South Korea on Tuesday asked North Korea to contact the South through inter-Korean communication channels if it intends to retrieve the body of a man believed to be a North Korean national discovered along South Korea's west coast last month.

Bringing stability back to the Korean Peninsula is a necessity for South Korea’s president, but North Korea is refusing to play ball.

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that the relationship with President Donald Trump was "not bad," but rejected nuclear talks.

North Korea has said relations between its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump are “not bad”, signalling potential willingness to enter into talks with the new US administration for the first time.

Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean dicator Kim Jong Un, blasted southern peace overtures as "a few sentimental words."

The country appeared to signal an openness to talks, but said it must be recognized as a nuclear power and would not discuss abandoning its arsenal.

It has been six years since talks between South and North Korea were suspended, far too long a period,' says minister ahead of inauguration - Anadolu Ajansı

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]."