made history with the summit

Trump says N Korea sanctions remain for now

US President Donald Trump has said sanctions would remain on North Korea for now, but he wants to remove them as soon as possible.

World • 12 Jun 18

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are very different, but have some overlapping characteristics

Trump and Kim: Polar opposites seek common ground

The summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un will be among the most improbable diplomatic encounters in history, featuring principals who are markedly different, but who also share some surprising similarities.

News Lens • 11 Jun 18

Kim Jong-Un

NK says US impatience on denuclearisation 'alarming'

US welcomes home remains of war dead from North Korea

US detects new activity at North Korea ICBM factory

Remains of US soldiers repatriated from North Korea

North Korea 'begins dismantling' rocket test site

US urges UN sanctions until NK acts on denuclearisation

US and North Korea hold talks on war dead repatriation

Pompeo hopes to fill in details on NK denuclearisation

Pompeo to travel to N Korea for talks with Kim Jong-un

North Korea's Kim hails 'unity' with China in new visit

US and S Korea call off August joint military exercises

S Korea, US to announce suspension of 'war games'

Trump claims he has 'largely solved' N Korea problem

Trump, Kim star in White House propaganda video

Singapore summit a 'crucial and necessary step' - EU

Singapore summit: What they said

Summit: Few specifics in 'comprehensive' document

Body language shows some nerves as Kim and Trump meet

US-N Korea summit broadly seen as non-event for markets

In pictures: Historic Singapore summit

Prawns and Haagen-Dazs on the menu as Trump-Kim meet

S Korea hails Trump-Kim summit as 'talks of century'

North Korea media herald Kim's Singapore stroll

Trump says N Korea sanctions remain for now

Trump and Kim: Polar opposites seek common ground