US affirms enduring commitment to ASEAN US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on September 11 issued a press statement affirming the enduring commitment to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

ASEAN, RoK hold 24th dialogue

ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (RoK) agreed to continue effectively implementing the ASEAN-Korea Action Plan and promote co-operation in preventing and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 at the 24th ASEAN-RoK dialogue on Wednesday.

Inter-Korean relations should move forward regardless of nuke talks: minister nominee Inter-Korean relations should move forward regardless of progress in denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States, unification minister nominee Lee In-young said on Thursday.

Chairman’s Statement of 36th ASEAN Summit

The following is the full text of the Chairman’s Statement of the 36th ASEAN Summit, which was held on June 26 in the form of video conference.

N. Korea to US: Don't meddle if it wants smooth presidential election North Korea warned the United States on Thursday not to meddle in inter-Korean relations if it wants to avoid experiencing an unspecified "hair-raiser" and hold November's presidential election smoothly.

NK leader holds politburo meeting, makes no mention of inter-Korean issues North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a politburo meeting of the Workers' Party and discussed measures to develop the chemical industry, but inter-Korean issues and other external matters were not on the agenda, according to state media on Monday.

N.K official not to attend security conference in Munich: Seoul official A senior North Korean official will not attend a security conference in Germany next week, a decision seen as reflecting concerns about the global spread of the new coronavirus, a Seoul official said Thursday.

Japan, US, S. Korea push for N. Korea denuclearisation The top diplomats of Japan, the United States and South Korea on Tuesday affirmed close coordination in pushing for North Korea's denuclearisation amid a standstill in negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.

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.