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People watch a public television screen showing coverage of the 'Third Plenary Meeting' of the 7th central committee of the ruling Workers' Party, in Pyongyang on April 21, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would halt nuclear tests and intercontinental missile launches, in an announcement welcomed by US President Donald Trump ahead of a much-anticipated summit between the two men. / AFP PHOTO / KIM Won Jin
South Korea's preparations for its first summit with North Korea in more than a decade are in full swing this week, officials said yesterday, a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes but also scepticism.
North Korea said on Saturday it was suspending nuclear and missile tests and scrapping its nuclear test site, and instead pursuing economic growth and peace ahead of planned summits with South Korea and the United States.
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