What Trump’s improbable bid for ROK land reveals about his North Korea plans

U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows on Monday with an unusual bid for ownership of the South Korean land that hosts American bases, a proposal that, while highly unlikely to come to fruition, may signal a willingness to commit to a...

'Build Trump Tower in North Korea, play golf with Kim': South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s has an unlikely pitch for Trump

In his first Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung mixed charm with diplomacy. He urged Trump to take the lead in reopening dialogue with North Korea and slipped in a light-hearted proposal. “I look forward...

U.S. President Trump Says He Wants To Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un This Year

Addis Ababa, August 26, 2025 (ENA)— U.S President Donald, US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea's dovish new leader that got...

North Korea could produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year

WASHINGTON: North Korea could soon produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year according to South Korea’s dovish new president. President Lee Jae Myung made this assessment on Monday while calling for efforts to lower tensions on the Korean...

world South Korea's Lee proposes meeting between Trump and North Korea's Kim later this year, Lee's office says

SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has proposed a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year if Trump comes to South Korea for a regional forum meeting, Lee's office said. Lee...

North Korea could produce 10-20 nukes per year: South Korean leader

Synopsis South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stated North Korea's potential to produce nuclear weapons. The estimate is around 10 to 20 annually. He highlighted North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal despite previous deterrence efforts. Lee...

North Korea launches explosive device reporting campaign ahead of major political events

North Korea is distributing leaflets urging citizens to report explosive devices. While this is presented as a public safety campaign, the actual goal appears to be safeguarding the regime’s leadership. A source in North Pyongan province told...

US Flexes Stealth Jet Muscles at North Korea

The United States has deployed F-35 stealth fighter jets for a military exercise in South Korea amid the threat posed by North Korea, according to photos released by the Pentagon. The war game, code-named Ulchi Freedom Shield 25, began on August...

Voice of the Martyrs Korea to add fifth daily broadcast to North Korea

North Korea (VOMK) — Voice of the Martyrs Korea announced that it is adding a fifth daily 30-minute broadcast to North Korea. That move comes as most government-sponsored broadcasts into the country by the United States and South Korea have been...

Trump, Lee hail agreement on North Korea, shipbuilding

By Heesu Lee and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Washington Post President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed optimism for close cooperation on North Korea, national security and shipbuilding, though the U.S. leader downplayed the...

For North Korea, Trump’s summit silence on denuclearization speaks volumes

Pyongyang will likely welcome references to new US approach, while bristling at push to ‘modernize’ alliance with ROK For North Korea, the most important takeaway from the first summit between Donald Trump and Lee Jae-myung was not what they said,...

World News | "South Korea Looks Forward to "construction of Trump Tower in North Korea, [Trump] Playing Golf": President Lee Jae Myung

Washington, DC [US], August 26 (ANI): President of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, on Tuesday asked for US President Donald Trump's intervention in establishing peace in North and South Korea. Lee Jae Myung jested with Trump- an avid golfer- that he...

During his first term as US president, Donald Trump (L) held bilateral talks in 2019 with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi

North Korea's Glossy New Surface: Apps, beaches and a fake Starbucks

Trump hints at meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un to revive diplomacy

US President Donald Trump has said he would like to have a meeting with North Korea's Supreme leader Kim Jong Un. Speaking during a meeting with South Korea's president Lee Jae Myung, the Republican leader expressed that he would “like to meet him...

North Korea takes on a glossy public appearance

SEOUL — North Korea is taking inspiration from the West. In Pyongyang, elites drink coffee at a fake Starbucks and pay by mobile phone. About 100 miles away on the east coast, a seaside resort that’s a pet project of the country’s leader, Kim Jong...

The first Lee-Trump summit, and North Korea’s commemoration of war dead

In this week’s episode, NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill breaks down President Lee Jae-myung’s first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, where Lee appealed for Trump to take on a “peacemaker” role with Pyongyang. She also discusses...

Trump promises to improve relations between US, North Korea

WASHINGTON, August 25. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has pledged to improve relations between the United States and North Korea and expressed hope for "great progress" in this area. "We'll have talks. He'd like to meet with me," the head of...

North Korea military denounces US-South Korea drills, state media says

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean soldier stands guard at his guard post inside North Korean territory, in this picture taken from Paju, South Korea, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File...

Trump seeks meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un this year

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump stated his intention to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year during South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s White House visit. “I’d like to meet him this year,“ Trump told reporters in the...