Feb 28 Watch 4:40 After months of buildup, Hanoi talks conclude early — with no deal After 8,000 miles of travel and hours of high-stakes discussion, President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked away from the Hanoi summit without a deal. U.S. officials said that while North Korea agreed to reduce its nuclear… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 7:42 How ‘overreach’ by Trump and Kim set summit up for failure Talks fell apart between President Trump and Kim Jong Un at their second summit this week in Hanoi. Although Trump characterized the meeting’s tone as “very friendly” despite an early end, it nonetheless failed to achieve any of the administration’s… Continue watching
Feb 28 WATCH: North Korean foreign minister disputes Trump’s account of Hanoi summit breakdown By Jonathan Lemire, Deb Riechmann, Foster Klug, Associated Press Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said the North was ready to offer in writing a permanent halt of the country's nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and that Washington wasted an opportunity that "may not come again."… Continue reading
Feb 28 In a summit first, Kim Jong Un takes U.S. media questions By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press North Korea leader Kim Jong Un answered questions from American journalists on two separate occasions during the summit in Vietnam. Continue reading
Feb 28 WATCH: Trump answers questions after North Korea summit ends abruptly with no deal By Associated Press President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un have failed to reach an agreement at their second summit in Vietnam, but talks between the two nations will continue in the future. Continue reading
Feb 28 South Korea president to offer new proposals for inter-Korean engagement By Associated Press Moon Jae-in's announcement is planned for a Friday ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of a 1919 uprising by Koreans against Japan's colonial rule. Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: Kim Jong Un indicates he is willing to denuclearize By Associated Press Asked by a U.S. reporter Thursday in Hanoi whether he's willing to denuclearize, Kim responded: "If I'm not willing to do that, I won't be here right now."… Continue reading
Feb 27 WATCH: ‘Speed is not important to me,’ Trump says of North Korea denuclearization By Associated Press President Donald Trump kicked off formal talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 5:45 In Hanoi, Trump looks to develop a ‘phased’ North Korean denuclearization Last June's summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un marked the first time a sitting U.S. president met a North Korean leader. Now the two are convening in Vietnam, whose economic resurgence U.S. officials hope can serve as an… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 7:23 What Trump’s personal relationship with Kim Jong Un means for U.S. policy By Nick Schifrin Last June, President Trump called his first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a new chapter in the historically adversarial relationship between the two nations. Since then, American policy toward North Korea has evolved from demanding complete denuclearization… Continue watching