North Korea

Leaders at last year's Group of Seven summit condemned North Korea's nuclear weapons program "in the strongest terms."
Trump-Kim Summit

G-7 in limbo over 'maximum pressure' on North Korea

Trump's shifts in foreign policy and trade test group's unity

7 June 2018
Inspectors from the IAEA check uranium enrichment facilities in Iran. The nuclear watchdog is already stretched thin, and would face challenges if tasked with North Korean inspections.
Trump-Kim Summit

IAEA faces daunting task if US-North Korean summit succeeds

Understaffed nuclear watchdog says finding enough inspectors biggest challenge

6 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seen here inspecting a construction site, will finally be in the same room as the U.S. president, but will they be on the same page? (KCNA/Reuters)
The Nikkei View

Let North Korea's denuclearization begin in Singapore

Trump-Kim summit must cement plans for removing Pyongyang's weapons

6 June 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile. Previous negotiations with Pyongyang failed to produce a full accounting of the North's nuclear arsenal.
Trump-Kim Summit

Kim must declare full nuclear arsenal, past negotiators say

Experts define Singapore summit 'success' at Senate hearing

6 June 2018
The Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore will be conducive to security, located away from major shopping districts. 
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump-Kim summit to be held on Singapore's Sentosa Island

Businesses milk impending media frenzy with 'commemorative' food and drink

6 June 2018
The United States and North Korea are far from agreeing on what defines 'denuclearization.'  (KRT via AP Video) 
Trump-Kim Summit

Elusive denuclearization details threaten detente with a week to go

North Korea will exact economic and military price for phasing out nuclear arms

5 June 2018
North Korean workers make shoes for a South Korean company inside Kaesong industrial complex back in 2007. The park has since been shut down over cooling relations between the two Koreas.
North Korea Crisis

Lotte, Hyundai and KT prepare for post-sanctions North

South Korean conglomerates eye opportunity in hotels, resorts and telecoms

5 June 2018
(Original photos by Reuters)
Trump-Kim Summit

Six key players behind the Trump-Kim summit

How Mike Pompeo and Kim Yong Chol helped to put out a diplomatic fire

5 June 2018
From left, South Korea's Song Young-moo, James Mattis of the U.S. and Japan's Itsunori Onodera meet June 3 in Singapore, the first meeting of the three defense chiefs since October.
North Korea Crisis

US and South Korea nudge Japan to soften rhetoric as Kim summit nears

Tokyo's push to continue 'maximum pressure' strains unity on North Korea

4 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump told Kim Yong Chol, one of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, to "take your time" on denuclearization when they met at the White House on June 1.
North Korea Crisis

US backs off from demanding quick North Korea denuclearization

Trump prioritizes diplomatic progress as November midterms loom

3 June 2018
From left, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne meet in Singapore on June 2.
North Korea Crisis

US, Japan and Australia stress unity on North Korea nuclear issue

Defense chiefs also look to continue monitoring covert trade at sea

2 June 2018
North Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks on after a meeting at the White House.
North Korea Crisis

Trump-Kim summit to take place on June 12

Singapore likely to be the first in a series of meetings, president says

2 June 2018
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, meets with the head of the North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon at the border village of Panmunjom on June 1.
North Korea Crisis

Two Koreas agree to open liaison office in North's Kaesong complex

General-level military talks to be held near border on June 14

1 June 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, shows New York City landmarks to North Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol, left, prior to a working dinner in New York City on May 30. (State Department photo)
North Korea Crisis

Pompeo says 'real progress' made in North Korea talks

Kim Jong Un aide to deliver letter to Trump on Friday

1 June 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Comment

Why Trump should reschedule his summit with Kim Jong Un

Two sides have yet to define 'denuclearization,' and sanctions could quickly unravel

31 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Comment

History suggests Kim's people will get their say

When Communist rulers launch reform, public protest often follows

31 May 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, embraces North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the truce village of Panmunjom on May 26. (Photo courtesy of the South Korean Office of the President)
31 May 2018
Reporters from five countries observe the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear testing facility on May 24.
31 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, talk as they walk in the border village of Panmunjom on April 27.
31 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, talk as they walk in the border village of Panmunjom on April 27.
Tea Leaves

Koreans glimpse a Pyongyang spring

Ignoring oft-dashed hopes many feel this time, it's different

31 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's first hint of a willingness for dialogue with the U.S. came during a speech in May 2016.
North Korea Crisis

Trump summit represents Kim's long-drawn plan for security

North Korean leader strives to improve US ties and bargain for regime's future

31 May 2018
Women attend a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump near the U.S. embassy in Seoul on May 25.
Opinion

Korea war risks have risen despite summit diplomacy

Trump-Kim deal is possible but gap over total denuclearization remains dangerously wide

30 May 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-In, right, and Defense Minister Song Young-Moo review the troops in Pyeongtaek on Sept. 28.
Politics

Who held down the fort when Moon was in North Korea?

South Korean opposition criticizes two-hour 'gap' in power

30 May 2018
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reportedly planning to travel to New York on Wednesday and return to Washington on Thursday.
30 May 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exchanged views on the denuclearization process on the northern side of Panmunjom on May 26. (South Korea Presidential Blue House via Yonhap)
North Korea Crisis

Moon seeks official end to Korean War at Trump-Kim summit

Concerns raised over exclusion of China from potential declaration

29 May 2018