North Korea

South Korea welcomes North’s participation in Olympics

Jan 21, 2018 15:12

Authorities in South Korea have welcomed North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics as a major step toward settlement of disputes between the two neighbors, especially those concerning Pyongyang’s development of weapons.
North, South Korea to march together under unified flag for 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Jan 17, 2018 12:45

North and South Korea will march together under a unified Korean flag for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang next month.
North, South Korea delegations discuss Olympic Games in truce village

Jan 15, 2018 06:20

North and South Koreas have held a new round of talks aimed at hammering out the details of Pyongyang’s plan to send a group of art performers to the South for next month’s Winter Olympics.
Koreas to hold working-level talks on January 15

Jan 13, 2018 12:19

North Korea and South Korea have announced that they will hold a new round of working-level talks in a border village to discuss the details and formalities of the North’s participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics in the South.
North, South Koreas set to hold talks on Winter Olympics, family reunification

Jan 08, 2018 05:19

The two Koreas are preparing to hold their first round of formal talks in almost two years at a border village on next month’s Winter Olympics, among other issues of bilateral interest.
China places tougher limits on trade with North Korea

Jan 05, 2018 13:43

China has imposed tighter trade limits on North Korea to increase pressure on its neighbor over its weapons program.
Russia, China welcome Koreas’ agreement to talk

Jan 05, 2018 07:50

Russia and China have welcomed an agreement by North and South Koreas to resume dialog after two years.
North Korea agrees to high-level talks: South

Jan 05, 2018 04:43

North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with South Korea next week, Seoul says, increasing hopes of a peaceful end to a long-running military standoff that also involves the United States.
UN chief hails reopening of North-South Korea hotline

Jan 04, 2018 04:45

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has hailed the reopening of a hotline between North and South Korea, voicing hopes for further progress in defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea’s leader orders hotline with South reopened

Jan 03, 2018 05:43

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has given an order to reopen a cross-border telephone hotline with South Korea, as Pyongyang and Seoul make overtures to one another.