Jun 29 DMZ diplomacy? Trump outreach to Kim for border rendezvous By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Trump issued a Twitter invitation Saturday to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to meet for a handshake at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the North and South, and expressed a willingness to cross the border for what would be… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: House passes Senate's border funding bill In our news wrap Thursday, House Democrats abandoned their emergency border funding bill and gave final passage to the Senate-approved version, which President Trump said he supports. Also, Trump arrived in Japan for the annual G-20 summit, telling the Australian… Continue watching
Jun 27 In Japan, Trump begins talks on trade, Iran, North Korea By Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump landed in Osaka, Japan, for the Group of 20 summit amid a tropical cyclone that is predicted to turn into a typhoon — a possible metaphor for the four days of high-stakes diplomacy that lie ahead. Continue reading
Jun 21 China's Xi pushes economic reform at North Korea summit By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Xi Jinping noted that under leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea had "initiated a new strategic line of economic development and improving people's livelihoods."… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: Senate votes to block Saudi arms sales In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate voted to block $8 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, citing the Saudi government's involvement in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi as well as its role in the war in Yemen. President… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch 7:49 How sanctions, weather and a bad harvest have left North Koreans without enough to eat By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran In North Korea, hunger is pervasive, and medical supplies are inadequate, in part because of U.S. and U.N. sanctions. While China and South Korea are offering humanitarian assistance, U.S. officials fear aid would be usurped by the government rather than… Continue watching
Jun 20 Kim Jong Un meets with Chinese President Xi, says he's awaiting U.S. action on nuclear talks By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Xi's trip to North Korea is the first by a Chinese president in 14 years. Continue reading
Jun 18 What China, North Korea are looking to achieve with summit By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Here's a look at what both countries' leaders may be trying to achieve with the first visit to Pyongyang of a Chinese leader in 14 years. Continue reading
Jun 17 China's Xi Jinping to visit North Korea this week By Yanan Wang, Associated Press China's president Xi Jinping will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit Thursday and Friday. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 8:25 The ruthless rise of North Korea's Kim Jong Un Life in North Korea is difficult for outsiders to imagine. A new book attempts to pull back the curtain of opacity as it examines the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, who took over from his dictator father when his older… Continue watching