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Amid the threats of nuclear weapons and the ‘Christmas Gift’ to US, Trump holds Kim under the lense and calls him a man of his word on denuclearization. read more

The meeting was the largest plenary session of the party’s 7th Central Committee since its first gathering in 2013 under Kim, according to Seoul’s Unification Ministry handling inter-Korean affairs. read more

The gathering also featured the first bilateral meeting between South Korea’s Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 15 months. read more

The agenda includes economic matters, as well as tensions between Seoul and Tokyo - but N.Korea appears likely to dominate the agenda with its year-end deadline for the US to change its hostile policy. read more

President Donald Trump’s top envoy to North Korea countered Kim Jong Un’s “Christmas gift” threat with a call for more nuclear talks to usher in a “season of peace,” for achieving lasting peace. read more

The announcement on Saturday comes as North Korea continues to pressure the Trump administration over an end-of-year deadline set by leader Kim Jong Un to salvage faltering nuclear negotiations. read more

The announcement of Saturday’s test came just hours after Trump said he would be “surprised” by any hostile action from the North, emphasizing his “very good relationship” with Kim. read more

Kim Song’s comments follow other recent North Korean statements indicating that prospects are dim for a resumption of nuclear diplomacy between the United States and North Korea. read more

Trump’s remarks came in response to a question after North Korea’s ambassador to the UN Kim Song said that denuclearization is off the table in talks with the US. read more

“That’s why I call him Rocket Man,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with the head of NATO in London He said he hoped Kim would denuclearise, but added: “we’ll find out.” read more

The invective against Biden was ‘pretty high on the scale’, North Korean propaganda specialist Mason Richey of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies told AFP, highlighting the multiple repetitions of the “beating the dog” trope. read more

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed in June to reopen denuclearization talks that stalled after a failed summit in Vietnam in February, but these have gone nowhere. read more

The North’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the State Department’s terrorism blacklist report released last week proves again the United States maintains a “hostile policy” and “inveterate repugnancy” toward North Korea. read more

South Korea’s military said Thursday that the North had launched two short-range projectiles from South Pyongan province. They each flew approximately 370 kilometres. read more

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have a “special” relationship, a top Pyongyang official said Thursday, echoing remarks this week by the American head of state. read more