Trump "remains receptive" to reengaging with South Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said.

President Donald Trump would welcome communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after having had friendly relations with Kim during his first term, the White House said on Wednesday. "The president remains receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong Un,

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to communication with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to a White House statement reported by Bloomberg News. "The President remains receptive to correspondence with Kim Jong Un and he'd like to see the progress that was made at that summit in Singapore,

United States President Donald Trump is “receptive” to dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House has said, after a South Korea-based news site reported that Pyongyang repeatedly rebuffed Trump’s outreach efforts.

South Korea's foreign ministry emphasised its efforts to reopen communication with Pyongyang to ease tensions, without directly commenting on Trump's letter South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday it is working closely with the United States to revive dialogue with North Korea,

North Korea is accelerating its nuclear weapons development with new construction at Yongbyon and potential enrichment activity, the IAEA reports. As tensions rise in the region, President Donald Trump remains open to reengaging with Kim Jong Un,

The new South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, calls himself a foreign policy "pragmatist". He says he is driven by South Koreas national interest, rather than ideology, and has spoken of his desire to improve relations with China and North Korea.

North Koreans are "not interested" in entering the country, according to a commentary published by state media.