{
  "id": 19585221,
  "title": "North Korea unlikely to attend APEC or hold talks with US: official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/north-korea-unlikely-to-attend-apec-or-hold-talks-with-us-official",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261112/north-korea-unlikely-to-attend-apec-or-hold-talks-with-us-official"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A South Korean presidential official has stated that North Korea is unlikely to participate in the upcoming APEC summit in China, which is scheduled to take place next week. According to the official, while there remains a small possibility of dialogue between North Korea and the United States, the likelihood of such interactions appears to be low. The official emphasized that North Korea is particularly unlikely to attend the summit, and the chances of any productive talks between the two nations during the event are slim. These comments follow ongoing speculation about a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during the APEC summit, which is set to be held in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday and Thursday following Trump's repeated offers to meet with Kim.",
  "summary": "North Korea is unlikely to attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit set to be held in China next week, a South Korean presidential official said Thursday. \"It would be difficult to say there is zero possibility of talks (between North Korea and the United States), but I think the probability might not be high,\" the official said when asked about the possibility of North Korea…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Lee to attend ASEAN, APEC summits in Philippines, China next week",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/urgent-lee-to-attend-asean-apec-summits-in-philippines-china-next-week",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:37:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}