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In South Korea, Summit With North Korea Is Greeted With Hope — And Skepticism

11:35pm April 27, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

News of the agreement to seek a peace treaty ending the Korean War and achieve nuclear disarmament has inspired some to dream of a nation reunited. Others warn that big problems are likely to remain.

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Kim approaches to shake hands with Moon at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, on Friday.

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Kim, Moon Pledge Denuclearization Of Peninsula And End To Korean War

4:28pm April 27, 2018

North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in met at the border village of Panmunjom for the first inter-Koreas summit in more than a decade.

South Korean officials prepare for inter-Korean summit in front of the Peace House. Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in are scheduled to meet there Friday.

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'The Peace House' Is All Set For Kim Jong Un's First Summit In South Korea

10:30pm April 26, 2018

by Elise Hu

The stage is set for a historic meeting between leaders of the rival Koreas inside the Demilitarized Zone. The frenzied preparations have left very little to chance.

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Korean Leaders Start Historic Summit As Washington Watches

9:28pm April 26, 2018

Kim Jong Un walked across the border in the shared security area with South Korea for a meeting with President Moon Jae In. It's the first time a North Korean leader has stepped foot in the South.

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Otto Warmbier's Parents Sue North Korea, Alleging Torture Of Their Son

6:28pm April 26, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Warmbier, an American college student, died last summer after spending more than a year in North Korean custody. He was returned home in a coma. A lawsuit accuses Pyongyang of killing him.

A woman walks past a news screen showing file footage of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a railway station in Seoul this week. Kim will walk across the Demilitarized Zone on Friday for a historic summit with Moon.

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What To Expect From Friday's Summit Between North And South Korea

9:25am April 26, 2018

by Michel Martin

"President Trump is in for a rude surprise if he thinks ... Kim Jong Un is going to say, 'Sure, I'll hand over my nuclear weapons,'" North Korea expert Jean H. Lee tells NPR.

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People watch a TV screen showing images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center, and President Trump at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, last month.

South Korea: Summit With U.S. Likely Next Month

7:13am April 25, 2018

by Scott Neuman

An unnamed South Korean presidential official tells Reuters that the summit would be held ahead of a proposed meeting with President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un expected in May or June.

South Korea's speaker array, located at a military base near its border with the North. The South Korean Ministry of Defense announced on Monday it would cease propagandistic broadcasts of K-pop and other audio.

South Korea Stops Its Pop Bombardment Ahead Of Meeting With The North

2:42pm April 23, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

A summit between South and North Korea this Friday prompted the South to stop broadcasting its massively popular pop music toward its northern neighbors.

President Trump tweeted of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's announcement: "Progress being made for all!" File footage of the leaders is broadcast at Seoul Railway Station in South Korea on Saturday.

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!"

Vladimir Baranov is still hoping to find passengers for the Man Gyong Bong ferry between Vladivostok and the North Korean port of Rajin, including Russian and Chinese tourists. But he can soon forget about the region's North Korean migrant workers that Mo

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Sanctions Targeting North Korea Ripple Into Russia

3:18pm April 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Sanctions require Russia to expel about 30,000 North Korean migrant workers. In this city in Russia's Far East, some business owners say they will be sorely missed.

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