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'Say hello': Trump invites Kim to DMZ meeting
If Kim accepts, it would be the third meeting between the leaders of the two former enemies amid efforts to denuclearise the Korean peninsula
North Korea slams South for 'meddling' in U.S. talks
'The south Korean authorities would better mind their own internal business,' senior foreign ministry official Kwon Jong-gun says, in a stinging rebuke to the North's neighbor days before US President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul
North Korean leader receives 'excellent' letter from Trump – state media
'China holds the key to what North Korea wants the most – security guarantee and economic development,' says an analyst
North Korea lauds China ties as Xi wraps up trip
(UPDATED) Kim Jong-un tells the Chinese president that his visit is an opportunity to demonstrate 'the immutability and invincibility of the DPRK-China friendship before the world'
Kim and Xi in Pyongyang talks as both face standoffs with Trump
(3rd UPDATE) Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years
Xi Jinping pens friendship letter to North Korea before rare visit
Xi, who will be the first Chinese president to visit Pyongyang in 14 years, pens a rare front-page opinion piece in North Korea's official newspaper, touting their 'irreplaceable' bond on the eve of this two-day trip
China's Xi to visit North Korea this week ahead of G20
The timing is likely to raise eyebrows at the White House as it comes one week before the G20 summit in Japan, where US President Donald Trump expects to meet with Xi Jinping to discuss their trade war
Sister of North Korean leader pays respects at Panmunjeom meeting
Kim Yo-jong, who holds a powerful position in the reclusive state, delivers the message, and flowers, on her brother's behalf at a meeting with South Korean officials at Panmunjeom in the demilitarized zone
North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant – Wall Street Journal
Citing 'a person knowledgeable about the matter,' the Wall Street Journal says Kim Jong-nam had met with CIA operatives several times
South Korea approves $8 million in aid for hungry North
It will be the first such aid Seoul has provided Pyongyang since 2015 and follows the North's lowest recorded harvest for a decade, according to the United Nations
North Korea must legalize markets to prevent rights abuses – U.N.
Market activity remains a 'legal gray area' in the North and a 'source of further human rights violations,' says the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Dovish Trump says not targeting regime change in Iran
'I really believe that Iran would like to make a deal. I think that's very smart of them and I think there's a possibility for that to happen also,' US President Donald Trump says
Trump: I still have 'confidence' in North Korea's Kim
'North Korea fired off some small weapons, which disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me,' says US President Donald Trump
North Korea fires missiles as U.S. envoy visits Seoul
(3rd UPDATE) South Korean President Moon Jae-in says Pyongyang's latest move had 'an element of protest and is a pressuring action to steer the nuclear talks in a direction it desires'
North Korea says it tested rocket launchers
This comes a day after Pyongyang appeared to have launched its first short-range missile in more than a year
North Korea slams 'foolish and dangerous' Pompeo
Pyongyang and Washington have been at loggerheads since the collapse of a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in February
Trump: we paid North Korea nothing for Warmbier's release
The Washington Post quotes unidentified sources as saying that a US official was made to sign a pledge to pay $2 million in medical costs before being allowed to fly Warmbier back home from Pyongyang in 2017
Trump says he welcomes China, Russia help over North Korea
'I think we're doing very well with North Korea. A lot of progress is being made,' says US President Donald Trump
North Korea's Kim to Putin: U.S. acted in 'bad faith' at Hanoi talks
Kim and Putin meet in the far eastern Russian port of Vladivostok for their first summit – squarely aimed at countering US influence
North Korea needs 'security guarantees' in exchange for denuclearization – Putin
North Korea 'needs guarantees of its security, the preservation of its sovereignty,' Russian President Vladimir Putin says after talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin set for first summit
Russian and North Korean flags are flying from lamp posts on Vladivostok's Russky island, where the summit is to take place on a university campus
North Korea's Kim in Russia for first talks with Putin
(UPDATED) 'I hope that during the talks...I will be able to have concrete discussions on resolving situations on the Korean Peninsula and on the development of our bilateral relationship,' says Kim Jong-un
North Korea's Kim, Putin to hold first talks in Russia's Far East
(UPDATED) Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov says the focus of the first meeting between the two men 'will be on a political and diplomatic solution to the nuclear problem on the Korean Peninsula'
With Kim-Putin summit, Moscow eyes role in North Korea
