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North, South Korean senior officials meet to fix date and venue for third leaders' summit
•North and South Korean delegates met on Sunday to fix date and venue for the third summit between the leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un
North and South Korea to hold high-level talks on 16 May, will discuss steps to uphold pledge to denuclearise peninsula
•North Korea and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on 16 May to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearise the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ready for dialogue with Japan 'any time', says Seoul's presidential office
•Japan — a key US ally in Asia — has long maintained a hardline position on negotiations with Pyongyang, but has found itself left on the sidelines of the recent whirlwind diplomatic activity.
Kim Jong-un meets Moon Jae-in: Long warring neighbours vow 'complete denuclearisation' of Korean peninsula
•The leaders of North and South Korea played it safe on Friday, repeating a previous vow to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons but failing to provide any specific measures or forge a potential breakthrough
North and South Korea install hotline as leaders prepare for next week's summit at Panmunjom
•North and South Korea installed a telephone hotline between their leaders on Friday as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear standoff
Direct hotline between Moon Jae-in, Kim Jong-un likely to be set up this week
Ians •A hotline between South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a direct dialogue is likely to be set up later this week, a senior Blue House official said on Tuesday.
As Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un prepare for historic meeting, Europe, Jeju Island feature on list of possible venues
•Since US president Donald Trump announced last week he was willing to meet North Korea's Kim Jong-un, speculation has mounted over where might be chosen to host the meet.
India welcomes talks between Pyongyang and Seoul, hopes engagement reduces tensions and paves way for peace
•Welcoming talks between North Korea and South Korea, India on Thursday said any solution to the Korean Peninsula must address concerns about Pyongyang's proliferation linkages.
Panmunjom in Demilitarised Zone under spotlight as two Koreas talk for first time since 2015
•Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone, where officials from North and South Korea met Tuesday, is a traditional point of contact on the border but also a physical representation of the 1950-53 Korean War's enduring effects.
North Korea dismisses Seoul's offer of talks, says 'nonsense' to hope for better ties
Ians •North Korea on Thursday said that it was "nonsense" for South Korea to hope to improve inter-Korean ties while taking a confrontational policy against Pyongyang without giving up its dependence on the US.