North Korea has notified Seoul that it wants to discuss the rebuilding of facilities constructed by South Korea at the North's Mount Kumgang resort, an important symbol of cooperation between the Koreas, the government said on Friday.

North Korea tells South Korea it wants 'shabby' Mt Kumgang resort rebuilt

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump continue to have close relations and trust, with Kim calling the relationship "special," North Korea's state news agency KCNA said on Thursday.

North Korea's Kim Jong-un and Trump have 'special' relationship: State media

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon agreed on Thursday on the importance of cooperating on North Korea and other issues, seeking to rebuild relations amid a bitter feud over history and trade.

Japan's Shinzo Abe renews call on South Korea to keep promises to mend ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said South Korean facilities in the North's Mt Kumgang tourist resort must be removed and rebuilt in a modern way, state media reported on Wednesday, underscoring the cooling of relations between the two countries.

North Korea leader Kim vows to clear South Korea relics from Kumgang resort

The United States was awarded ownership of a North Korean cargo ship that was seized for violating international sanctions, the US Justice Department said. The Wise Honest -- the first North Korean vessel to be seized by the US for sanctions violation, was caught carrying a $3 million shipment of coal in Indonesian waters last year and later handed over to the US.

United States wins ownership of seized North Korean vessel

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said Seoul would increase military spending and urged the North to return to dialogue in a budget speech Tuesday that could infuriate Pyongyang with nuclear talks gridlocked.

South Korea's Moon ups defence spending, urges North to talk

The United States and South Korea must produce new solutions for the current standoff on the Korean Peninsula, a senior North Korean military official said on Monday, warning that hostile policies towards Pyongyang would lead to serious consequences.

US, South Korea must present new solutions for conflict: North Korea

Aides to Kim Jong Un are convinced the North Korean leader plans "a great operation", state media said on Wednesday (October 16) in a report that included lavish descriptions and images of the leader riding a white horse up North Korea's most sacred mountain.

North Korea's Kim rides white horse on sacred mountain

'Defiant message' as North Korea's Kim rides white horse on sacred mountain

The senior United States defence official for Asia said on Tuesday the US wants China to improve its enforcement of sanctions on North Korea and take other steps to press Pyongyang to be more constructive in talks with the United States.

United States wants China to press North Korea to be more constructive in talks: Pentagon official

North Korea on Thursday slammed a statement by European UN Security Council members urging strict enforcement of sanctions against Pyongyang for its latest missile test, calling the move a "serious provocation".

North Korea slams Europeans over criticism of missile test

Officials from the United States, Japan, and South Korea met in Washington on Tuesday to discuss North Korean denuclearisation, just days after negotiations between the US and North Korea broke down in Sweden.

US, Japan, South Korea discuss North Korea denuclearisation

A North Korean boat collided with a Japanese fisheries agency patrol vessel in the Sea of Japan Monday, sending around 20 North Koreans overboard, Japan's coastguard said.

North Korea boat collides with Japan sea patrol

North Korea's top negotiator said that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington had broken off, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.

North Korea-U.S talks fail; blames U.S for talks failure

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Sunday, exchanged congratulations on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the two countries' diplomatic ties.

Xi, Kim exchange pleasantries on 70 years of diplomatic ties

North Korean and US officials on Saturday were set to resume nuclear talks in Stockholm after months of deadlock and Pyongyang's defiant test of a sea-launched ballistic missile this week.

North Korean, United States officials to resume nuclear talks after latest missile test

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he was determined to meet North Korea's leader to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents, maintaining an offer to talk despite the country's missile launches.

Japan PM seeks meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong-un despite missile launch

North Korea said on Thursday it had successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea to contain external threats and bolster self-defence, ahead of fresh nuclear talks with the United States.

Successfully tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile: North Korea

North Korea's state media on Thursday (October 3) released still photographs of a missile launch and said it had successfully test-fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea off its east coast on Wednesday (October 2), aimed at containing external threats and bolstering its self-defence.

North Korea says successfully tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile -KCNA

North Korea fired two missiles into the sea on Wednesday, a day after Washington and Pyongyang announced they would resume stalled nuclear talks later this week.

North Korea launches missiles ahead of nuclear talks

The Japanese government claimed that North Korea fired projectiles towards its eastern sea on Wednesday, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities. Watch this video to know more.

North Korea launches 2 missiles in the sea, One enters Japanese waters

North Korea and the United States will hold working-level nuclear talks on Saturday, Pyongyang said, signalling the resumption of a dialogue process that has been effectively stalled since the collapse of a summit in February.

Will hold nuclear talks with US on October 5: North Korea

United States aggression and an obsession with disarmament mean another summit between Washington and Pyongyang is looking doubtful, North Korea said on Friday, even as it praised US President Donald Trump as "bold" and "wise".

North Korea doubts prospects for future summit with United States

China's growing military might has replaced North Korean belligerence as the main security threat to Japan, Tokyo's annual defence review indicated on Thursday, despite signs that Pyongyang could have nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.

Japan promotes China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea

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