Sep 26 Watch 7:15 South Korea’s foreign minister on how to reduce nuclear tensions with North Korea World leaders have been gathered in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Among them is South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha, who joins William Brangham to discuss her country’s current dynamic with North Korea, how… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: Moon calls for economic engagement with North Korea By Associated Press South Korea's president called for an "international peace zone" between the divided Koreas with U.N. offices and other international groups stationed there. Continue reading
Sep 24 Seoul says U.S.-North Korea talks will likely resume in coming weeks By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press U.S.-led diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the North Korean nuclear crisis have largely remained stalled since the second Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam in February. Continue reading
Sep 16 North Korea says talks with U.S. could resume in a ‘few weeks’ By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A statement attributed to a North Korean foreign ministry official said potential upcoming working-level talks would be decisive in determining the fate of the country's diplomacy with Washington. Continue reading
Aug 28 Japan’s move to lower South Korea trade status takes effect By Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press South Korea has accused Japan of weaponizing trade because of a separate dispute linked to Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945. Continue reading
Aug 23 Japan leader says end of South Korea intelligence-sharing deal damages trust By Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press South Korea announced it would terminate an intelligence-sharing deal because Tokyo downgraded South Korea's preferential trade status. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:52 How current Japan-South Korea tensions reflect decades of resentment Japan and South Korea, the two most important U.S. allies in northeast Asia, are engaged in an increasingly grave feud. Relations between the two countries took a confrontational turn earlier this summer when Japan announced it would limit exports to… Continue watching
Aug 22 South Korea cancels Japan intelligence-sharing deal amid trade dispute By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono called the decision "extremely regrettable" and summoned the South Korean ambassador to protest the linking of trade and security issues. Continue reading
Aug 20 How a Japan-South Korea dispute ended a key intelligence pact By Bryan Wood The agreement streamlines intelligence sharing between the U.S., Japan and South Korea about North Korean nuclear activity. It automatically renews annually unless one of the countries decides to pull out by Aug. 24. Continue reading
Aug 16 North Korea fires more projectiles and rules out talks with South By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles launched from the North's eastern coast flew about 143 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. Continue reading