Kim Jong-Un

New missile test looms as Trump fails to sway Kim

December 22, 2019 10:58 am

If the North Korea goes ahead with the test in the coming days, it would be a glaring setback for Trump’s boldest foreign policy initiative, even as he faces an impeachment trial at home.

North Korea says Kim supervised weapons tests, criticizes Seoul

August 11, 2019 7:43 am

The report by North Korean state media came hours after President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed a desire to meet again to start nuclear negotiations.

North Korea confirms another test of rocket launcher system

August 03, 2019 7:22 am

The report by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency came a day after South Korea's military said it detected North Korea firing projectiles twice into the sea off its eastern coast.

Trump’s trip to Asia: Diplomacy with an exclamation point

July 02, 2019 12:54 pm

If his goals required cozying up to autocrats believed to have blood on their hands, like Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia or President Vladimir Putin of Russia, that did not bother him in the least.

This Word Means: Korean Demilitarized Zone

July 02, 2019 1:09 am

The DMZ has come into the spotlight with Donald Trump becoming the first serving American President to visit the area.

South Koreans react with hope, skepticism over Trump-Kim meeting

June 30, 2019 4:54 pm

The impromptu get-together at the inter-Korean border was Trump and Kim's third overall meeting and first since their summit in February in Hanoi, Vietnam, collapsed over disagreements over sanctions relief.

US envoy for North Korea heads to Vietnam for pre-summit talks

February 20, 2019 7:55 am

Mike Pompeo said the United States aimed to "get as far down the road as we can" with North Korea in the next two weeks and that Biegun's team would discuss all issues covered in Singapore.

Kim Jong Un’s ‘butler’ visits Vietnam to prepare for Trump meeting

February 19, 2019 10:03 am

The first summit between Kim and Trump was criticized for lacking such details, producing only a vague commitment to “work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”

Donald Trump credits himself with averting major war with North Korea

February 06, 2019 5:58 pm

Since their Singapore summit, Trump and Kim have exchanged letters. Trump has repeatedly said in recent days that he has a "very good relationship" with the reclusive leader.

South Korea wants sanction exemptions to restart North Korea projects

January 10, 2019 8:39 am

South Korea's president suggests he will push for sanctions exemptions to restart dormant economic cooperation projects with North Korea.

Impersonators of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un tours Osaka ahead of G-20 Summit

June 26, 2019 3:17 pm

The impersonators of rivals, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, toured the streets of Osaka, Japan. They posed as friends, mocking the enmity of the leaders. Osaka will be hosting the G-20 Summit on 28-29 June 2019.

Glimpses of life inside North Korea, the world's most isolated country

September 27, 2017 5:39 pm

The Indian Express visited Pyongyang in North Korea earlier this month for an AFC Cup football match between Bengaluru FC and North Korean military club, 4.25 SC. Mihir Vasavda captures some of the images of the life of people in this reclusive nation under its leader Kim Jong-un.

South Korean Lawmakers Say North Korean Ruler Kim Jong Un’s Brother Pleaded For His Life 5 Years Ago

February 16, 2017 6:41 pm

Here's What US-President Elect Donald Trump Said To North Korea

January 03, 2017 2:30 pm