U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would leave sanctions in place on North Korea as he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed ways to get U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks back on track after a failed summit in Hanoi. Continue reading
The North Korean action came a week after its vice foreign minister threatened to pull out of nuclear negotiations with the United States Continue reading
North Korea’s vice foreign minister said the country has “no intention to yield to the U.S. demands (at the Hanoi summit) in any form, nor are we willing to engage in negotiations of this kind.” Continue reading
North Korea said it’s ceasing nuclear weapons testing because it has achieved its goal of taking its place among the world’s nuclear-armed states, and now wants to focus on improving its economy. Continue reading
“None of this plays in China,” says Ian Bremmer. “They can’t stand this stuff, and Canada’s small.” Continue reading
North Korea hit one of its own cities when a missile test last spring went awry, researchers say. Continue reading
Donald Trump said Sunday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was “wasting his time” trying to negotiate with North Korea. Continue reading
“We ask: Would you like to talk? We have lines of communications to Pyongyang. We’re not in a dark situation,” said Tillerson. Continue reading
The comments are the North’s first response to Trump’s debut speech at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. Continue reading
The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution a week ago mandating tougher sanctions against Pyongyang including banning textile imports and capping crude and petrol supply. Continue reading