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
Feb 07 Winter Olympic officials sequester 1,200 people to test for norovirus By Foster Klug, Associated Press Organizers are scrambling on the eve of the biggest planned event in South Korea in years — not because of anything related to North Korea and national security, but in an attempt to arrest the spread of norovirus at the… Continue reading
Feb 07 Pence says U.S. preparing 'toughest and most aggressive' sanctions on North Korea By Zeke Miller, Associated Press On a six-day trip to Japan and South Korea, Pence is seeking to reassure and refocus American allies on the growing nuclear threat from North Korea. Continue reading
Feb 06 Pence doesn't rule out North Korea meeting at upcoming Olympics By Zeke Miller, Associated Press "We'll see what happens," the vice president said before departing Monday on a six-day Asia trip. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 7:42 News Wrap: 'America is open for business,' says Trump at Davos By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President Trump lauded his tax cuts and promoted the U.S. as an ideal place to grow international business in a restrained speech to world leaders at Davos. Also, the president’s immigration plan that offers a… Continue watching