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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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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.

Supporters of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye stage a rally to call for her release near the Seoul Central District Court on Friday.

World News

South Korea's Ex-President Sentenced To 24 Years For Corruption

3:52pm April 06, 2018

by Elise Hu

Former President Park Geun-hye was convicted and sentenced Friday in a corruption scandal. Park, who says she's a victim of "political revenge," has one week to appeal.

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Red Velvet performs at K-Pop Night Out during the 2017 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas. This weekend the group will perform in Pyongyang.

K-Pop Stars Red Velvet Set To Perform In Pyongyang This Weekend

3:34pm March 30, 2018

by Elise Hu

North Korea sent a musical delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics last month. This weekend, South Korean performers will head north for the first time in more than a decade.

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A quality control engineer examines hot-rolled coils of steel being stored in 2015 at South Korean manufacturer POSCO's facility.

Politics & Government

Trump Administration Strikes Trade Deal With South Korea

9:13am March 28, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The agreement, which focuses on South Korean steel manufacturers and both countries' automakers, aims to chip away at a $10 billion trade deficit.

Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, seen last week outside the Seoul Central District Court prosecutors' office.

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Former South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Is Arrested On Graft Charges

3:19pm March 22, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Lee's arrest comes just a year after the impeachment of his successor, Park Geun-hye, over corruption allegations of her own. Both former presidents are now in jail.

South Koreans at a railway station in Seoul watch a news report showing President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on March 9. Trump agreed the day before to a historic first meeting with Kim.

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The View From Seoul On Trump-Kim Meeting: It May Never Happen, But It's Worth A Try

11:55am March 15, 2018

by Elise Hu

Many South Koreans are reacting with cautious optimism. But politicians seem more confident. "We will see major changes in the next two months," South Korean President Moon Jae-in told his cabinet.

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.