Putin, who has long expressed his readiness to meet with Kim, is gearing up to play a bigger role in nuclear negotiations with Moscow's Cold War-era ally, with which it shares a short border
North Korea's Kim to meet Putin in Russia in late April – Kremlin
'Following an invitation from Vladimir Putin...Kim Jong-un will visit Russia in the second half of April,' the Kremlin says in a statement on its website
North Korea's Kim oversees test of new weapon with 'powerful warhead'
State media says the 'advantages' of the weapon were 'the peculiar mode of guiding flight and the load of a powerful warhead'
South Korea's Moon Jae-in seeks fourth summit with Kim Jong-un
South Korean President Moon Jae-in hails North Korean President Kim Jong-un's willingness to salvage high-stakes talks with the US
North Korean leader open to third Trump summit
(UPDATED) US President Donald Trump backs the suggestion, pointing to his 'excellent relationship' with Kim Jong Un
Kim gains more power in North Korea leadership shuffle
Kim Jong-un acquires a new title, and now becomes 'the supreme representative of all the Korean people' – a newly-created role that observers say makes him more like a modern national leader
North Korea convenes top-level meeting over 'tense situation' – KCNA
It comes ahead of the opening of the country's rubber stamp legislature on April 11
Vietnam woman in Kim Jong-nam case in new release bid
Doan Thi Huong's lawyers have lodged a second application to the attorney-general seeking her release
North Korea considering suspending nuclear talks with U.S. – TASS
'We have no intention to yield to the US demands in any form, nor are we willing to engage in negotiations of this kind,' Russian news agency TASS cites vice foreign minister Choe Son-hui as saying
Vietnam 'regrets' murder suspect not freed in Malaysia
'We want Doan Thi Huong to be tried fairly and objectively and for her to be freed,' says Vietnam's foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang
Vietnam asks Malaysia to free Kim assassin suspect
Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong is set to appear in court on Thursday, March 14, after her lawyers asked the attorney-general to withdraw her murder charge
North Korea 'missile launch' plans under scrutiny as concern mounts
Satellite analysis now indicates increased activity at two key sites – the Samundong missile research facility and the Sohae rocket launch center
The week in photos: March 2-8, 2019
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Trump says relationship with North Korea's Kim 'remains good'
North Korea's state media acknowledges for the first time the collapse of the high-stakes Hanoi summit, which ended without any agreement on reducing Pyongyang's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief
North Korea rocket site appears 'operational' again – U.S. experts
'Given that construction, plus activity at other areas of the site, Sohae (Satellite Launching Station) appears to have returned to normal operational status,' says specialized website 38 North
North Korea state media airs feature on Trump-Kim summit
North Korea airs a 75-minute documentary of Kim's trip to Hanoi on Wednesday on the official broadcaster KCTV
Vietnam suspect to testify in Kim Jong-nam murder trial
'[Doan Thi Huong] is in good health, confident and is ready to take the stand,' says one of the suspects' lawyers
South Korea's Moon urges new U.S.-North denuclearization talks
South Korea President Moon Jae-in urges his officials to find out what exactly had gone awry at the high-stakes meeting, and predicts a deal will ultimately be reached
White House security chief defends Trump-Kim summit
'I don't view it as a failure at all when American national interests are protected,' US security chief John Bolton says
North Korea's Kim pays tribute to Ho Chi Minh on Vietnam visit
He is not known to have previously done anything similar for a foreign leader
Trump sides with Kim on tortured American, sparking firestorm
'[Kim Jong-un] tells me that he didn't know about it, and I will take him at his word,' says US President Donald Trump
North Korea's Kim kicks off official Vietnam visit
The long-isolated North is increasingly seeking to portray itself as a country like any other, and Vietnam is Kim Jong-un's fourth foreign destination in less than 12 months
Fags and food: 5 things we learned from the Hanoi summit
Here are 5 things we learned from the two-day gathering in Vietnam's capital Hanoi
No deal, no problem at Trump-Kim summit – analysts
'Think of the Trump-Kim relationship like a Korean drama. We are just beginning to watch the long love story unfold.'
Moon says Trump expressed regret at not striking North Korea deal
'While President Trump expressed regret that he didn't reach an agreement at the Hanoi summit, he made clear his resolve to solve the issue with North Korea through dialogue,' says a statement from the presidential Blue House
Trump 'walks' as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal
(3rd UPDATE) The two leaders fail to sign a joint statement as initially scheduled and the talks end in deadlock
Trump in 'no rush' as formal nuclear talks open with Kim
(UPDATED) US President Trump appears to temper expectations of any major breakthroughs in their summit, telling reporters he was 'in no rush' and results would be achieved over the longer term
