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North, South Korea Set Date for Historic Bilateral Summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a bilateral summit on April 27. The date

Kim Jong-un’s China Visit Strengthens His Hand in Nuclear Talks

With a dose of mystery and the flair of a showman, North Korea’s young leader, Kim Jong-un, used his debut as an

China reminded Kim Jong Un who’s boss during mysterious Beijing meeting, experts say

The mysterious meeting Kim Jong Un was summoned to in Beijing this week likely saw China’s president remind the North Korean dictator

Kim-Xi meeting presents a new challenge for Trump on North Korea

A secretive meeting between North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and China’s Xi Jinping this week showcased enduring bonds between the two countries,

Kim Jong Un Is Making a Surprise China Visit, Sources Say

Kim Jong Un made a surprise visit to Beijing on his first known trip outside North Korea since taking power in 2011,

North Korea-Sweden Talks Focus on ‘Peaceful Solution’ to Nuclear Conflict

The Swedish and North Korean foreign ministers concluded three days of talks in Stockholm on Saturday over the security situation on the

U.S.-South Korea Military Drills to be Smaller, Shorter

The United States and South Korea have decided to scale down and shorten annual joint military exercises in light of a diplomatic

‘Denuclearization’ may be the goal of U.S.-North Korean summit, but each side defines it differently

President Trump says he will “talk denuclearization” at his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — a word he

Peace hopes rise among S. Koreans in wake of resumed talks with North

For the first time in a decade, South Koreans appear to wonder if their country will finally be at peace with North

How Trump can avoid the setbacks that doomed North Korean nuclear talks in the past

By Jeffrey Fields, Associate Professor of the Practice of International Relations, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and

North Korea Nuclear Deal Would Require Major US Concession Too

The yet to be confirmed summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has raised expectations that

North Korea: Trump’s scored a real victory but don’t expect complete denuclearization any time soon

President Trump’s announcement Thursday that he will meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is a stunning diplomatic breakthrough – one