North Korea

Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun leads the U.S. delegation in the upcoming working-level talks between Washington and Pyongyang.
N Korea at crossroads

US and North Korea set to resume nuclear talks in Sweden

Trump remains keen on dialogue even after Pyongyang missile launch

5 October 2019
What appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile is fired from an undisclosed location in this undated photo released by North Korea's Central News Agency on Oct. 2.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korean missile launched from sea platform: Pentagon

Trump says Pyongyang 'wants to talk' and Washington will oblige

4 October 2019
What appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile flies in an undisclosed location in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency on Oct. 2.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea tests Trump's limits by showcasing SLBM

Sub-launched missile lands in Japanese waters days before talks with US

3 October 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 25 during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
International relations

Trump says South Korea not trusted by North

President tells Abe that Pyongyang has not contacted Seoul lately

26 September 2019
North Korean women are unable to access the health care, food and jobs they need to survive.
Opinion

Korean peace process must include women to be truly sustainable

Economic development and humanitarian relief languish as conflict continues

25 September 2019
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose atop Mount Paektu, North Korea, in September 2018.
N Korea at crossroads

Pyongyang Declaration falls silent as Moon loses voice

North Korea seeks direct deal with Trump, cutting Seoul's influence as mediator

19 September 2019
The departure of John Bolton from the post of U.S. national security adviser could lead to a more balanced Asia policy.
Comment

Trump likely did Asia a favor by firing Bolton

Washington insiders see chance to devote more energy to China strategy

14 September 2019
John Bolton, then the national security adviser, left, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 12.
Politics

Trump slams Bolton for mishandling North Korea talks

Push for 'Libyan model' set back nuclear negotiations, US president says

12 September 2019
North Korea has tested 18 missiles since May, adding to tensions in East Asia.
N Korea at crossroads

What intel pact? Japan flaunts North Korea missile analysis

Rapid release of information aims to downplay rift with Seoul

11 September 2019
North Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that the United States must come to the negotiating table with proposals that satisfy North Korea, or dealings between the two countries will come to an end.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea ready to meet with US in late Sept

Willing to discuss 'comprehensive' issues, says First Vice Foreign Minister

10 September 2019
Paintings are displayed at a gallery handling North Korean art in Dandong, China. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
2 September 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands in front of a rocket launcher used in his country's latest weapons test, which U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to downplay in remarks at the Group of Seven  summit in France. (KCNA via Kyodo)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korean rocket triggers different tones from Trump and Abe

US leader shrugs off launch decried by Tokyo as sanctions violation

26 August 2019
Despite North Korea's repeated tests of new weapons, South Korea no longer feels its threat strongly as strongly as before
Opinion

South Korea and Japan must cooperate more, not less, on North Korea

Diminishing fear tears up East Asian alliances and alters US role

23 August 2019
A North Korean tanker, below, is suspected of smuggling goods via a ship-to-ship transfer with a vessel of unknown nationality in the East China Sea in 2018. (Photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defense via Kyodo)
N Korea at crossroads

Suspected North Korean coal smugglers made 8 port calls in Japan

Visits from ships banned by South Korea raise concerns about sanctions evasion

21 August 2019
In South Korean President Moon Jae-in's Liberation Day speech, he called for a closer East Asian union
Opinion

South Korean leader's Liberation Day speech offered hopeful vision

Moon Jae-in worked to diminish tensions with Japan and North Korea

20 August 2019
North Korean television broadcast on Aug. 11 a video of what it said was the test of a new type of missile on the previous day.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea tests the limits with repeated missile salvos

Development of new weapon proceeds as Seoul and Washington remain quiet

17 August 2019
Cisco says it is no longer allowed to bid on some contracts from Chinese state-owned enterprises.
Companies

Cisco's China revenue drops 25% and outlook dims amid trade war

Share price falls as US company says main products soon to be hit by tariffs

15 August 2019
North Korea test-fired a new short-range ballistic missile in the morning on Aug. 11.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea defends missile tests by citing Trump

Pyongyang holds US recognizes its right to self-defense

12 August 2019
North Korea has expanded its scope and sophistication of its cyber operations, according to the UN.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea's hacker army stole up to $2bn, UN finds

Agents set up shop across the globe to grab cryptocurrencies

7 August 2019
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono and South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha, pose after a trilateral meeting in Bangkok on Friday.
Japan-South Korea rift

Japan and South Korea still far apart after Pompeo-led meeting

US Secretary of State fails in push for diplomatic cease-fire between allies

2 August 2019
China and the U.S. will continue to lead the world in GDP, but mounting protectionist sentiment is threatening to split the world into rival economic blocs.
Economy

US and China to fight for top GDP in 2060 while Japan dips to 5th

Report claims digital tech and free flow of data keys to future global economy

1 August 2019
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test-fire of two short-range ballistic missiles last week, in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency on July 26.
31 July 2019
A North Korean missile launch on May 9: Pyongyang tested two more on July 25.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea takes bullish turn with latest missile test

Pyongyang also calls off foreign minister's meeting with Pompeo

26 July 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities rise amid bets of policy easing by ECB, Fed

South Korean stocks fall as North Korea tests missiles

25 July 2019
The projectiles fired from Wonsan traveled 430 km. 
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea fires two projectiles from eastern coast

South Korean military preparing for additional launches: Yonhap

25 July 2019