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North Korea Wants To Restart Nuclear Talks If Trump Wins, Says Ex-Diplomat
North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new negotiating strategy, a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea told Reuters.
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North Korean Diplomat Defects From Cuba To South Korea: Report
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, a report said Tuesday.
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South Korea And China To Begin Diplomatic Talks On Korean Peninsula Issues
South Korea and China will hold their first round of diplomatic and security dialogue on Tuesday, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Monday, in line with an agreement the two nations made last month.
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US Top Diplomat To Visit Seoul To Discuss North Korea's Missile Launches
The US envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul next week for meetings with South Korean counterparts to discuss the international response to the North's recent intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) launches, the State Department said.
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"Peace Is Possible": South Korea President's Message To North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace between the two sides.
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Kim Jong Un Invited Donald Trump To North Korea In New Letter: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited US President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.
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Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years
Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...
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South Korean Man Dies After Self-Immolation In Front Of Japanese Embassy
A South Korean man died on Friday after setting himself on fire in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, police said, amid ongoing trade and diplomatic disputes with Tokyo.
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North Korea Says Time Running Out For Talks As US Envoy Due In South
Time is running out for the United States to formulate a new strategy to revive denuclearisation talks, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Thursday, as a U.S. envoy for North Korea is due to visit South Korea ahead of President Donald Trump's trip.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Shuffles Nuclear Talks Team Amid Spying Charges
Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of a second summit with the US as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials said.
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North Korea Diplomat In Italy Missing After Asylum Report, Says MP
A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean member of parliament said on Thursday, after a South Korean newspaper reported he is seeking asylum in the West.
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Doggy Diplomacy: South Korea President Snuggles With Kim Jong's Pups
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife have been pictured cuddling a litter of puppies whelped by one of the dogs given to them by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a symbol of the strengthening ties between the two countries.
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Kim Jong Un To Visit Seoul Soon, Says South Korea President
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
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Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo Agree To 2nd Summit "At Earliest Date"
Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
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Donald Trump Hails "Warm" Personal Relationship With Kim Jong Un
Days after canceling a planned visit to North Korea by his top diplomat citing insufficient progress in denuclearization talks, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his personal relationship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday and said there was no reason to resume war games with South Korea.
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North Korea Wants To Restart Nuclear Talks If Trump Wins, Says Ex-Diplomat
North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a new negotiating strategy, a senior North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea told Reuters.
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North Korean Diplomat Defects From Cuba To South Korea: Report
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November -- just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic ties, a report said Tuesday.
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South Korea And China To Begin Diplomatic Talks On Korean Peninsula Issues
South Korea and China will hold their first round of diplomatic and security dialogue on Tuesday, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Monday, in line with an agreement the two nations made last month.
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US Top Diplomat To Visit Seoul To Discuss North Korea's Missile Launches
The US envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul next week for meetings with South Korean counterparts to discuss the international response to the North's recent intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) launches, the State Department said.
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"Peace Is Possible": South Korea President's Message To North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace between the two sides.
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Kim Jong Un Invited Donald Trump To North Korea In New Letter: Report
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited US President Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.
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Hyundai Motor Agrees Wage Deal, Avoids Strike For First Time In 8 Years
Hyundai Motor Co and its South Korean workers' union have reached a tentative wage deal and averted strike action for the first time in eight years, sending the automaker's shares up by more than 4 per cent . The union said it took into account "the uncertain political and economic situation" stemming from a diplomatic spat with Japan as well as a ...
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South Korean Man Dies After Self-Immolation In Front Of Japanese Embassy
A South Korean man died on Friday after setting himself on fire in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, police said, amid ongoing trade and diplomatic disputes with Tokyo.
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North Korea Says Time Running Out For Talks As US Envoy Due In South
Time is running out for the United States to formulate a new strategy to revive denuclearisation talks, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Thursday, as a U.S. envoy for North Korea is due to visit South Korea ahead of President Donald Trump's trip.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Shuffles Nuclear Talks Team Amid Spying Charges
Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of a second summit with the US as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials said.
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North Korea Diplomat In Italy Missing After Asylum Report, Says MP
A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean member of parliament said on Thursday, after a South Korean newspaper reported he is seeking asylum in the West.
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Doggy Diplomacy: South Korea President Snuggles With Kim Jong's Pups
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife have been pictured cuddling a litter of puppies whelped by one of the dogs given to them by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a symbol of the strengthening ties between the two countries.
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Kim Jong Un To Visit Seoul Soon, Says South Korea President
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul "soon", the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington.
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Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo Agree To 2nd Summit "At Earliest Date"
Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington's top diplomat held "productive" talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang.
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Donald Trump Hails "Warm" Personal Relationship With Kim Jong Un
Days after canceling a planned visit to North Korea by his top diplomat citing insufficient progress in denuclearization talks, U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his personal relationship North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday and said there was no reason to resume war games with South Korea.
