SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korea has received US President Donald Trump's birthday greetings to its leader Kim Jong Un, but will not return to the negotiation table, according to a statement published on Saturday (Jan 11) by state news agency KCNA.

While Mr Kim could personally like Mr Trump, he would not lead his country on the basis of personal feelings, Mr Kim Kye Gwan, an adviser to the North Korean foreign ministry, said in the statement.