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Ski lift: North Korea may capitalize on joint Olympics training visit
South Korea's offer to send athletes to a North Korean ski resort for joint training ahead of next month's Olympics risks giving leader Kim Jong Un's regime legitimacy and some much needed cash, North Korean defectors and experts say. -
The Wider Image - Ahead of South Korea's Olympics, a ski resort decays
The chairs of an abandoned ski lift sit on a barren, ghostly mountainside in South Korea; like gravestones for what was once a vibrant holiday resort.As the country prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in a raft of new sporting venues, the abandoned Alps Ski Resort, only around 100 kilometers (60 miles) away, stands in grim contrast, as the future of South Korea's new facilities remains uncertain. -
North Korea will send 22 athletes to the Winter Games in the neighboring South next month and compete in three sports and five disciplines, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday. North Korea's planned involvement in Pyeongchang is viewed as a sign of easing tensions over its nuclear and missile program.
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How does Kim tell North Korea he's giving up nuclear weapons?
U.S.State media calls North Korea's nuclear weapons a "treasured sword of justice".Pyongyang has released commemorative stamps and built monuments in honor of its ballistic missile tests, while nuclear and rocket scientists have been named national heroes.
For Kim Jong Un, fully giving up nuclear weapons would mean a dramatic reversal for an authoritarian leader who has not only staked his security on his nuclear arsenal, but also spent years publicly celebrating such weapons as an integral part of his regime’s legitimacy and power.
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Japan PM Abe likely to meet President Trump on April 18: source
U.S.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is finalizing details for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on April 18 to discuss strategy before a proposed meeting between North Korean and U.S. leaders, a ruling party official told Reuters on Wednesday. -
China says North Korea pledges denuclearization during friendly visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold its friendship with its isolated neighbor. -
With secretive China trip, North Korea's Kim builds bargaining power
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit to China, countering what had been growing estrangement between the Cold War allies, is likely to bolster Pyongyang's leverage going into a planned summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump. -
White House: North Korea situation moving in right direction
The White House said on Wednesday the situation with North Korea was moving in the right direction after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. -
Japan offers North Korea summit, Pyongyang discussing meetings with Japan: Asahi
Japan has sounded out the North Korean government about a bilateral summit, and Pyongyang has discussed the possibility of a leaders' meeting with Japan, Japan's Asahi newspaper said on Thursday. -
North, South Korea to hold summit on April 27: Seoul
North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, South Korean government officials who held high-level talks with their North Korean counterparts on Thursday said. -
China commends North, South Korea efforts on ties after summit set
China commended on Thursday efforts to improve ties by North and South Korea and said it hopes positive momentum can be sustained, after a date was set for the first summit between the two countries in more than a decade. -
North, South Korea fix April date for first summit in years
North and South Korea will hold their first summit in more than a decade on April 27, South Korean officials said on Thursday, after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearization as tensions ease between the old foes. -
Soccer: As economic sanctions bite, North Korea coach Andersen departs
Jorn Andersen says he accomplished all of his goals as coach of North Korea's national soccer team but economic hardships have made it impossible for him to stay on in the country. -
North Korea will take part in next two Olympics: IOC chief Bach
North Korea will take part in the next two Olympic Games in Japan and China, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Saturday after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. -
U.S., South Korea kick off annual joint military exercises after month-long delay
South Korea and the United States kicked off their annual joint military exercises on Sunday after they were delayed by about a month for the Winter Olympics and to help create conditions for a resumption of talks between North and South Korea. -
North Korea's Kim Jong Un, wife, watch South Korean K-pop stars perform in Pyongyang
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, were among the hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean K-pop singers perform in the North for the first time in more than a decade as tensions between the old rivals thaw. -
Japan PM to visit U.S. from April 17 to 20 for talks with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to visit the United States April 17-20 for talks with President Donald Trump, he said on Monday. -
Trump welcomes back Americans freed by North Korea
A plane carrying three Americans released by North Korea landed at a military base bear Washington early on Thursday to be welcomed by U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. -
North Korea agrees to warn of activity hazardous to aviation: U.N agency
North Korea has agreed not to engage in activities hazardous to aviation without advanced notice, a U.N. aviation agency official said on Thursday, an assurance that could lead to major airlines resuming flights through its airspace. -
Upbeat Trump welcomes U.S. prisoners released by North Korea
President Donald Trump welcomed three Americans who had been held prisoner in North Korea back home on Thursday, thanking its leader Kim Jong Un for their release and sounding upbeat about a planned U.S.-North Korea summit. -
Trump seeks 'very meaningful' summit in Singapore with North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had high hopes of "doing something very meaningful" to curtail North Korea's nuclear ambitions at a summit in Singapore next month, after Pyongyang smoothed the way for talks by freeing three American prisoners. -
Memories of hunger cloud North Korean refugee's hopes for Trump-Kim...
