The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that the relationship with President Donald Trump was "not bad," but rejected nuclear talks.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Tuesday he would hold his first meeting in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya since taking up his post this month before travelling to the U.S. to support trade negotiations.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has used his first official phone call with his new South Korean counterpart to call on Seoul to oppose “decoupling” and to pursue an independent foreign policy. In his call with Cho Hyun on Monday,

South Korea's government has paid 74.6 billion won (about US$54 million) to U.S. hedge fund Mason Capital following an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) ruling that ordered it to pay compensation over losses from Samsung's controversial 2015 merger of two units,

As US-funded broadcasts are slashed, millions of North Koreans are left more isolated than ever cut off from the outside world and solely at the mercy of the regime’s propaganda

There has been cautious optimism in the South that the North may respond positively and may even show willingness to re-engage in dialogue.

The arrival comes after a turbulent spring, where Ye's previously planned concert in May was abruptly canceled

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