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North Korea Demolishes Its Nuclear Test Site In A 'Huge Explosion'

12:56pm May 24, 2018

Journalists observed as North Korea blew up tunnels it uses for nuclear testing. But experts say it was mostly for show, and closing the site will have little impact on the nation's capabilities.

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President Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday in the Oval Office of the White House.

Trump Warns Summit With North Korea May Not Happen On Schedule

4:53pm May 22, 2018

by Scott Horsley

"There's a chance, there's a very substantial chance that it won't work out," President Trump said of the June 12 summit with Kim Jong Un. Trump met with South Korea's president Tuesday.

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Images of President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are shown in Seoul earlier this month. The two men are scheduled to meet on June 12, but there are doubts about when or whether a meeting will occur.

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After Minting Coin For North Korea Summit, White House Accused Of Early Celebration

2:27pm May 22, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The White House is preparing for a meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un on June 12. Despite Pyongyang's threats to back out, the White House has made a coin commemorating the event.

People watch a TV showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right), South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump — and the words "Thawing Korean Peninsula" — at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea on March 7.

As Trump-Kim Summit Approaches, South Korea's Leader Heads To White House

8:02pm May 21, 2018

by Elise Hu

The talks are still expected to happen next month in Singapore, despite North Korea's threats to back out. The South Korean president is playing mediator to keep things on track.

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North Korea has been secretly selling facial recognition software, a new report states. This photo shows a German official identified by a computer with an automatic facial recognition system that was not mentioned in the report.

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North Korea Is Selling Facial Recognition Technology, Report Finds

8:18pm May 16, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Researchers at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies say the country has used front companies and intermediaries to market products, sometimes to unwitting consumers.

In this photo, Younghwa Chun (left) and Euni Cho celebrate the opening of Sweet Studio Dal D patisserie in Seoul, South Korea, in 2017. Chun was a toddler when her family fled North Korea, and doesn't have memories of life there.

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2 Generations, 2 Different Perspectives On Korean Reunification

1:12pm May 16, 2018

by Jean H. Lee

Jean H. Lee, a former Pyongyang bureau chief for The Associated Press, finds older relatives who fled North Korea dream of a different future than younger South Koreans.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter takes off during annual exercises with South Korea at a U.S. air base in Gunsan, South Korea, in April. North Korea implied the summit with President Trump could be canceled because of the exercises.

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North Korea Implies Summit With Trump Is In Doubt Because Of Military Exercises

9:55pm May 15, 2018

by Elise Hu

North Korea canceled a meeting with South Korea and said the U.S. should think about the fate of the summit "in light of this provocative military ruckus." The U.S. said summit planning continues.

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha speaks during a Friday news conference with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department.

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Pompeo To Kim: Denuclearize And Enjoy 'Future Brimming With Peace And Prosperity'

6:28pm May 11, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

At a news conference on Friday, the secretary of state said the U.S. is "ready to work with North Korea to achieve prosperity on the par with our South Korean friends."

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen at Peace House of the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on April 27.

Trump Will Meet North Korea's Kim In Singapore In June

2:57pm May 10, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump tweeted out the details of his planned meeting with North Korea's leader. "I really think we have a very good chance of doing something very meaningful," he said.

The sun sets behind an oil pump in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. OPEC nations agreed to reduce their production, but energy experts say that renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran could derail their supply cut deal.

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These Are The Potential Consequences Of Renewing Sanctions For Iran's Oil Importers

2:01pm May 10, 2018

Many of Iran's top oil importers are in Asia. South Korea is among them, but U.S. pressure to decrease oil purchases puts Seoul in a tricky position ahead of President Trump's North Korea summit.