This satellite image taken on July 22 appears to show North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station in the process of being dismantled. (Airbus Defense and Space and 38 North)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea starts dismantling main rocket test site, report says

Website 38 North says Kim has taken 'first step' to fulfilling pledge to Trump

24 July 2018
Kim Jong Un tours a factory in Sinuiju, North Korea, in photo released by the official Korea Central News Agency.
N Korea at crossroads

Eager to keep pressure on Pyongyang, US targets supply chains

Advisory memo warns companies of penalties for sanctions violations

24 July 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit in April in the North Korean border town of Panmunjom.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea turns up heat on South in push for peace declaration

Pyongyang disappointed as economic cooperation efforts come to a standstill

24 July 2018
The longer the U.S.-North Korea talks continue, the longer Beijing will be assured of its influence on Pyongyang.
Opinion

Why China wants the Trump-Kim show to go on -- as long as possible

The tensions in the US-North Korea talks suit Beijing as it keeps its hold on Pyongyang

23 July 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is showing little sense of urgency to make concessions on denuclearization.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea plays 'peace card' as nuclear talks stall

Next concession seems likelier to come from Trump than Kim

22 July 2018
Coal has traditionally been one of North Korea's most important income-producing exports. Front-end loaders move coal imported from North Korea in the Chinese border city of Dandong, Liaoning Province, in 2010. 
22 July 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in May. (North Korea's Korean Central News Agency)
N Korea at crossroads

Kim Jong Un plays hard to get with Putin

Better ties with Beijing have weakened Moscow's hand on the Korean Peninsula

21 July 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley speak to reporters at the U.N. on July 20.
N Korea at crossroads

US presses countries to enforce North Korea sanctions

Pompeo says Pyongyang's violations dim denuclearization hopes

21 July 2018
North Korean soldiers march near trains at the port of Rajin, North Korea.
N Korea at crossroads

South Korean banks scramble to hire experts on the North

Talent holding master's or doctorates sought amid growing expectation of economic cooperation

17 July 2018
A South Korean soldier stands guard at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas on April 18.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea shows up for talks on returning US troop remains

No-shows at earlier planned meeting, Pyongyang came to the table this time

16 July 2018
Families of victims abducted by North Korea stand with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump during a November 2017 gathering in Tokyo.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea seeks new dialogue on Japan abductions

Kim Jong Un said to want another chance to explain findings

13 July 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk together in Singapore during their June summit
N Korea at crossroads

Kim talked of 'next meeting' in letter to Trump

US ups pressure by reporting North's oil import violations to UN

13 July 2018
Kim Jong Un's recent economic tour to sites such as this potato factory in Samjiyon County has taken precedence over political appearances.
N Korea at crossroads

Kim Jong Un projects image as economic reformer-in-chief

North Korean leader busy visiting farms, one month after Trump summit

12 July 2018
Trucks cross from North Korea into China. Trade between the two countries fell 13.2% in 2017.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korean trade dipped 15% as sanctions tightened

Plunge in coal and mineral exports led 2017 decline

10 July 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump suspects that China is using North Korea to gain leverage amid the trade war.
N Korea at crossroads

Trump sees China's hand in North Korea impasse

President still confident Kim will denuclearize after fruitless Pompeo visit

10 July 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with senior North Korean official Kim Yong Chol on July 7 before leaving the country.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea denounces 'gangster-like' US demand to disarm

Pompeo joins Tokyo and Seoul peers to reaffirm sanctions until denuclearization

8 July 2018
Mark Lowcock, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
N Korea at crossroads

40% of North Koreans need humanitarian aid, UN says

Top emergency relief coordinator to tour country next week

7 July 2018
Experts say that U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pressure North Korean officials to submit a list of nuclear weapons and facilities. 
N Korea at crossroads

Pompeo faces Pyongyang test on denuclearization

Meeting will help gauge regime's willingness to cooperate with US

5 July 2018
The North Korean tanker An San 1, left, is seen pulled alongside a ship of unknown origin in the East China Sea on June 29. (Photo courtesy of Japan Ministry of Defense)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korean ship suspected of illicit cargo transfer at sea

Japan reports eighth sighting to the UN ahead of Pompeo's visit to Pyongyang

5 July 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and North Korea's Kim Yong Chol are expected to reprise their May meeting this week.
N Korea at crossroads

Pompeo to seek full nuclear disclosure from North Korea

Reports of buildup cast a shadow over first visit since Trump-Kim summit

4 July 2018
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un tours a factory in Sinuiju, North Korea, in this undated photo released on July2. (KCNA/Reuters)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea activity at nuclear sites raises red flag in US

Pyongyang said to continue enrichment and upgrading missile facilities

3 July 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit North Korea again on Friday. (Getty Image)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea ready to iron out technical matters with Pompeo

Senior diplomat likely to face US in next phase of denuclearization negotiations

2 July 2018
Will North Korea, famous for military parades like this one, see a parade of investors in the not-too-distant future?
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea intrigues potential investors

Finance pros seek winners in new frontier market

30 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping raise a toast in Beijing
N Korea at crossroads

US blocks Chinese proposal to relax North Korea sanctions

Suggested UN joint statement would have rewarded pause in nuclear tests

30 June 2018