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Kim Yeon-chul was South Korea's point man for relations with the North

South Korean minister resigns over tension with North

South Korea's Unification Minister, its point man for relations with the North, has resigned over heightened tension on the peninsula, days after Pyongyang blew up its liaison office with the South.

World • 19 Jun 20

The exchange of gunfire took place at the demilitarized zone on the border between North and South Korea

North and South Korea exchange gunfire at border

South Korean officials have said North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two countries, prompting South Korean forces to fire back.

World • 03 May 20

South Korean people watch a breaking news broadcast about North Korea's missile launch

N Korea fires missiles, rejects more talks with South

North Korea has fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea and launched a scathing attack on "foolish" calls for dialogue from South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

World • 17 Aug 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

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

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

Kim Jong-un said he will visit Seoul in the near future, in what would be the first-ever visit to the South's capital by a North Korean leader

N Korea to 'permanently' shut down key missile sites

North Korea has agreed to "permanently" abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and said it is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the United States takes unspecified "reciprocal action".

News • 19 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

South Korean leader Moon Jae-in met with Donald Trump at the White House

'Substantial chance' of delay to North Korean summit

US President Donald Trump has said there was a "substantial chance" his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will not take place as planned on 12 June.

World • 22 May 18

The two leaders pledged to work for complete denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula

Korean leaders aim for end of war after historic summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embraced after pledging to work for the "complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula."

World • 27 Apr 18

The summit will be held on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom

Moon and Kim to meet at military demarcation line

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and the South's president Moon Jae-in will meet at the Military Demarcation Line that divides the peninsula before their summit tomorrow.

World • 26 Apr 18

President Trump has occasionally slammed North Korea's dire rights record

North Korea slams US censure on its human rights record

North Korea has 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 President Donald Trump.

World • 25 Apr 18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) greeting a South Korean delegation in Pyongyang earlier this month

North and South Korea to hold summit in April

North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade next month, after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation as tensions ease between the old foes.

World • 29 Mar 18