Trump-Kim summit

World 02/20/19, 00:32

At a barbershop tucked away in a small Hanoi alley, Le Phuc Hai patiently waits for his hair dye to bleach his natural black into the color of the president of the United States. On a chair next to him, 9-year-old To Gia Huy emerges as a spitting image of a ...

Politics 02/15/19, 10:30

With the second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea Kim Jong Un two weeks away, regional experts outline what they see are the key deliverables and possible pitfalls of the denuclearization talks

World 02/13/19, 05:53

Other countries will see Vietnam's political neutrality and economic progress during talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un

Sports 02/11/19, 06:47

South Korea has chosen its capital, Seoul, for its bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics, which it hopes to jointly host with rival North Korea as a peace gesture. South Korea's Olympic committee announced the decision after a meeting Monday in which Seoul received 34 of 49 votes, edging out the ...

Politics 02/11/19, 04:52

US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun called his recent talks in Pyongyang “productive”

World 02/10/19, 06:17

The United States and North Korea will meet again this month in an unidentified Asian country ahead of their leaders' planned second summit in Vietnam in late February, South Korean officials said Sunday. The U.S. special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, visited Pyongyang last week to work out details of ...

Politics 02/09/19, 09:26

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a second time, he's out to replicate the suspenseful buildup, make-or-break stakes and far-flung rendezvous of their first encounter. The reality star American president will soon learn if the sequel, on this matter and many others, can ...

Politics 02/08/19, 19:57

President Donald Trump says his planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Hanoi. The president tweeted the location on Friday, saying his representatives had just left North Korea after a "productive meeting" on the Feb. 27-28 summit. My representatives have just left North Korea after a ...

Politics 02/08/19, 19:52

The top U.S. envoy for North Korea returned from three days of talks in Pyongyang and will meet again with his North Korean counterpart before the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this month, the U.S. State Department said. Stephen Biegun, the U.S. ...

World 02/07/19, 20:36

North Korea is stepping up a new loyalty campaign as leader Kim Jong Un prepares for his second summit with President Donald Trump. The campaign began last month with the introduction of a song in praise of the nation's flag. A video now being aired on state-run television to promote the song ...

World 02/07/19, 19:56

South Koreans, always deeply divided over how best to deal with their often-belligerent northern neighbor, are reacting with both hope and wariness to President Donald Trump's announcement that he will hold a second nuclear disarmament summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But for liberal South Korean President Moon Jae-in, ...

World 02/07/19, 06:45

A concrete plan could counter the first summit, often seen as ‘a missed opportunity’ because the two leaders issued a joint vaguely worded statement that lacked a ‘follow-up implementation process’

World 02/05/19, 23:17

Vietnam's selection as the venue for the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is largely a matter of convenience and security, but not without bigger stakes. Washington's goal for the talks Feb. 27-28 is for North Korea to agree give up its nuclear weapons. ...

Politics 02/05/19, 22:02

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear weapons. Trump has said his outreach to Kim and their first meeting last June in Singapore ...

World 02/04/19, 06:24

The U.S. special envoy for North Korea met with South Korea's national security adviser on Monday to discuss a planned second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Seoul's presidential office said. Stephen Biegun explained to Chung Eui-yong Washington's stance toward North Korea ahead of talks ...

Politics 01/30/19, 22:06

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is sending a team "someplace in Asia" to set up a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the end of February. Pompeo on Wednesday told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity that his team is "headed that ...

Politics 01/29/19, 21:50

First meeting between Washington and Pyongyang in June has been widely criticized as too vague and lacking meaningful agreements on denuclearization

World 01/23/19, 06:20

A new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies found that one of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters