World Mar 03 U.S., South Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy South Korea and the U.S. are eliminating their massive springtime military drills and replacing them with smaller exercises in what they call an effort to support diplomacy aimed at resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis.
World Feb 22 Concerns about U.S.-South Korea relations grow ahead of North Korea summit Much of the worry stems from President Donald Trump's repeated assertions that the U.S. military deployment in South Korea is too costly.
World Feb 10 South Korea, US sign cost-sharing deal for American troops South Korea and the United States struck a new deal Sunday that increases Seoul’s contribution for the cost of the American military presence on its soil, overcoming previous failed negotiations that caused worries about their decades-long alliance.
World Jan 10 South Korean president urges bolder steps from North Korea, U.S. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said resolving the issue of the North Korea sanctions hinges on how fast Pyongyang denuclearizes and whether it receives reciprocal measures from the United States.
World Nov 16 North Korea deports American, boasts of ‘ultramodern’ weapon Experts say the weapon test was likely an expression of anger by North Korea at U.S.-led international sanctions.
World Nov 01 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Seoul ‘soon,’ South Korean president says South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul as part of efforts to rid North Korea of its nuclear weapons.
World Jun 19 Halting South Korea-U.S. drills risks weakening North Korea deterrence U.S. and South Korean defense officials formally suspended a major joint military exercise in hopes of advancing nuclear negotiations with North Korea. It's a bold gamble that could trigger a serious security crisis if the talks falter and the allies…
World Jun 13 Trump-Kim summit raises new questions over South Korean role A day after President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held their summit in Singapore, is it clearer whether Moon Jae-in played a positive or negative role? A quick answer: Probably not.
World May 28 U.S. team in North Korea raises expectations of a Trump-Kim summit A U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to President Donald Trump, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place.
Politics Sep 25 Trump’s travel ban unlikely to affect North Korea President Donald Trump’s new restrictions on visitors from several nations are largely symbolic in North Korea’s case, because not many of its citizens visit the United States.