North Korea
North Korea 'ready' to allow nuclear inspection: Pompeo
International inspectors will be allowed into North Korea's dismantled nuclear testing site, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, after a meeting with Kim Jong-un in…
Pompeo to head to North Korea for new Kim meeting
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un as the administration's hopes of a denuclearization deal rise, the…
Japan's Abe says willing to meet with North Korea's Kim
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime hardliner on North Korea, said Tuesday he was willing to meet Kim Jong Un after the once reclusive leader's historic summit with US…
The two Korean presidents cap summit at top of a mountain
South Korean President Moon Jae-in cleared a top item off his bucket list on Thursday: Climbing Mount Paektu in North Korea with its leader Kim Jong Un.
The Debate
Breakthrough in Pyongyang? Kim promises to visit Seoul, dismantle nuclear sites
Those are some big, big promises from Kim Jong Un: the dismantling of leading nuclear and missile sites, a joint military liaison team with South Korea, even a first-ever trip to…
N. Korea says will dismantle nuclear test sites
North Korea has agreed to "permanently" abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the US takes…
Kim welcomes South’s Moon for denuclearisation talks
South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in North Korea Tuesday for his third and possibly most challenging summit yet with leader Kim Jong-un in which he hopes to break an…
In The Papers
Should supermodels' catwalk strut be protected by copyright?
IN THE PAPERS - Tuesday, September 18: We look at reactions from the papers as the two Korean leaders meet for a summit aimed at avoiding "clashes and nukes". Also, the papers in…
N. Korea’s anniversary parade features pomp, no missiles
Thousands of North Korean troops paraded through Pyongyang Sunday as the nuclear-armed country marked its 70th anniversary, followed by artillery and tanks, but it refrained from…
Reporters
Video: The North Korean gamble
As North Korea celebrates its 70th anniversary, FRANCE 24 brings you a unique report from inside the world’s most secretive nation. In an extremely rare move, the authorities in…
Two Koreas to discuss denuclearisation at Pyongyang summit
The leaders of the two Koreas will hold a summit in Pyongyang in September, Seoul said Thursday, as the North's leader Kim Jong-un renewed his commitment to the denuclearisation…
Access Asia
Korean families reunited after decades apart
As ties between the two Koreas improve, a group of elderly South Koreans have met long-lost family members in North Korea. This after being separated by the war that broke out 68…