Dec 26 Koreas break ground on modern railways, but sanctions stall project By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press Without progress in nuclear negotiations, regular trains won't be crossing the border anytime soon. Continue reading
Dec 24 North Korea should pay Otto Warmbier’s parents $500M, judge rules By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The judgment is largely a symbolic victory for now, since there is no mechanism to force North Korea to pay. Continue reading
Dec 21 Mattis is leaving. What does that mean for Trump? By Joshua Barajas, Daniel Bush Here’s why Mattis’ resignation has worried lawmakers and what it means for U.S. foreign policy going forward. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:18 News Wrap: Stocks tank again amid rising interest rates, potential government shutdown In our news wrap Thursday, Wall Street plunged again amid slumping tech stocks, rising interest rates and fears of an impending government shutdown. The Dow Jones was down 464 points, the Nasdaq dropped 108 and the S&P 500 slid 39. Continue watching
Nov 24 Koreas gain UN sanctions exemption for joint rail survey By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea said Saturday that the United Nations Security Council granted an exemption to sanctions that will allow surveys on North Korean railroad sections the Koreas want to connect with the South. Continue reading
Nov 22 UN nuclear watchdog calls on North Korea to readmit inspectors By Associated Press The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the organization needs more information regarding activity at a North Korean nuclear site. Continue reading
Nov 21 U.S. and South Korea reduce scope of springtime military exercise By Robert Burns, Associated Press In Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's words, the exercise next spring will be scaled back to a level that will "not be harmful to diplomacy."… Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: Pompeo addresses Korean ties, Khashoggi killing By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. has "made clear" to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag behind the expansion of relations between the two Koreas. Continue reading
Nov 16 North Korea deports American, boasts of ‘ultramodern’ weapon By Hyung-Jin Kim, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Experts say the weapon test was likely an expression of anger by North Korea at U.S.-led international sanctions. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 1:09 News wrap: Trump and Putin won’t hold summit in Paris In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a summit when they meet this weekend in Paris. Trump said, instead, they will try to hold talks at the G-20 gathering in Argentina. Also,… Continue watching