North Korea will almost certainly be able to reach UK shores with an intercontinental ballistic missile within six to 18 months, MPs have said.

South Korea's K-pop stars are due to perform in North Korea for the first time in more than a decade as the two countries on the divided peninsula prepare for a rare summit.

After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has visited China.

A CNN team saw a motorcade arriving at Beijing Station on Tuesday afternoon and Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that the distinctive green, armored train had left the Chinese capital, presumably bound for Pyongyang.

FOLLOWING US President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to meet with North Korea, Kim Jong-un tells South Korean Foreign Minister he’s ‘taking stock.’

South Korea's National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong said President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un will meet by May this year. (March 8) AP

JUST when the world thought they had him pegged, Kim Jong Un has stunned with a surprising about face on nuclear weapons.

The offer of mediation was made at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and comes after an escalating war of words between America and North Korea.

The opening ceremony more than two weeks ago was attended by Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, where she invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang for talks.

The United States is imposing a fresh set of sanctions on North Korea - the "largest ever", President Trump says.

The Trump administration has launched new sanctions against 50 vessels, shipping companies and trade businesses in a bid to ratchet up pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program – the largest round of sanctions yet.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un said it is important to boost the "warm climate of reconciliation" after meeting with the delegation that returned to the North after visiting the South for the Winter Olympics, the North's state media said on Tuesday.

Mr Kim said the North had become a "world-class military power".

North Korea has abruptly cancelled a cultural event scheduled to be held jointly with the South, Seoul has said.

North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single "unified Korea" flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South.

For all the buzz and political intrigue, North Korea's participation at next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will live up to the old saying: "It's the taking part that counts".

Delegation including cheerleaders will travel to Games despite rising tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme

North and South Korean negotiators have met multiple times in the past, without any permanent decrease in tensions or hostilities, and analysts advised caution on Tuesday's talks.

North Korea has accepted Seoul's offer to hold talks next Tuesday to discuss Pyongyang's participation in the Winter Olympics and other matters of mutual interest, South Korea's Ministry of Unification said, Yonhap reports.

North Korea’s overture was a dramatic reversal of its previous approach to South Korea.