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Seoul seeks to put family reunions on DPRK talks agenda

SouthKoreawillseekdiscussionsonresumingreunionsofseparatedfamiliesatthisweek'sinter-Koreantalks,Seoul'stopdelegatesaidMonday,astheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKo

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Pyongyang's participation in PyeongChang Winter Olympics high-levl talk

SouthKoreaandtheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)willdiscussissuesofmutualconcernduringtheupcominghigh-leveltalks,Seoul'sUnificationMinistrysaidMonday.Uni

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Expert: Inter-Korean talks not a threat to Seoul-Washington alliance

“Inter-KoreantalksarenotathreattothealliancebetweenSouthKoreaandtheUnitedStates,”saidOlgaKrasnyak,alectureratUnderwoodInternationalCollege,YonseiUniversity.Whil

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Germany coalition: Merkel courts SPD as pivotal talks begin

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelwilllaunchanewroundofcoalitiontalksonSundayinabidtoendthecountry'spoliticalstalemate.Morethanthreemonthsafteritselection,Germanyisst

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Trump says he'll talk with Kim Jong Un

Aheadofface-to-facetalksinthedemilitarizedzoneontheKoreanPeninsulaonTuesday,thereisaclearpushtoeasetensionsandmakesomeprogress.USPresidentDonaldTrumpsaidonSatur

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DPRK accepts Olympics talks offer, says South<br>

DPRKhasacceptedanoffertoattendhigh-leveltalksnextweek,SouthKoreanofficialshavesaid.Themeeting,on9January,willfocusonfindingawayforDPRKathletestoattendtheWinterO

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DPRK accepts Olympics talks offer, says South

DPRKhasacceptedanoffertoattendhigh-leveltalksnextweek,SouthKoreanofficialshavesaid.Themeeting,on9January,willfocusonfindingawayforDPRKathletestoattendtheWinterO

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US military warns against getting hopes up over DPRK's overture

TheheadofUSforcesintheRepublicofKorea(ROK)warnedonThursdayagainstraisinghopesoverPyongyang'speaceovertureamidawarofwordsbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheDemocraticPe

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DPRK agrees to hold high-level talks with ROK

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)onFridayacceptedanofferfromtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)toholdhigh-leveltalks,Yonhapreported.TheROKproposedholding“asenior-l

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Merkel resumes talks to end political stalemate

ChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservativesresumeonWednesdaydrawn-outtalkswithGermany'ssecondbiggestpartyaimedatendingmonthsofpost-electionstalemateandformingacoaliti

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IOC welcomes DPRK participation in Winter Olympics

TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)haswelcomedthepossibilityoftheDPRKcompetingatnextmonth'sPyeongChangWinterGamesinSouthKorea,sayingonTuesdaythattheinvitation

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Syria aspires for political solution to civil war after IS collapse

ThemajorachievementforSyriain2017wasperhapsthedefeatoftheIslamicState(IS),adevelopmentthatnourisheshopesandpavesthewayforapossiblepoliticalsolutiontothenearlyse

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China has reached 16 FTAs with two dozen countries and regions

Chinahassigned16freetradeagreements(FTAs)involving24countriesandregionsasof2017,accordingtodatareleasedbytheNationalBusinessConferenceonDec.26,Xinhua-runEconomi

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Chile football chief confirms talks with Colombian coach Rueda

TheChileanfootballassociation(ANFP)isintalkswithColombianReinaldoRuedaaboutthenationalteam'svacantcoachingposition,accordingtotheorganization'stopofficial.Rueda

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Syria opposition urges Russia to push Damascus over peace settlement

Syria'soppositiononThursdaysaiditwasmoreimportant"thaneverbefore"thatRussiapushBasharal-Assad'sgovernmenttowardsapoliticalsettlement,asnewpeacetalkskickedoffinK

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Post Donglang, New Delhi to host key China-India border talks

ChinahasurgedIndiatoupholdthetranquilityandpeaceintheborderwhileaffirmingthatthe73-dayDonglangstandoffthissummerposeda”majortest”onbilateralrelationsasthetwoAsi

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Macron rebuffs Assad accusations that France sponsors terrorism

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronsaidonTuesdaythatBasharal-AssadwastheenemyofmillionsofhisownpeopleandinnopositiontolectureFrance,aftertheSyrianleaderaccusedParisof