South Korea's spy agency sees a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, suggesting that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March next year, a lawmaker said. U.S.

The flight demonstrated the enduring strength of the U.S.-South Korea alliance, the South Korean military said.

Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit Saturday with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the United States and China agreed to dial down their trade war.

South Korea is set to launch its fifth homegrown military spy satellite from a U.S. space base on Sunday, the defense ministry said, in a move expected to bolster its independent surveillance capabilities against North Korea.

President Lee Jae-myung said on the 1st regarding North Korea’s harsh expressions, including criticism directed at South Korea, “The intensity of the expressions seems to have significantly softened compared to the past.