US President Donald Trump made the case on Friday that he deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on North Korea and Syria, but complained he probably would never get the honour.

Trump makes his case for Nobel Peace Prize, complains he'll never get it

The United States aims to "get as far down the road as we can" ahead of a summit with North Korea in Vietnam this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday.

Aim to get as far down the road with North Korea in Vietnam: Pompeo

North Korea and South Korea are interested in a joint march at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics as well as fielding some unified teams in different sports, the president of the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

North, South Korea eye joint march, some unified teams for Tokyo 2020

The World Anti-Doping Agency said North Korea's testing programme has failed to comply with its code, threatening to derail a joint Korean bid for the 2032 summer Olympics.

WADA says North Korea not complying with anti-doping code

South Korea's presidential Blue House pushed back on Wednesday against comments by US President Donald Trump that suggested Seoul had agreed to pay $500 million more towards maintaining US troops in the country.

South Korea pushes back at Trump claims about more money for troop agreement

A United Nations report, on Wednesday, revealed that around 43 per cent of North Korea's population is "food insecure", with one out of five children facing "chronic malnutrition".

43% of North Korea's population is food insecure: United Nations

The choice of Vietnam as host of this month's summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shows the Southeast Asian nation is headed in the right direction, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Tuesday.

Vietnam says being chosen to host second Trump-Kim summit is positive sign

Donald Trump pushed back Sunday at the suggestion he spends much of his workday taking it easy, as the White House kept up the hunt for the person behind an embarrassing leak of the president's schedule.

Trump defends 'executive time' after schedule leak

The agreement for a second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un was a "remarkable breakthrough" for peace negotiations on the Korean peninsula, President Moon Jae-in said Monday, but he acknowledged doubts remained over denuclearisation.

Kim-Trump summit a 'remarkable breakthrough' for peace: South Korean President Moon

There was still some hard work to be done ahead of the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a Washington envoy said on Saturday.

Hard work still needed before Kim-Trump summit: US envoy

The special US envoy for North Korea returned to Seoul on Friday after talks with North Korean officials in Pyongyang to set up the agenda for the second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

US envoy back from North Korea after talks on Trump-Kim summit

President Donald Trump told Americans in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un February 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear weapons.

I will meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam on February 27-28: Trump in State of the Union address

North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors said ahead of a meeting between US and North Korean officials to prepare a second denuclearisation summit.

North Korea protecting nuclear missiles, UN monitors say, ahead of summit talks

A US negotiator called Thursday on North Korea to provide a detailed account of its weapons to seal a peace deal, saying President Donald Trump was ready to offer a future that includes diplomatic relations and economic aid.

US calls on North Korea to provide full list of weapons programs to seal peace deal

US intelligence chiefs contradicted some of President Donald Trump's most fundamental foreign policy claims Tuesday, underscoring a persistent division in his view of the world and theirs.

Iran not looking to build bomb, North Korea will not give up nukes: US intelligence chiefs

North Korea is not likely to give up all of its nuclear weapons even if President Donald Trump's efforts to negotiate a deal with Pyongyang bear fruit, US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday.

North Korea 'unlikely' to give up all nuclear weapons: US intel chief Dan Coats

US should stop unreasonable suppression of Huawei: China China on Tuesday accused the United States of "political motivations" behind sweeping charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei in a case that has ratcheted up tensions between the two superpowers.

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North Korea said on Tuesday that relations with the United States will develop "wonderfully at a fast pace" if Washington responds to its efforts on denuclearisation with trustworthy measures and practical actions.

If US responds to denuclearisation with trustworthy measures, relations will develop fast: North Korea

As Donald Trump seeks progress with North Korea at a second summit, the United States has a series of cards it can play including easing sanctions, signing a peace declaration or even pulling troops from South Korea.

Sanctions, peace deal on cards for new US-North Korea summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke highly of US President Donald Trump, state media said on Thursday, and expressed satisfaction over the results of talks between officials from both countries about a second summit between Kim and Trump.

North Korea's Kim says he 'believes in' Trump ahead of second summit: State media

China's trade with North Korea fell 51.2 per cent to $2.43 billion in 2018, customs data showed on Wednesday. Imports from North Korea fell 87.7 per cent to $213.

China's trade with North Korea falls 51% in 2018

One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday.

Report reveals undeclared North Korean missile base headquarters

Breaking News: Second Trump-Kim meet in February

Will make 'major' announcement Saturday on government shutdown: Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will make a "major" announcement on Saturday at 3 pm EST (2000 GMT) on "the humanitarian crisis on our southern border" and the partial government shutdown, now in its 28th day.

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Trump makes his case for Nobel Peace Prize, complains he'll never get it

Aim to get as far down the road with North Korea in Vietnam: Pompeo

North, South Korea eye joint march, some unified teams for Tokyo 2020

WADA says North Korea not complying with anti-doping code

South Korea pushes back at Trump claims about more money for troop agreement

43% of North Korea's population is food insecure: United Nations

Vietnam says being chosen to host second Trump-Kim summit is positive sign

Trump defends 'executive time' after schedule leak

Kim-Trump summit a 'remarkable breakthrough' for peace: South Korean President Moon

Hard work still needed before Kim-Trump summit: US envoy

US envoy back from North Korea after talks on Trump-Kim summit

I will meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam on February 27-28: Trump in State of the Union address

North Korea protecting nuclear missiles, UN monitors say, ahead of summit talks

US calls on North Korea to provide full list of weapons programs to seal peace deal

Iran not looking to build bomb, North Korea will not give up nukes: US intelligence chiefs

North Korea 'unlikely' to give up all nuclear weapons: US intel chief Dan Coats

News brief: Big stories of the day

If US responds to denuclearisation with trustworthy measures, relations will develop fast: North Korea

Sanctions, peace deal on cards for new US-North Korea summit

North Korea's Kim says he 'believes in' Trump ahead of second summit: State media

China's trade with North Korea falls 51% in 2018

Report reveals undeclared North Korean missile base headquarters

Breaking News: Second Trump-Kim meet in February

News brief: Big stories of the day