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Wed, April 25, 2018 | 23:16

Mongolia, Singapore on host city shortlist for Trump-Kim summit: report

“The location could be decided as early as this week,” Joongang quoted a government source as saying. “But its announcement could be pushed back at the request of the North till the date and agenda are finalized.”

North Korea | 2018-04-25 13:19

North Korea slams US censure on human rights

North Korea condemned US criticism of its human rights record as "ridiculous", days before leader Kim Jong-un's summit with the South and ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump. The isolated North has been accused of a litany of state-sanctioned rights abuses including extrajudicial killing, torture, brutal crackdowns on dissent and even kidnapping foreign citizens.

North Korea | 2018-04-25 12:30

Trump to N.Korea's Kim: 'Get rid of nukes'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program, ahead of an expected summit with the North’s leader Kim Jong Un. Earlier, the US leader - who spent the day in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron - had described Kim as “very open” and “very honorable” - his most positive comments yet about a man he once publicly belittled.

North Korea | 2018-04-25 09:54

'Hasty declaration to end war may cause confusion'

While speculation is circulating that “ending the Korean War” could be on the table in the upcoming inter-Korean summit, a legislative forum raised concerns that a hasty declaration to end the war may cause confusion. The National Assembly Human Rights Forum led by Rep. Hong Il-pyo of the Liberty Korea Party called on the government to prioritize denuclearization and a peace ...

North Korea | 2018-04-24 16:53

'Reduce NK threat before signing peace treaty'

President Moon Jae-in should seek ways to reduce the military threat posed by North Korea before signing a peace treaty, said Tara O, an adjunct fellow at the Pacific Forum CSIS, Tuesday.She urged Moon to raise this issue at his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to be held at the border village of Panmunjeom, Friday.

North Korea | 2018-04-24 16:45

North Korea internally promotes 'nuclear statehood' to its people ahead of summit

“The order was applied to all newspapers, broadcasters and publishers (in North Korea),” Newsis quoted an unidentified source as saying. “Its purpose was to educate the people that the North could become a nuclear-armed state thanks to Kim, who has pursued simultaneous development of the economy and nuclear weapons with tireless efforts and commitment.”

North Korea | 2018-04-24 15:48

Declaration to end Korean War tied to denuclearization: Seoul

The issue of South and North Korea's declaration of an end to the 1950-53 Korean War will be tied to progress of North Korea's denuclearization, a ranking government official said Tuesday. The establishment of a permanent peace on the Korean Peninsula is one of the key agenda items for a summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday. They will likely discuss ways to replace the current armistice with a peace treaty.

North Korea | 2018-04-24 15:35

Hopes high for peace as Kim takes historic step to inter-Korean summit

Confirmation bias on North Korea's denuclearization

Just days before the April 27 inter-Korean summit, the atmosphere is one of optimism. If the past two summits serve as any guide, they are a cautionary tale, advising us not to be overly expecting. Expectation over the stated goal of South Korea and the United States - North Korea's willingness to separate itself from its nuclear programs or the so-called denuclearization - i...

North Korea | 2018-04-24 14:48

Hopes high for peace as Kim takes historic step to inter-Korean summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will walk across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with the South's President Moon Jae-in, the highest-level encounter yet in a whirlwind of nuclear diplomacy. Pyongyang's atomic arsenal will be high on the agenda the first time one of its rulers sets foot in the South since the Korean War ended 65 years ago, and a peace tr...

North Korea | 2018-04-24 13:37

Declaration to end Korean War tied to denuclearization: Seoul

US won't ease sanctions until North Korea takes 'concrete action'

The White House said Monday North Korea won't get sanctions relief until it takes ``concrete action'' toward denuclearization, the goal of President Donald Trump's planned summit with Kim Jong Un.

North Korea | 2018-04-24 10:52

'A lot of reasons for optimism' on N. Korea talks: Mattis

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