Walking through the Korean War Memorial in Washington, Grace Jo remembers a pivotal point in her childhood in North Korea, what she calls "the almost dying moment." -
Exclusive: North Korean traders offering cheap coal on hopes sanctions will ease - Chinese traders
Some North Korean traders are offering cheap coal to Chinese buyers who are stockpiling it at ports inside the isolated country, hoping recent diplomatic moves lead to an easing of sanctions barring purchases of North Korean coal, three Chinese traders told Reuters. -
South Korea says trying to verify complaints by North Korea waitress 'defectors'
U.S.Several North Korean waitresses who arrived in South Korea in 2016 in a group of 13 defectors have said they were coerced into leaving, and a South Korean ministry that handles ties with the North said on Friday it was trying to verify their account. -
Trump, Kim summit in Singapore presents logistical challenges for North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's trip to Singapore for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump poses logistical challenges that are likely to include using Soviet-era aircraft to carry him and his limousine, as well as dozens of security and other support staff. -
South Korea welcomes North Korea's schedule for dismantling nuclear test site
South Korea welcomes North Korea's schedule to dismantle its nuclear test site ahead of a historic summit between the North and the United States, the South's presidential office said on Sunday. -
North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear bomb test site
North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear bomb test site for sometime between May 23 and 25 in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country's state media reported on Saturday a month ahead of a historic summit. -
Understanding Kim: Inside the U.S. effort to profile the secretive North Korean leader
U.S. intelligence experts are trying to build a profile of Kim Jong Un to give President Donald Trump a competitive edge in one of the most consequential summits since the Cold War, but they face a huge challenge – figuring out a secretive North Korean ruler few people know much about. -
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North, South Korea to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16
North Korea and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16 to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, South Korea's Unification Ministry said. -
Closing North Korea nuclear test site an important step, U.N. chief says
U.S.Irreversibly closing North Korea's nuclear test site is an important step that could pave the way for progress at talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. -
North Korea to invite South Korean reporters to observe scrapping of nuclear site: South Korea
North Korea will invite South Korean reporters from one news agency and from one television broadcaster to observe the dismantling of a nuclear test site between May 23 and May 25, South Korea's Ministry of Unification said on Tuesday. -
Incremental North Korean denuclearization will be unacceptable: South Korea official
An incremental North Korean approach to denuclearization at a June 12 summit with President Donald Trump will not be acceptable to the U.S. president or the people of South Korea, South Korea's special national security adviser said on Tuesday. -
Two Koreas to hold talks as North prepares to shut test site
North Korea and South Korea will hold high-level talks on Wednesday to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, South Korea said. -
U.S. continuing to plan for Trump-Kim summit: State Department
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it was continuing to plan for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next month despite a report that Pyongyang was suspending talks with the South over U.S. military drills. -
Pentagon plays down U.S.-South Korean drills after North suspends talks
The Pentagon on Tuesday played down ongoing military exercises with South Korea, saying they were routine and defensive in nature after North Korea blamed them for its decision to suspend high-level talks with Seoul scheduled for Wednesday. -
Safety, verification questions hang over North Korea's plan to close nuclear site
Shutting down North Korea's nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem.A botched tunnel collapse could spread radioactive debris. Nuclear material might be buried, but accessible enough to be dug up and reused in a weapon. And even if all the testing tunnels are destroyed, North Korean engineers could simply dig a new one if they want to conduct another nuclear test.
Disarmament experts have raised many such scenarios after North Korea said over the weekend that it would use explosives to collapse the tunnels of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site next week.
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North Korea will join 'efforts for a total ban on nuclear tests'
North Korea will join international efforts to ban nuclear tests, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Han Tae Song, told the Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday. -
U.S. aware of report North Korea canceling meeting with South: White House
The United States is aware of South Korean media reports that North Korea has canceled planned high-level talks with South Korea, the White House said on Tuesday. -
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Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys: diplomats
BRUSSELS Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has revoked special visas for European Union diplomats and officials traveling regularly between Beirut and Damascus, complicating efforts to distribute aid to civil war victims, three senior EU diplomats said.