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The chairmen of three U.S. House of Representative committees urged President Donald Trump, in a letter published on Thursday, to stop withholding from Congress information pertaining to North Korea and current negotiations with the DPRK.

Friday, February 22, 2019 | 4:13 AM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says North Korea identified China as a security concern, adding that the US has communicated to Kim Jong Un, "that the security assurances that they need can be provided in a way that is reasonable.

Sunday, February 24, 2019 | 7:50 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the U.S. secretary of state he did not want his children to live with the burden of nuclear weapons, a former CIA officer involved in high-level diplomacy over the North's weapons was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Saturday, February 23, 2019 | 4:46 AM

Seoul is preparing for the possibility of a bilateral end of war declaration in Hanoi. South Korean presidential spokesperson Kim Eui-keum said “I think the end-of-war declaration between North Korea and the U.S. would be sufficient by itself.

Monday, February 25, 2019 | 4:17 AM

A range of sanctions are up for negotiation if the US achieves 'a substantial step' towards denuclearization through the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sa

Monday, February 25, 2019 | 4:18 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday departed Pyongyang for the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi, the country’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed on Sunday morning.

Monday, February 25, 2019 | 4:19 AM

South Korean President Moon: "Should North Korea's economy be opened, neighboring countries, international organizations and global funds will take part...

Monday, February 25, 2019 | 4:26 AM

REUTERS: BREAKINGVIEWS | Seoul searching

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | 9:00 AM

President Donald Trump’s trade war threatens the possibility of peace in Korea, say Korea Society President Thomas Byrne and Chairman Ambassador Thomas Hubbard in a new Reuters Breaking Views article. The two write, "Capricious auto tariffs on the flimsy pretext of national security only complicates denuclearization negotiations already fraught with mistrust." Read More

South Korea's Moon Becomes Kim Jong Un's Top Spokesman at UN

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | 8:38 PM

Senior Director Stephen Noerper says “I don’t see Moon as Kim’s spokesperson, but as a leader who needs Kim and Trump amenable to agreement.” Read More

Focus Now on Second Trump-Kim Summit (Radio)

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 | 8:17 PM

Thomas Byrne, President, Korea Society, joined Doug Krizner and Paul Allen on Daybreak Asia, discussing the latest on relations between the U.S. and North Korea, starting with President Trump’s reaction to reports of undeclared nuclear sites. Read More

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