North Korea said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump are “not bad” but any attempt to resume dialogue between the two countries should start from recognizing the North as a nuclear power.

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said during a press conference on July 28, reported by The Korea Times, that he will propose adjusting the scale of South Korea-U.S. joint military drills. "The issue will be a key topic of discussion at the working-level National Security Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow [Tuesday]."

For the first time since South Korea’s new president assumed office, Pyongyang explicitly nixed the Lee administration’s pro-dialogue approach to North Korea.

North Korea has welcomed its first tourists to its ghostly new “Benidorm” beach resort. But the initial batch of visitors have reported that they are followed everywhere and their phones are likely bugged. The newly built resort, called Wonsan‑Kalma, has opened for Russian tourists on package tours.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country would achieve victory in "anti-imperalist, anti-U.S." battles, as the country marked the anniversary of the Korean War armistice, state media reported on Sunday.

South Korea will not resume its propaganda radio and television broadcasts targeting North Korea unless Pyongyang resumes such broadcasts toward the Seoul first, a senior government official has said.

Christina Chapman helped North Koreans obtain remote jobs at U.S. companies under false identities, operating a “laptop farm” that funneled money to Pyongyang.

Sweden's historical business transactions with North Korea, particularly a 1974 order for 1,000 Volvo 144 models and equipment worth $73 million, continue to intrigue. North Korea has failed to pay for this order for 52 years,