Tag: Kim Jong-un
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Donald Trump to visit South Korea for talks on North’s nukes: White House
The White House said Trump's trip to South Korea would combine with his visit to nearby Japan, where he will attend a G20 summit in Osaka on June 28-29.
May 16, 2019 -
North Korea demands release of cargo ship seized by US
North Korea is under multiple global sanctions for its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, including a ban on exports of coal.
May 14, 2019 -
70 countries urge North Korea to scrap nuclear, ballistic weapons
With two missile launches in a week, Pyongyang is walking a fine line between increasing pressure on the US and not derailing nuclear negotiations -- all while giving itself room to escalate, analysts say.
May 11, 2019 -
North Korea’s missile tests not ‘breach of trust’: Donald Trump
Trump, who has said that he and Kim have a good relationship, added that he might eventually lose faith in the North Korean leader.
May 11, 2019 -
North Korea is not ‘ready to negotiate’: US President
The latest provocation comes after North Korea tested several new weapons systems late last week. They were the first confirmed launches of their kind since 2017.
May 10, 2019 -
North Korea says weapons drill was defensive, criticizes Seoul
North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ballistic missile fired from a launch vehicle.
May 9, 2019 -
Kim Jong-un’s summit with Putin
The forward movement in Vladivostok is doubtless an encouraging signal in the context of the failed Kim-Trump summit in the wake of the ballistic missile tests, as often as not capable of targeting Alaska and certain parts of mainland America.
April 28, 2019 -
North Korean leader returns following ‘successful’ summit with Putin
Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin met in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Thursday in what was the first-ever summit between the two leaders.
April 27, 2019 -
Kim Jong-un concludes Russia trip after summit with Putin
On Thursday, Kim and Putin met face-to-face for the first time in what was the first high-level meeting between leaders of the two nations since 2011, when Kim's late father, Kim Jong-il, met with the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.
April 26, 2019 -
Putin, Kim Jong-un hold first ever summit
The meetings are expected to focus on finding a peaceful resolution to the issue of Pyongyang's denuclearization and efforts at reducing cross-border tensions on the Korean peninsula.
April 25, 2019 -
N.Korea didn’t test ballistic missile: US official
US Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has confirmed that North Korea conducted a weapons test, but said that it was "not a ballistic missile".
April 19, 2019 -
US sanctions 2 Chinese firms for helping N Korea evade restrictions
The Trump administration has sanctioned 182 persons or entities for North Korean violations since March 2017 but only 26 since February of 2018.
March 22, 2019 -
War games in abeyance
Trump had been quite wary about the mounting cost of the exercises and was seriously reflecting on the issue, overlooking what implications the decision would have on the security of the region. The failure of the Hanoi summit provided the right opportunity for him to announce the decision. He thus decided to replace the large-scale drills with a series of smaller exercises and virtual exercises based on training and technology instead of deploying thousands of actual troops for the war games.
March 14, 2019 -
Kim Jong-nam killing: Murder charge dropped against Indonesian
An Indonesian woman was freed on Monday after a Malaysian judge discharged her of murder charge in the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong-uns half brother, Kim Jong-nam.
March 11, 2019 -
Fizzle in Hanoi
Thursday’s summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, was a nonstarter.
March 1, 2019 -
No lifting of economic sanctions, Donald Trump tells Kim Jong-un at Hanoi
Trump said his meeting with Kim didn't end contentiously but with "a very friendly walk".
February 28, 2019 -
Kim Jong-un leaves for Hanoi for second US-North Korea summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left for Vietnamese capital Hanoi for the second US-North Korea summit, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Sunday.
February 24, 2019