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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would “most likely” meet again with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while defending his efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons. [1]

SEOUL — North and South Korean officials began high-level negotiations on Monday, with one South Korean newspaper report suggesting the two sides could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month. [2]

SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in will clear a top item off his bucket list on Thursday: Climbing Mount Paektu in North Korea with its leader Kim Jong Un. [3]

Aidan Foster-Carter is honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in the U.K. [5]

Joel Atkinson is a professor in the Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, where he researches and teaches East Asian international politics. [6]

South Korean nutritional supplements are becoming a desired luxury among the North Korean elite with parents wondering how they can get their kids to grow as fast as the young teen daughter of the supreme leader, sources told RFA. [7]

TOKYO -- A North Korean girl, about 10, is garnering world attention as a possible heir to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

SEOUL -- For most of the decadelong reign of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, large portraits of his father and grandfather provided the backdrop to Workers' Party meetings in Pyongyang. [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-21 · 75% match

Trump Says ‘Most Likely’ to Meet North Korea’s Kim Again

WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would “most likely” meet again with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while defending his efforts to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear weapons.

[2] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-08-13 · 75% match

North, South Korea Begin Talks Before Possible Pyongyang Summit

SEOUL — North and South Korean officials began high-level negotiations on Monday, with one South Korean newspaper report suggesting the two sides could be planning for a summit in Pyongyang later this month.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-09-20 · 75% match

Dream Comes True for S. Korea’s Moon: Trekking Mt. Paektu with Kim Jong Un

SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in will clear a top item off his bucket list on Thursday: Climbing Mount Paektu in North Korea with its leader Kim Jong Un.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-02-13 · 40% match

KNU chairman calls for national unity and the dismantling of military dictatorship on 78th Karen National Day

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-22 · 46% match

To be Japan's 'Iron Lady,' Takaichi should call Trump's bluff with Lee

Aidan Foster-Carter is honorary senior research fellow in sociology and modern Korea at Leeds University in the U.K.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-10 · 43% match

South Korea's new president will have to pick a side soon

Joel Atkinson is a professor in the Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, where he researches and teaches East Asian international politics.

[7] MM www.rfa.org · 2025-04-30 · 41% match

The first daughter has grown tall and North Koreans are watching

South Korean nutritional supplements are becoming a desired luxury among the North Korean elite with parents wondering how they can get their kids to grow as fast as the young teen daughter of the supreme leader, sources told RFA.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-03-04 · 52% match

Kim Jong Un's daughter no shoo-in for dad's job

TOKYO -- A North Korean girl, about 10, is garnering world attention as a possible heir to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-11 · 49% match

Kim Jong Un-ism: Leader seeks 'new' ideology for North Korea

SEOUL -- For most of the decadelong reign of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, large portraits of his father and grandfather provided the backdrop to Workers' Party meetings in Pyongyang.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-02-02 · 40% match

North Korean congress minus ancestor portraits shows Kim ambition

CommentNorth Korean congress minus ancestor portraits shows Kim ambition With title of general secretary, young leader seeks greater freedom of action People pay tribute to statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, righ

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