The intelligence chiefs of the United States, South Korea and Japan are expected to meet in Seoul early next week for closed-door talks over DPRK, among other issues, Reuters reports.

The meeting between the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the head of South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) Park Jie-won, and Japan's cabinet intelligence director Hiroaki Takizawa will be the first meeting of the three since May.

(With input from Reuters)