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President Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Thursday.

Trump Says Summit With North Korea Could Be 'A Great Success'

4:54pm June 07, 2018

Joined by Japan's leader, President Trump held out the possibility of normalizing relations with North Korea, ending the war between North and South and inviting Kim Jong Un to the White House.

A satellite image released and notated by Airbus Defense & Space and 38 North on March 30 shows the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Korea.

Satellite Photos Show North Korea Razing Nuclear Test Site, Analysts Say

10:38am May 15, 2018

by Scott Neuman

North Korea recently pledged to begin dismantling the Punggye-ri site later this month in front of foreign media, but the security blog 38 North says its destruction is already underway.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (left) and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in walk on a bridge at the truce village of Panmunjom Friday. South Korea says Kim told Moon of the plan to shut the test site.

Kim Jong Un Pledges To Shut Down Main Nuclear Test Site In May, South Korea Says

3:11pm April 29, 2018

by James Doubek

North Korea's leader told South Korea's president he would invite security experts and journalists to the site. South Korea's president also spoke with President Trump about a U.S.-North Korea summit.

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a news conference at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club on Wednesday in Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump Says He Will Walk Out If North Korea Meeting Not 'Fruitful'

8:16pm April 18, 2018

President Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addressed reporters Wednesday evening after talks at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during their meeting at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday.

Trade And Nukes On The Agenda As Trump Meets Japan's Prime Minister

7:28pm April 17, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump begins two days of meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday. North Korea's nuclear threat and trade are expected to dominate the discussions.

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A man watches a TV screen showing archival video of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, last month.

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North Korea Ready To Talk About Denuclearization, U.S. Officials Say

12:56am April 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that Pyongyang says its nuclear weapons are on the table, but it's not clear whether that means halting or eliminating its program.

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.

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.