At the Ryuwon shoe factory in Pyongyang, Adidas trainers gleam on a stand beside the production line, a personal gift from dictator Kim Jong-un to inspire workers churning out imitations for the North Korean faithful. “The Great Marshall sent shoes...
In rare footage of the North Korean capital, the Guardian gained an insight into what daily life is like for its citizens. Escorted by government minders at all times we were invited to visit a nursery, zoo, swimming pool, funfair, parks, factories,...
The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, will seek to salvage stalled nuclear negotiations between North Korea and the US during a summit with Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Tuesday that could make or break his legacy. Moon said on Monday that he would...
In an unprecedented week for international geopolitics – during which Donald Trump praised the North Korean leader shortly after disparaging Canada’s prime minister – one group of people has been particularly shocked by the US president’s upending o...
Donald Trump has declared there is “no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea”, a dubious claim following his summit with leader Kim Jong-un that produced no guarantees on how or when Pyongyang would disarm. Tempering Trump’s very upbeat assessmen...
Everybody seems to concur that the agreement between the North Korean leader and Trump is going to let the US disengage militarily from the peninsula (US military exercises halted in bid to woo Kim, 13 June). Trump himself is very happy that this wi...
North Korea has hailed Tuesday’s summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un as marking the end to hostile relations with the US, with state media depicting the meeting as a diplomatic victory for its leader. Trump offered his own assessment as he l...
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un lauded their historic meeting and the declaration they signed, but experts have since called the event a success in the barest possible terms. Trump did however announce a few hours later that the US would be suspending...
Reporters were shown a video ahead of Donald Trump's press conference in Singapore, which the US president said he had played it to Kim Jong-un and his aides toward the end of their talks. It was made by Destiny Productions and was presented in Kore...
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The wording of the document signed by Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on Tuesday falls some way short of the dramatic billing the president gave it at the end of the leaders’ historic summit in Singapore. Trump described it as a “very comprehensive” ag...
North Korea Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un showed respect for each other from the moment they met at the Capella hotel Donald Trump has met the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in a highly choreographed setting in Singapore. Here are five thi...
Donald Trump on Saturday said his summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore would be a “one-time shot”. Speaking to reporters at the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Canada, the US president projected confidence over the prospects for a deal on denuclearization,...
The US president and the North Korean leader are set to meet in Singapore on 12 June after cancelling and then reinstating their summit initially agreed on 8 May. After months of trading threats and insults before the agreement to talk face to face,...
Singapore is a city that has been described as having all the atmosphere of an airport terminal or a large shopping mall. Dirt and chaos are not welcome here, be it in the form of litter, chewing gum, graffiti or political protest. Cross the road aw...