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Trump: North Korea's Suspension Of Nuclear Tests Shows 'Progress'

6:07pm April 21, 2018

by Doreen McCallister

North Korea announced that it will stop nuclear and missile tests and that it plans to close its nuclear test site. President Trump tweeted that it was a sign of "Progress being made for all!"

A picture provided by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (back, center) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju (second row, sixth from left) posing with South Korean musicians after their performance in the East Pyongy

Kim Jong Un Was 'Deeply Moved' After K-Pop Performance

12:23pm April 02, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The North Korean leader hosted a South Korean delegation Sunday, becoming the first leader in his country's history to take in the talents of K-pop stars in his capital city.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, in this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency in Beijing. Kim was making his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011.

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Kim Jong Un Talks Nukes On Secret Trip To China

1:24pm March 28, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The visit to Beijing was Kim Jong Un's first foreign trip since taking power in 2011, and it follows North Korea's recent agreement to hold talks with the leaders of South Korea and the United States.

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Kim Jong Un Visits China In First Known Departure From North Korea Since 2011

9:15pm March 27, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The visit, kept tightly under wraps, comes just ahead of a planned summit between Kim and President Trump. Both Kim and Chinese leader Xi Jinping affirmed commitment to North Korea's denuclearization.

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North Korea's Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang celebrating what would be the 105th birthday of his grandfather and the country's founding leader Kim Il Sung.

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What Trump Needs To Know Before Talks With North Korea

4:24pm March 20, 2018

by Scott Snyder

If President Trump winds up across the table from Kim Jong Un, he should study the lessons from previous attempts to denuclearize North Korea, writes Scott Snyder.

A concrete marker with the North Korean and Chinese national flags has the words "China North Korea Border," at a crossing in the Chinese border town of Tumen in eastern China's Jilin province.

For China, One Of The Greatest Risks Of Trump-Kim Talks Is Being Sidelined

7:03pm March 12, 2018

by Bonnie S. Glaser

Beijing worries it will be marginalized from a potential U.S.-North Korea diplomatic process.

A man at the Seoul, South Korea, train station last August watches a news program featuring President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With 'Concrete' Action

8:17pm March 09, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will only happen once the country shows a commitment to denuclearization.

President Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May.

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High Risk, High Reward For Trump's Meeting With North Korea's Kim Jong Un

4:41pm March 09, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

Experts cautiously welcomed the news of the meeting. But they warn about raising expectations and that preparation is key, something that is not one of the administration's demonstrated strengths.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman presents the book The Art of the Deal to North Korea's Sports Minister Kim Il Guk last June in Pyongyang, North Korea. Until this week, Rodman was believed to be the only person who had met both Kim and the U.S. president.

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Guess Who Knows Both President Trump And Kim Jong Un?

11:17am March 09, 2018

by Greg Myre

Until this week, only one person was believed to have spent quality time with both leaders: Dennis Rodman.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Choe Ryong Hae, vice chairman of the central committee of the Workers' Party, arrive for the official opening of the Ryomyong residential area, in April 2017 in in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Wanted: U.S. Envoy To Talk To North Korea

1:57pm March 06, 2018

President Trump should appoint a senior envoy, backed by a strong interagency team, to represent him in talks with the North Korean government.