U.S. President Donald Trump made repeated invitations to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he prepared to visit South Korea this week, with officials in Seoul serving as his cheerleaders.

GYEONGJU, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will sit down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks on Saturday, marking the first bilateral summit between the leaders and the first visit by Xi to his Asian neighbour in more than a decade.

President Trump received a golden crown and medal in South Korea amidst swirling rumors of a surprise meeting with Kim Jong-un. Trump announced a trade deal had been reached with South Korea, following a summit with China's Xi Jinping.

For the first time since the survey began more than a decade ago, most South Koreans don't see the need to unify the peninsula.

Hyundai buses originally meant for industrial complex workers are now ferrying tourists to coastal resorts and royal tombs across the country.

North Korea is on the verge of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the United States. The surviving, struggling communist totalitarian state has been steadily, relentlessly developing missiles with expanding ranges, but this would represent a major — and extremely ominous — technological advance.

The sea-to-surface missiles were launched vertically on Oct 28 from the Yellow Sea and flew for more than two hours. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.