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Kim Jong-un willing to give up nuclear weapons if US vows not to attack North Korea, says Seoul
•North Korean leader Kim Jong-un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit that his country would be willing to give up its nuclear weapons if the US commits to a formal end to the Korean War and a pledge not to attack the North
Watch: North Korea's Kim Jong-un crosses over to South for the first time, meets Moon Jae-in
Fp Staff •North Korea's Kim Jong-un made history on Friday by crossing over the Military Demarcation Line in the world’s most heavily armed border that divides the Korean peninsula to greet South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons
Korea summit: Kim Jong-un makes history, crosses border to meet South's Moon Jae-in, says he doesn't want repeat of past
•North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made history Friday by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border to greet South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons. Kim also told his southern rival he doesn't want a repeat of past "where we were unable to fulfill our agreements".
Ahead of summit in Seoul, North Korea's ruling party calls meeting to discuss 'new stage' of policies
•The meeting comes just a week before leader Kim Jong-un is to hold a summit with South Korea's president on the southern side of the Demilitarised Zone that divides their two nations.
Top officials from Pyongyang, Seoul to hold first official dialogue in two years today after months of high tension
•Top officials from North and South Korea will hold their first official dialogue in more than two years on Tuesday after months of high tensions over Pyongyang's weapons ambitions.
Donald Trump won't have enough time to visit demilitarised zone during Korea trip next week
•U.S. President Donald Trump will not go to the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) on the border of North Korea and South Korea during his Asia trip, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.
Mike Pence vows to keep up economic, diplomatic pressure on North Korea for complete nuclear disarmament
•Pence, in a visit to one of America's most potent nuclear bases, vowed that the US will keep up pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes
Donald Trump to skip key East Asia Summit one day after he is scheduled to attend ASEAN meet in Philippines
•President Donald Trump will skip a key Asia summit at the end of his trip to the region in November.
North Korea crisis: Gerald Ford's deft handling of 1976 axe murders incident can be a lesson for Donald Trump
Fp Staff •Before US president Donald Trump takes any decision to military engage with North Korea, he needs to take a look at the 1976 axe murders incident for some cues on handling Pyongyang.
Mike Pence Asia trip: US vice president warns North Korea 'era of strategic patience is over'
•In a trip full of Cold War symbolism, US Vice President Mike Pence travelled to the tense zone dividing North and South Korea and warned Pyongyang that after years of testing the US and South Korea with its nuclear ambitions, "the era of strategic patience is over".