Denuclearisation

North Korea launches possible ballistic missile into sea

The latest launch came after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to further boost the country's military capability at a high-profile ruling party conference last week.

South Korea, China hold high-level talks

In a long-anticipated bilateral event, the two sides discussing cooperation on fighting covid-19, boosting economic ties and enhancing cultural ties.

DPRK rebuilds part of missile site as US warns of more sanctions

Earlier on Tuesday, two US think tanks and South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that North Korea had restored part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in the first summit with Trump last year.

North Korea says Kim ordered preparations for second Trump meet

US President Donald Trump said after a top North Korean envoy that he and Kim Jong-un will probably meet around the end of February but did not say exactly when and where the summit would take place.

China's Xi hopes US, North Korea will 'meet halfway'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit this week that reasserted China's role in the denuclearisation process ahead of an expected second summit between Kim and his US counterpart Donald Trump

'New path' inevitable if US seeks unilateral action – North Korea

North's leader Kim Jong-un says he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with US President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test Pyongyang's patience with sanctions and pressure.

North Korea says it won't denuclearise unless US removes threat

The statement comes amid a deadlock in nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea.

Kim, Pompeo agree to 2nd US-North Korea summit 'at earliest date'

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made unspecified progress on Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons.

Koreas summit kick-starts stalled nuclear talks with US

While both sides appear eager to being negotiations, they suspect each others' intentions considering their long acrimonious history.

Putin calls for Russia-Japan treaty this year to end WWII hostilities

The two countries are in dispute over a chain of Pacific islands and as a result have still not formally ended WWII. Moscow suggested a treaty without preconditions. But Tokyo later said it still wants the islands back first.

North Korea's Kim asks Trump for another meeting

US President Donald Trump received a "very positive" letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seeking a follow-up meeting after their historic summit in Singapore, the White House said.

North, South Korea leaders to hold summit in September: Seoul

North Korea's Kim Jong-un reconfirms determination to completely denuclearise the peninsula, South's national security adviser says after meeting the leader in Pyongyang.