North Korea–South Korea relations

U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 24 brushed off North Korea's warning of a "Christmas gift," saying the United States would "deal with it very successfully," amid U.S. concerns that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile test.

North Korea announced today that the US has proposed blocked talks on denuclearization to be resumed in December as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's deadline for US President Donald Trump's government to propose a mutually acceptable deal to save talks is approaching. BGNES reported.

It's up to Washington to alter its approach if it wants more talks with North Korea, Pyongyang's chief nuclear negotiator said on Oct. 7, after weekend discussions between the sides broke down amid acrimony.

The United States is ready to resume direct business discussions with North Korea over its nuclear program, said North Korea's special envoy for the DPRK, Stephen Biegun, in Seoul, reported BTA. 
Bilateral talks have stalled since the failure of the second Hanoi summit in February between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

North Korea has said it will never negotiate with Seoul again. In a statement released by North Korean state news agency KCTA, a spokesman for the Peacekeeping Committee rejected South Korean President Moon Jae-in's promise to continue the dialogue between the two countries, BTA reported.

Yesterday, Moon set a goal for Korea's reunification by 2045.

North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Aug. 16, South Korea's military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea's president as "impudent" and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over.

North Korea fired two short-range missiles on from its east coast, a South Korean official said, its first missile tests since leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive stalled denuclearization talks.

North Korea has detained a crew of a vessel of 15 Russians and two South Koreans for violation of the entry regime on its territory. This was announced by the Russian Embassy in North Korea, quoted by Reuters.

US President Donald Trump became the first US acting head of state to cross the border between South and North Korea.

This happened as he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the demilitarized area, which continued with a one-hour tripartite conversation with the leaders of the two Koreas on the southern side of the border.

Seven South Korean tourists died, according to latest reports, while the missing are being searched for.

The moment the two vessels collided was captured from the roof of a nearby hotel.