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North Korea's top envoy to Italy goes 'into hiding'

A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean lawmaker says, after a Seoul newspaper reported he has defected.

S Koreans hope for peace as inter-Korean relations thaw

2018 marked a year of breakthrough diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula as Seoul and Pyongyang strode forward together to ease military tensions and pursue joint economic projects. The peace may still be fragile, but South Koreans are optimistic.

Seoul says personal info of 1,000 North Korean defectors stolen

South Korea's Unification Ministry says police are investigating the hacking attack but have yet to identify the source.

Two Koreas' leaders visit sacred peak in show of unity

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Mount Paektu, considered sacred by Koreans, on the last day of Moon's visit for summit talks on the nuclear standoff and other inter-Korean affairs.

N Korea may dismantle nuke facility if US takes reciprocal action — Moon

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says Pyongyang has agreed to "permanently dismantle" Nyongbyon nuclear facility if there are corresponding measures from the US, after a summit with the North's Kim Jong-un, a development hailed by Trump.

Leaders of two Koreas meet in Pyongyang for talks on ending war

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is greeted with smiles and hugs by the North's leader Kim Jong-un ahead of a crucial summit over denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and the prospect of officially ending the 1950-53 Korean War.

Korean families separated by war to reunite briefly after 65 years

Hundreds of South Koreans will enter North Korea to reunite with their relatives and loved ones, as agreed by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during their first summit in April.

Koreas to hold Pyongyang summit in September

A trip by the South's President Moon Jae-in to the North's capital would be the first such visit for more than a decade, as the diplomatic thaw on and around the peninsula builds.

North and South Korea workers come together for football

Inter-Korean construction workers' game in Seoul is seen as a way to improve cooperation between the two countries.

US defence chief Mattis assures South Korea of 'ironclad' commitment

US Defense Secretary James Mattis told South Korea that "the US commitment to the Republic of Korea remains ironclad," reassuring its northeast Asian ally that the United States will maintain its current number of troops on the Korean Peninsula.

Moon, Putin meet in Russia, hope to boost economic ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to take steps towards establishing complete denuclearisation and to cooperate on future economic opportunities and infrastructure projects during Moon's visit to Russia.

US reassures Asian allies after Trump-Kim summit

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Asia persuading Washington's allies in the region that denuclearisation by Pyongyang will happen before sanctions are lifted. North Korea says it will disarm in step-by-step process.