Chinese President Xi Jinping urged US President Donald Trump to "show flexibility" towards North Korea, including the "timely" easing of sanctions, at the G20 summit last week, China's foreign minister said Tuesday.

Xi pushed US at G20 to show flexibility on North Korea including timely easing of sanctions: China

President Donald Trump said Monday that Kim Jong-un had wished him happy birthday in a letter received earlier this month amid a nuclear deadlock between the United States and North Korea.

Kim sent me birthday wishes, it was a friendly letter: Trump

Xi Jinping will burnish China's fragile alliance with North Korea by making his first trip to Pyongyang as president this week -- and on Wednesday he sealed their friendship in ink, offering a "grand plan" for regional stability.

China ready to draw up grand plan with North Korea to achieve stability in East Asia: Xi in letter to Kim Jong-un

A day after North Korea's Kim Jong-un and Russian President Putin concluded their summit at Vladivostok, President Trump said he appreciates Russia and China helping the United States.

I appreciate Russia, China helping us, says Trump after Putin-Kim talks

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he'd be "very, very disappointed" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range rocket site are confirmed.

Will be very, very disappointed, says Trump over reports of North Korea rebuilding rocket site

China called Friday for North Korean sanctions relief to be discussed at the UN Security Council after US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un ended a summit without a deal.

North Korean sanctions relief should be discussed at UNSC: China

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

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

Kim Jong-un is on a four-day visit to China to meet President Xi Jinping, Chinese and North Korean state media said Tuesday, after a special train was reported to have been seen crossing the border.

Kim Jong-un on 4-day visit to China to meet President Xi: Report

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to Pyongyang Sunday for new talks with Kim Jong Un on denuclearisation and a second US-North Korean summit. Pompeo departed from Tokyo, where he spent the first leg of a tour that will include stops in Pyongyang, South Korea and China.

US's Pompeo heads to Pyongyang, seeking progress on 2nd Trump-Kim summit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped to accelerate a second summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump as he kicked off an Asian trip Saturday featuring a meeting with North Korea's leader.

Pompeo eyes progress over Trump-Kim summit on Asia trip

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was working to set up the next summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but any meeting will likely be after October.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Trump-Kim summit more likely after October: Report

President Trump had declared yesterday that the US and South Korea would no longer be conducting war games along the Korean Peninsula.

US hopes for major nuclear disarmament by North Korea: US secretary of state Pompeo

Earlier the President had said the world had taken a "step back" from potential nuclear catastrophe

'North Korea no longer a nuclear threat,' says Trump

President Trump had announced South Korea and the United States wouldn't be conducting any more war games

Now, China backs Trump's decision to stop war games on Korean Peninsula

Some thought Ivanka just made it up, others doubted the origin of the tweet

Chinese proverb? Ivanka's tweet baffles China

"It would be inappropriate to have war games," he said, adding that "we can hope for peace now"

'US has dropped war games in Korean Peninsula, ready to change the world,' says Trump after meeting Kim

Expanding on Western sanctions, a defiant Putin said Western countries were aimed at hindering Russia's development but will be in vain.

'Russia has proposed a roadmap for resolving Korean Peninsula issue,' says Putin

the Singapore government has put a security blanket around in Sentosa

Kim-Trump summit to take place in Singapore's Capella hotel on Sentosa Island

Preparations for the June 12th meeting between Trump and Kim is underway.

Trump to meet Kim Jong-un at 9:00 am in Singapore on June 12: White House

Trump said of the on-again-off-again June 12 meeting that has been as keenly teased as any of his "The Apprentice" season finales.

We'll know next week about Singapore meet with Kim: Trump

'It may not work out for June 12,' Trump said, being characteristically coy about the prospects for the historic meeting in Singapore

Trump says Kim summit could be delayed

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