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Banning protests at the Olympics ignores the games’ history

Article David Rowe - 20 Jan 2020

It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete...

North Korea hails ‘historic’ Kim-Trump summit

Article Sunghee Hwang - 1 Jul 2019

Kim and Trump shook hands over the concrete slabs dividing North and South before Trump walked a few paces into Pyongyang's territory

Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit — analysts

Article Sunghee Hwang - 11 Jun 2019

In Singapore, Kim signed a vaguely-worded deal on denuclearisation, touted by Trump as a historic breakthrough

North Korea slams ‘war maniac’ Bolton

Article Agency - 27 May 2019

North Korea has sought to raise the pressure and carried out two short-range missile tests earlier this month

Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks

Article Maria Panina - 25 Apr 2019

The two leaders shook hands and shared smiles as they met and gave brief statements before heading in for the talks

Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

Article Jenny Vaughan & Richard Carter - 28 Feb 2019

The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore

Trump says Israel’s embattled Netanyahu ‘smart,’ ‘strong’

Article Agency - 28 Feb 2019

Trump depicted himself as dealmaker as he discussed prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

Trump promises North Korea ‘awesome’ future ahead of nuclear talks

Article Sebastian Smith - 27 Feb 2019

Trump's enthusiastic tweet came hours before a second summit in Hanoi to build on the historic first meeting in Singapore in June

Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump

Article Jenny Vaughan & Richard Carter - 26 Feb 2019

The normally sleepy Vietnamese border station of Dong Dang spruced itself up for Kim's arrival after the leader's 4 000km odyssey through China

Why Vietnam for the second Trump-Kim summit?

Article Agency - 6 Feb 2019

Hanoi enjoys friendly ties with both countries and is considered 'neutral' territory

US-China trade talks spill into third day

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jan 2019

An American delegation has been in Beijing since Monday

North Korea admits farming failures amid food shortages

Article Agency - 27 Dec 2018

North Korea was one of 40 countries identified by the FAO as in need of external assistance for food

Pompeo heads to Pyongyang, seeking progress on Trump-Kim summit

Article Agency - 7 Oct 2018

Mike Pompeo departed from Tokyo, where he spent the first leg of a tour that will include stops in Pyongyang, South Korea and China

China slams Trump’s ‘irresponsible and absurd logic’ on North Korea

Article Staff Reporter - 30 Aug 2018

Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally

Trump hits back at Iran ‘war’ talk

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jul 2018

The high-stakes verbal sparring is reminiscent of the exchanges Trump had last year with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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