US: No sanctions relief before North Korea denuclearizes
June 14, 2018 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The United States will not ease sanctions against North Korea until it denuclearizes, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, as he reassured key Asian allies that President Donald Trump had not backed down on Pyongyang's weapons program...
Koreas agree to restore military communication lines
June 14, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas agreed Thursday to fully restore their cross-border communication lines after holding rare high-level military talks on reducing tensions...
Trump sees ‘new future’ for North Korea, but path unclear
June 13, 2018 GMTSINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump wrapped up his five-hour nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with surprisingly warm words and hope for "a bright new future" for Kim's isolated and impoverished nation...
Rival Koreas agree to military, Red Cross talks for peace
June 1, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Friday to hold military and Red Cross talks later this month on reducing tensions and resuming reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
US team in NKorea raises expectations of a Trump-Kim summit
May 28, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials worked with North Korea over the weekend on plans for the on-off-on meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as Trump signaled increasing optimism for the sit-down...
Trump says US team in NKorea planning summit with Kim
May 28, 2018 GMTPresident Donald Trump said Sunday a U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place...
S. Korea: Kim commits to summit with Trump, denuclearization
May 27, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed in their surprise meeting to sitting down with President Donald Trump and to a "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula...
With US talks in limbo, Korean leaders hold surprise summit
May 27, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Saturday for the second time in a month, exchanging a huge bear hug and broad smiles in a surprise summit at a border village to discuss Kim's potential meeting with President Donald Trump and ways to follow through on the peace initiatives of the rivals' earlier summit...
North Korea threatens to cancel Trump-Kim summit over drills
May 16, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday threatened to scrap a historic summit next month between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and U...
The Latest: White House hopeful NKorea summit will occur
May 16, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's threat to cancel the summit with the United States (all times local):...
2 Koreas dismantle propaganda loudspeakers at tense border
May 1, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The rival Koreas dismantled huge loudspeakers used to blare Cold War-style propaganda across their tense border on Tuesday, as South Korea's president asked the United Nations to observe the North's planned closing of its nuclear test site...
UN chief pledges support to further talks between the Koreas
May 1, 2018 GMTUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged the United Nations' "full support" to further talks between North Korea and South Korea and "stands ready to discuss possible forms of support...
North Korea offers to give up nukes if US vows not to attack
April 29, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit that he would be willing to give up his nuclear weapons if the U...
Analysis: Korea summit puts nuclear ball in Trump’s court
April 29, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a summit high on theatrics, emotional displays of Korean reconciliation and some important but familiar sounding plans to boost bilateral relations, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has safely returned to Pyongyang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in to his official residence in Seoul...
US reaffirms its ‘ironclad commitment’ to defend South Korea
April 28, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke on Saturday with their South Korean counterparts after the historic meeting between leaders of the two Koreas, and Trump said "things are going very well" as he prepares for an expected summit with the North's Kim Jong Un...
AP reporter views swing in Korean relations with wary hope
April 28, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At the height of North Korea's torrid run of nuclear and missile tests last year, I was constantly joking with my Associated Press colleague Hyung-jin Kim about how we could be writing about something entirely different once the calendar turns to 2018...
Summit offers South Koreans rare insight into Kim Jong Un
April 28, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — A day after the leaders of the two Koreas met for a summit along their shared border, the emotional, memorable, even funny scenes from their time together are both a bitter reminder of the countries' seven decades of division and an insight into the mysterious character of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...
Takeaways from Koreas summit: Kim’s smiles, Moon’s reception
April 28, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With the much anticipated summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in now ready for the history books, Kim's foray into the world of globe-trotting diplomacy moves on to his next high-profile appointment — with President Donald Trump...
The Latest: UN chief applauds ‘truly historic’ Koreas summit
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea (all times local):...
AP PHOTOS: With summit, Koreas take step in a new direction
April 27, 2018 GMTNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked toward South Korean President Moon Jae-in to greet him with a big smile Friday to kick off the inter-Korean summit...
AP Analysis: North Korean leader displays nuclear pride
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — To the rest of the world focused on whether Kim Jong Un is really willing to negotiate away his nuclear weapons, North Korea has a message: He isn't embarking on talks with his rivals out of desperation...
The Latest: SKorean conservatives criticize summit outcome
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the summit between the leaders of North Korea and South Korea (all times local):...
Korea leaders avoid specific measures to address nuke crisis
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — The leaders of North and South Korea played it safe Friday, repeating a previous vow to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons but failing to provide any specific measures or forge a potential breakthrough on an issue that has captivated and terrified many since the rivals seemed on the verge of war last year...
Live and unfiltered: Kim Jong Un captivates South Koreans
April 27, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Koreans watched Friday as history unfolded and Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader they normally only see in heavily edited footage, walked across the border and had his every word broadcast live and unfiltered on airwaves across the country...
Korean summit starts with a handshake, after year of tension
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — After a year of tensions, the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade began Friday with a handshake...
All in the family: Kim Jong Un’s sister joins him at summit
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un's younger sister took a prominent place at the negotiating table for the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade, cementing her public role as Kim's closest confidante and possibly the second-most powerful figure in his ruling regime...
3 key agenda items at closely watched Korea summit talks
April 27, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — Friday's summit between the leaders of the rival Koreas won't be entirely focused on North Korea's nuclear weapons, though they will certainly top the agenda after the recent rapid progress North Korea has made...
Rival Koreas’ leaders face high stakes at historic summit
April 26, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — It may lack the punch of President Donald Trump's vow to unleash "fire and fury" and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's "nuclear button" boasts, but the stakes will be high on Friday when Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in sit down on the southern side of the no man's land that forms the world's most heavily armed border...
A unified Korea? Leaders bring contrasting visions to summit
April 25, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Unification is an idea that moves most Koreans, North and South, on an emotional level...
Ahead of summits, US tones down war games with S. Korea
April 24, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Spring on the Korean Peninsula is normally the season of D-Day-style beach landings with big guns thumping in the distance and skies crisscrossed by the contrails of fighter aircraft...
S.Korea halts propaganda broadcasts before summit with North
April 23, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea halted anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts across their tense border on Monday as officials from the two Koreas met again to work out details of their leaders' upcoming talks, expected to focus on the North's nuclear program...
World watching 2 North Korea summits for signs of nuke deal
April 23, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday, the world will have a single overriding interest: How will they address North Korea's decades-long pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles...
Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn’t.
April 23, 2018 GMTWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that's not the case.
North Korea said Friday it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of summits with the U...
Road to N. Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure
April 22, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Bill Clinton offered oil and reactors. George W. Bush mixed threats and aid...
AP Analysis: Kim Jong Un tests Trump with latest nuke offer
April 21, 2018 GMTTOKYO (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has finally broken his silence on what he plans to bring to the table during his summits with the South Korean and U...
N. Korea, setting stage for talks, halts nuclear, ICBM tests
April 21, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea announced that it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of its summits with Seoul and Washington, but stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of giving up its hard-won nuclear arsenal...
Seoul: N. Korean leader removes major nuclear sticking point
April 20, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Thursday that his rival, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, isn't asking for the withdrawal of U...
A look at significant meetings between the Koreas
March 6, 2018 GMTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in next month, reviving hopes for a diplomatic approach to dealing with the North's nuclear threat...
N. Korea glorifies summit with South; analysts less sure
April 28, 2018 GMTGOYANG, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's state media on Saturday trumpeted leader Kim Jong Un's "immortal achievement" a day after he met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and repeated past vows to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula and work toward a formal end to the Korean War...