Kim Jong Un, who Trump lauded as a "smart guy," has become Russian President Vladimir Putin’s key ally in a war against Ukraine, providing ballistic missiles, artillery, and 12,000 troops.

North Korea’s leader has grown more assertive since their last efforts at diplomacy ended in failure — and now has Russia at his side.

Robert Carlin and Hecker write a hypothetical Kim-to-Trump letter based on their understanding of the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

US President Donald Trump in an interview said that he plans to reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as he described as a “smart guy.

Trump's words raise expectations about the revival of direct diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang that has been dormant during the Biden Administration. North Korean state media took 48 hours to inform the North Korean people that Donald Trump had been inaugurated as President of the United States on Monday.

Seoul is aiming to build the US$330 million defence system to intercept rockets fired by North Korea South Korea has unveiled a plan to build a US$330 million defence system similar to Israel's Iron Dome to intercept rockets fired by the North - as newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump called the hermit state a "nuclear power" and touted his

North Korea's state media on Wednesday briefly carried reports on the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, marking its first news reports since he was elected last year.

By bno - Taipei Bureau In a significant remark made on January 20, US President Donald Trump called North Korea a 'nuclear power' and expressed confidence that leader Kim Jong-un would be “happy” to see his return to the White House.