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N. Korea to invite US, S. Korean experts & journalists to nuclear shutdown

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from Seoul and the United States to observe when North Korea shuts down its nuclear test site in May,...

Trump Discusses North Korea With Leaders of South Korea and Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed optimism about a planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following conversations Saturday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...

Korean Leaders Agree on Denuclearization Goal at Summit

SEOUL — The Inter-Korean summit began Friday morning with a historic step as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un crossed the military demarcation line that has divided Korea for over 60 years....

President Duterte holds bilateral meetings with Vietnamese PM, Indonesian President

SINGAPORE -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, April 27, met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian...

Korean leaders pledge ‘new era of peace’

SEOUL — The two Koreas have agreed to work to rid their peninsula of nuclear weapons, but haven't provided any new specific measures as to how to achieve that. A joint statement...

China cautiously optimistic about North-South Korea talks

BEIJING — China is intently watching this week’s historic meeting between North and South Korea, hopeful that crucial steps will be taken towards peace on the Korean peninsula, but also anxious,...

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