Trump, Moon agree to lift limits on South Korea's missiles
The White House on Monday announced that the United States and South Korea have agreed to remove the limits on South's missile payload capabilities after North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Sep 05, 2017, 06:23 AM IST
Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in agree to boost S Korean missile capabilities
North Korea fired an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 over Japan early on Tuesday
Sep 02, 2017, 07:38 AM IST
China's Xi Jinping pledges to properly address differences with South Korea: Report
China`s President Xi Jinping pledged to make concerted efforts with South Korea`s President Moon Jae-in to properly address differences between the two countries, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Aug 24, 2017, 08:18 AM IST
North Korea's Kim Jong-un has started to respect us: Donald Trump
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said there "will be no war on the Korean peninsula ever again" and United States will not take a unilateral action against North Korea.
Aug 23, 2017, 12:17 PM IST
North Korea media grade South's Moon a 'fail'
North Korea`s ICBM tests sparked weeks of sabre-rattling with Washington, with Pyongyang threatening to fire a salvo of rockets towards the US territory of Guam.
Aug 18, 2017, 09:07 AM IST
There will be no war on Korean peninsula: South Korea`s Moon
Moon, who visited Washington at the end of June, declined to criticise Trump`s rhetoric towards the North Korea that has raised alarm among observers.
Aug 17, 2017, 10:49 AM IST
Donald Trump and Moon Jae-In agree North Korea poses `growing direct threat`: White House
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday agreed that North Korea "poses a grave and growing direct threat," in a phone call one day after the UN Security Council backed fresh sanctions on the North.
Aug 07, 2017, 07:57 AM IST
Russia urges restraint, dialogue after North Korea's missile test
On Friday, North Korea test-fired a missile, which the country described as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) called Hwasong-14, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
No Korean military talks after North snubs South's call
South Korea's Moon took office in May pledging to engage the North in dialogue, as well as bring pressure to impede its nuclear and missile programmes.
Jul 21, 2017, 08:26 AM IST
South Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North Korea
South Korea has offered to talk with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the 1950s.
Jul 17, 2017, 08:45 AM IST
Pyongyang dismisses South Korean President's peace proposal
President Moon Jae-in's proposal, made during a speech in Berlin last week, adds obstacles to achieving peace rather than helping to improve inter-Korean relations, Efe news quoted the article as saying.
Jul 15, 2017, 13:39 PM IST
Japan protests South Korea's 'comfort women' heritage bid
The reaction comes after Seoul's gender equality minister yesterday expressed support for efforts to include the papers in the "Memory of the World" register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Jul 11, 2017, 16:03 PM IST
South Korea's President Moon Jae-In seeks talks with Kim Jong Un
During a speech on Thursday ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Germany, President Moon Jae-in also proposed the two Koreas resume reunions of families separated by war, stop hostile activities along their heavily fortified border and cooperate on the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Jul 07, 2017, 12:05 PM IST
United States, Japan 'united' on pressuring North Korea: White House
During a phone call, President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "reaffirmed that the United States-Japan Alliance stands ready to defend (against) and respond to any threat or action taken by North Korea", the White House said in a statement.
Jul 03, 2017, 11:58 AM IST
North Korea denounces Moon for 'sycophancy' on US visit
In an article published earlier, Rodong Sinmum accused South Korea`s new Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha of "going reckless" in making anti-North Korea remarks.
Jul 02, 2017, 16:54 PM IST
United States targets Chinese bank, company, two individuals over North Korea
A Treasury statement identified the bank as the Bank of Dandong and the firm as Dalian Global Unity Shipping Co Ltd. It identified the two individuals as Sun Wei and Li Hong Ri.
Jun 30, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
Donald Trump, South Korean president hold post-dinner talks on North Korea policy
US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart held talks on how to halt North Korea's nuclear drive, but remained at odds over whether to isolate or engage the Pyongyang regime.
Jun 30, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
Samsung announces new US plant ahead of Trump summit with Moon
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it will open its first US appliances plant in more than three decades, a politically pleasing investment ahead of South Korean leader Moon Jae-in`s two-day summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Jun 29, 2017, 15:07 PM IST
South Korea's President Moon Jae-In arrives in Washington
Moon, who backs engagement with nuclear-armed North Korea, was to meet on Thursday with Trump during his first foreign outing since being sworn in last month after a landslide election win.
Jun 29, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
South Korea President Moon Jae-In heads to US as North threat grows
US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis has labelled North Korea as "the most urgent and dangerous threat".
Jun 26, 2017, 10:52 AM IST
