Mar 16 South Korea thinks ‘breakthrough’ is possible in U.S. talks with North Korea, foreign minister says By Larisa Epatko "North Korea's missiles, nuclear program, will never be accepted,” South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told the PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 09 What do experts think of Trump’s plan to meet with Kim Jong Un? By Larisa Epatko The goal is to remove nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula, but some wonder if President Trump is giving up too much by agreeing to meet. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Trump says he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, according to South Korean official By Associated Press South Korea's national security adviser told reporters outside the White House that the meeting will happen by May. Continue reading
Mar 07 South Korean president says talks won’t ease sanctions and pressure on North Korea By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday downplayed concerns that the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue will be accompanied by an easing of international sanctions and pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 8:32 North Korea puts denuclearization on the negotiating table. Is it a breakthrough or stalling tactic? By PBS News Hour South Korean officials say North Korea has offered to stop testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles if the U.S. agrees to direct talks, and that Kim Jong Un is reportedly open to denuclearization negotiations if assured of his regime’s long-term… Continue watching
Mar 06 Trump cites ‘possible progress’ in talks with North Korea By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The president commented on Twitter today that a "serious effort" is being made by all sides. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 6:52 South Korea ‘very much worried’ by possible U.S. military strike on North Korea, says adviser By PBS News Hour A senior policy adviser to the South Korean president says his country is “very much worried about American unilateral military action on North Korea" and a possible "full-blown escalation conflict.” Moon Chung-in, the South Korean president's senior foreign policy and… Continue watching
Feb 12 American Olympians made history this weekend. Here’s what to watch next By Courtney Norris The United States has claimed four Olympic medals so far. Here's how Team USA did it, and what to watch next. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 9:22 Olympics show U.S. and South Korea out of sync on North Korea By PBS News Hour Fireworks opened the 2018 Olympic Games, but competed for attention with a diplomatic spectacle. The leaders of South Korea and North Korea showed off a historic handshake, while Vice President Mike Pence kept his distance, underscoring apparent divisions between Washington… Continue watching
Feb 09 With extraordinary political optics, Winter Olympics begin By Foster Klug, Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — In an extraordinary show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sat side by side Friday night under exploding fireworks that represented peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympics opened on a Korean Peninsula riven… Continue reading