North Korea sends official for talks about summit
Kim Yong Chol, a four-star general who has been at the forefront of North Korea's diplomatic outreach, landed at Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday,...
North and South Korea agree to work toward ‘common goal’ of denuclearization
The leaders of North and South Korea made a bold pledge Friday to work toward a "common goal" of denuclearizing their peninsula and formally ending...
South Korea says it will lay groundwork for Trump to talk to North Korea’s Kim about nuclear weapons
South Korea and the United States are looking for a way to guarantee "a bright future" for North Korea if its leader will give up...
A Japanese woman tries to save man’s life in sumo ring, is ordered out as ‘unclean’ WATCH
Women are considered "ritually unclean" in sumo, even if the woman is a doctor and someone in the ring has collapsed. It is the latest...
Kim-Xi meeting presents a new challenge for Trump on North Korea
The Beijing meet, analysts say, was staged to show that North Korea-China ties are back on track. The message to the United States: any moves...
Is Kim Jong Un confident or desperate? North Korea’s leader remains difficult to read.
TOKYO -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un was all broad smiles and hearty handshakes during an unprecedented meeting with South Korean envoys this week, one...
Trump says North Korea is ‘sincere’ on reported offer to hold nuclear talks
The offer, apparently endorsed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un himself, would mark a significant turnabout after years of nuclear tests and advances in...
Confidante of disgraced South Korean president sentenced to 20 years in jail
TOKYO — The confidante of former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison and fined almost $17 million for...