Jan 17 Tour of Korea's Demilitarized Zone By Larisa Epatko PANMUNJOM, Korean border | Although it stands for the "demilitarized zone," the DMZ is the most militarized border in the world, U.S. Army Col. Kurt Taylor told us during our recent tour of the buffer zone separating North and South… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Korean Tensions Keep Military on High Alert Margaret Warner reports from South Korea on the state of military tensions on the peninsula. It's the first in a series of reports from Seoul. Continue watching
Jan 13 Gen. Sharp: U.S., Allies Could Neutralize N. Korean Missile By Larisa Epatko If Defense Secretary Robert Gates' prediction this week is correct, and North Korea is developing a missile -- nuclear or otherwise -- that can hit the United States, U.S. and allied forces are prepared to neutralize it, Gen. Walter "Skip"… Continue reading
Jan 13 Voices From South Korea: National Security, North Korea and the U.S. By Margaret Warner South Koreans enter 2011 still smarting from two North Korean attacks last year -- on a warship in March and an island in November -- that together killed 50 of their citizens. We've been asking South Koreans how they now… Continue reading
Jan 03 The World: Stories We're Watching in 2011 By Larisa Epatko From rising tensions on the Korean peninsula to the potential birth of a nation in Africa, the following are stories the NewsHour's foreign affairs beat is tracking in the coming year. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch Koreans Remain on Edge Over Military Tensions Margaret Warner has an update on tensions on the Korean peninsula after several incidents between North and South Korea in recent days. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch News Wrap: Wall Street Not Intimidated by Job Numbers, Big Trade Deal Struck In other news Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average shook off disappointing jobs numbers and gained more than 19 points. The NASDAQ rose 12 points, with both indices closing the week up more than 2 percent. Also, an announcement came… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Downplays North Korean Nuclear Facility Reports In other news Monday, U.S. officials downplayed reports that North Korea has a sophisticated uranium-enrichment facility. Continue watching
Jul 21 U.S. Officials Visit South Korea in Show of Support By Larisa Epatko Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone splitting the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday during a visit to South Korea aimed at showing U.S. support. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch U.S. Presses Ahead With New Sanctions Against North Korea Ahead of planned joint military maneuvers, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited South Korea Wednesday to talk about security measures and concerns over the North's nuclear program. Continue watching