Nov 28 North Korea fired two short range projectiles, Seoul reports By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The recent North Korea activities could indicate it wants to show what would happen if Washington fails to meet a year-end deadline set by its leader, Kim Jong Un, for the U.S. to offer a new proposal in their stalemated… Continue reading
Nov 17 US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. Continue reading
Oct 25 Why the U.S. decision in Syria has left some allies anxious By Layla Quran, Bryan Wood “I have senior officials behind closed doors asking me, ‘If this is how America treats its comrades in the battlefield, can America be counted on?’”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Tour boat captain not to blame in deadly Danube crash, experts conclude By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press The deadly crash that occurred in May killed 28 people. Most of the victims were South Korean tourists. Continue reading
Oct 02 North Korea fires missile days before resuming talks with U.S. By Kim Tong-Hyung, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press Japan lodged an immediate protest, saying the missile landed inside its exclusive economic zone. Continue reading
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