Mr Trump’s repeated overtures instead represented a “victory” for the North Korean leader. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ Trump says he's open to meeting Kim in Korea if Kim would like to WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has said he is open to meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his upcoming visit to South Korea

The launches follow North Korea’s tests of short-range ballistic missiles last week, which it said involved a new hypersonic weapon intended to bolster its nuclear deterrent.

North Korea has turned deception into strategy, weaponizing ambiguity to mask nuclear progress. Its success reveals how bureaucratic inertia within US intelligence creates blind spots.

President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are finalizing the details of their trade deal on Wednesday.

Trump told reporters on Friday he would be open to a last-minute meeting with Kim Jong Un, citing their "very good relationship."

MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea’s top diplomat visited the Kremlin on Monday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which followed last month’s meeting between the countries’ leaders. The show of deepening ties came as U.S. President Donald Trump visits Asia.

North Korean hackers have stolen billions of dollars by breaking into cryptocurrency exchanges and by creating fake identities to get remote jobs for foreign tech firms, a new report finds