N. Korea to convene party meeting to decide on 'crucial issues' North Korea said on Wednesday it will convene a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party later this month to decide on "crucial issues," raising speculation that a major policy change could be forthcoming, possibly with regard to nuclear negotiations with the United States.

N.K leader visits Samjiyon ahead of year-end deadline for nuke talks with Washington North Korean leader Kim Jong-un celebrated the completion of a newly-built urban township near the birthplace of his late father, state media reported on Tuesday, in a visit that could suggest a major policy announcement is forthcoming.

Chairman Kim supervises N. Korea weapons test North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un supervised on Thursday's test of what it called a "super-large multiple launch rocket system", Pyongyang's state media said on Friday, hinting that it could be the last in that series.

South Korea-Việt Nam relations going from strength to strength

On the threshold of the official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Việt Nam’s Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Seoul Mạnh Hùng spoke to South Korean experts about relations between the two countries.

2,887 days: Abe becomes Japan's longest-serving premier Shinzo Abe entered the history books as Japan's longest-serving premier on Wednesday, but many of his ambitious goals, including a constitutional revision to strengthen the military, appear far from reach.

South Korea hosts the important summits next week

ASEAN is special to Koreans because the region ensures equal participation and opportunities through the “ASEAN Way” despite different economic statuses and political systems among its 10 member states. ASEAN’s growth through an inclusiveness that does not exclude nature, any person or nation will indeed be the future of the global community.

N. Korea says it sent ultimatum to S. Korea over Mount Kumgang project North Korea sent an ultimatum to South Korea earlier this week that it will unilaterally remove the South-built facilities from its Mount Kumgang resort unless Seoul tears them down on its own, Pyongyang's official news agency reported on Friday.

US formally starts withdrawal from Paris climate accord The United States on Monday formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, making the world's largest economy the sole outlier from the agreement.

Việt Nam beat Thailand in AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Việt Nam beat the hosts Thailand 2-0 in the first match of Group A of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2019 on Sunday.

Khôi lifts medals at Asian weightlifting champs Vietnamese Vương Trường Khôi won one gold and two silvers yesterday at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in North Korea.