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Moon talks North Korea summit with Pompeo and Bolton, offers support

Moon talks North Korea summit with Pompeo and Bolton, offers support

Moon urges Pompeo and Bolton to "step up" efforts to realise a successful Trump-Kim summit

Moon talks North Korea summit with Pompeo and Bolton, offers support
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald May 22, 2018
“99.9 percent” chance DPRK-U.S. summit will go ahead: South Korean official

“99.9 percent” chance DPRK-U.S. summit will go ahead: South Korean official

ROK national security adviser says he sees nothing to indicate Trump is having second thoughts

“99.9 percent” chance DPRK-U.S. summit will go ahead: South Korean official
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 22, 2018
Flight carrying foreign press departs for Wonsan without South Korean reporters

Flight carrying foreign press departs for Wonsan without South Korean reporters

Delegation set to cover demolition of Punggye-ri nuclear test site between Wednesday and Friday

Flight carrying foreign press departs for Wonsan without South Korean reporters
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 21, 2018
Kim Jong Un will not “play” Trump, denuclearization remains U.S. goal: Pence

Kim Jong Un will not “play” Trump, denuclearization remains U.S. goal: Pence

Vice President says Washington still open to summit

Kim Jong Un will not “play” Trump, denuclearization remains U.S. goal: Pence
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 21, 2018
Chinese trucks at North Korean trade fair, despite sanctions

Chinese trucks at North Korean trade fair, despite sanctions

The trucks are manufactured by a Chinese-government owned company based in Beijing

Chinese trucks at North Korean trade fair, despite sanctions
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne May 21, 2018
Enormous LED light wall added to side of Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel

Enormous LED light wall added to side of Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel

Huge light fixture newest addition to iconic building in North Korean capital city

Enormous LED light wall added to side of Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll May 21, 2018
Planned visit to Pyongyang by South Korean civic group canceled, say organizers

Planned visit to Pyongyang by South Korean civic group canceled, say organizers

June 15 committee was set to discuss inter-Korean events with northern counterparts

Planned visit to Pyongyang by South Korean civic group canceled, say organizers
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 21, 2018
Major ROK bank to set up task force exploring inter-Korean economic cooperation

Major ROK bank to set up task force exploring inter-Korean economic cooperation

KEB Hana Bank among several companies eyeing Northern business opportunities should sanctions ease

Major ROK bank to set up task force exploring inter-Korean economic cooperation
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 21, 2018
North Korean media steps up calls for repatriation of 12 restaurant workers

North Korean media steps up calls for repatriation of 12 restaurant workers

DPRK-linked outlets break five-month silence on controversial case of the "Ningbo 13"

North Korean media steps up calls for repatriation of 12 restaurant workers
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 20, 2018
Two North Koreans cross into the South via west coast maritime border: Seoul

Two North Koreans cross into the South via west coast maritime border: Seoul

Local media report that the men intend to defect, and that one is a commissioned military officer

Two North Koreans cross into the South via west coast maritime border: Seoul
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 19, 2018