North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to shake North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's hand during their summit at the Capella Singapore hotel on June 12. (Pool photo via Reuters)
Trump-Kim Summit

Kim's pledge leaves room to buy time

Trump concedes on schedule and verification, risking a repeat of old failures

13 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's motorcade in Singapore on June 12, 2018.
Trump-Kim Summit

Singapore spends $15m on security for Trump-Kim summit

City-state stakes its reputation as one of the safest places in the world

13 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump sign documents at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island, Singapore, on June 12.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim leave the denuclearization details for later

US to stop ‘war games’ with South Korea but keep sanctions on North

12 June 2018
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Trump-Kim Summit

The Trump-Kim summit: in pictures

Images from the historic meeting of North Korea's leader and the US president in Singapore

12 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump shows the document he signed with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their summit in Singapore on June 12.
Trump-Kim Summit

Full text of Trump-Kim joint statement

US offers 'security guarantees' while North Korea vows to denuclearize peninsula

12 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump sign documents as they conclude their summit at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island, Singapore, on June 12, 2018.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim sign pact at historic summit

Agreement comes hours after US and North Korean leaders shake hands

12 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks the streets of Singapore on Monday evening, ahead of his meeting with the U.S. president on Tuesday morning.
Trump-Kim Summit

In single day of talks, Trump to measure Kim's sincerity

Leaders expected to outline 'framework' of denuclearization

12 June 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a dinner for the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on Monday. He emphasized the need for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. (Photo by Maho Obata)
The Future of Asia 2018

Abe pledges $50bn for infrastructure in Indo-Pacific

Japanese leader says North Korea solution must include missiles and abductions

11 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his delegation, including National Security Advisor John Bolton attend lunch during a meeting in Singapore on June 11.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump seen lowering expectations for summit with Kim Jong Un

US and North Korean aides in last-ditch talks to find common ground

11 June 2018
The international community has a "consensus to help North Korea," South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Kim Dong-yeon said at the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo on June 11. (Photo by Maho Obata)
The Future of Asia 2018

South Korean official calls for economic assistance for North

Deputy prime minister says Asian countries should create multilateral fund

11 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he disembarks Air Force One after arriving in Singapore June 10.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and North Korea's Kim in Singapore for historic summit

US seeks swift dismantling of nuclear weapons as North Korea plays for time

11 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at Singapore’s Changi Airport on June 10. (Provided by the Singapore Government)
China up close

Kim flies in for summit on Chinese plane, in victory for Xi

Choice of transportation and route had stakeholders on the edge of their seats

11 June 2018
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un meets with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore June 10.
10 June 2018
The flags, left to right, of Singapore, North Korea, the U.S. and China are displayed at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore on June 8.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim to arrive early for Singapore for summit

Security tight ahead of meeting between US and North Korean leaders

10 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, center, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the G-7 summit in Charlevoix, Canada, on June 9. 
International relations

G-7 pledges support for US-North Korea summit

Leaders agree to retain Pyongyang sanctions and help Japan on abductees

10 June 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 8.
International relations

China-led Shanghai grouping offers challenge to G-7

From North Korea to Iran, the SCO's unity contrasts with Western rancor

9 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump also wants Russia reinstated into the group.
International relations

G-7 statement in doubt as allies confront Trump on trade

European leaders oppose any document that excludes multilateral approach

9 June 2018
High media demand has led to an "avalanche" of casual commentators on North Korea.
Trump-Kim Summit

Veteran North Korea experts vexed by influx of commentators

Questionable punditry proliferates ahead of Trump-Kim meeting

9 June 2018
No one knows what North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's intentions are for the upcoming summit with Donald Trump -- or who will pay Kim's bill in Singapore.. (Photo by KCNA/Reuters)
Trump-Kim Summit

Danger lurks at Singapore summit, former UK diplomat to North Korea says

'People in White House will start to talk' of military strikes if things go awry

8 June 2018
A U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet lands as South Korea and the U.S. conduct the Max Thunder joint military exercise at an air base in Gwangju, South Korea on May 16. 
Trump-Kim Summit

What happens if Trump 'walks away' from Kim summit?

Experts divided over prospects for diplomacy or military action

8 June 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefs reporters on the June 12 Singapore summit.
Trump-Kim Summit

Pompeo seeks congressional guarantee of Kim's security

US would forswear regime change if North Korea gives up nuclear arms

8 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the completed railway that connects Koam and Dapchon.
Trump-Kim Summit

An economically focused North Korea would rely on foreign capital

South Korean businesses explore post-summit opportunities

7 June 2018
© Illustration by Michael Tsang
Trump-Kim Summit

Five things to know about US-North Korea summit

What kind of outcome would be considered a success?

7 June 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday
North Korea Crisis

US and Japan vow to keep sanctions until North Korea gives up nuclear weapons

Washington urges Pyongyang to take action to avoid additional punitive measures

7 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani made the statements at a conference in Israel.
Trump-Kim Summit

Giuliani says Kim Jong Un 'begged' for summit

Trump's lawyer boasts of president's tough stance days ahead of summit

7 June 2018