South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju on Saturday (1 November), marking Xi’s first visit to South Korea in 11 years. Lee urged Xi to help revive dialogue with North Korea and support efforts toward denuclearisation.

State media said the sea-to-surface cruise missiles fired Tuesday flew for more than two hours before accurately striking targets in its western waters.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks.

North Korea is on the verge of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the United States. The surviving, struggling communist totalitarian state has been steadily, relentlessly developing missiles with expanding ranges, but this would represent a major — and extremely ominous — technological advance.

It was the first reported defection by a North Korean soldier since a North Korean staff sergeant fled to South Korea via the border's eastern section in August 2024. Despite the two border crossings, it isn't common for North Koreans to defect via the land border.

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

President Trump said Wednesday he's allowing South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia.

President Trump lamented not being able to speak with Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, but vowed to end the decades of hostilities between the two Koreas.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday pledged to strengthen ties between the neighbors, whose relations have long been strained by their bitter