Politics

South Korea's military said it is carefully monitoring North Korean nuclear and missile facilities such as the Sanumdong research center on the outskirts of Pyongyang, seen here in a satellite image captured on Feb. 22.
N Korea at crossroads

Warnings of North Korean 'satellite' launch grow stronger

US and South Korean governments say they are monitoring the situation

11 March 2019
Students from the VinFast Training Center prepare to welcome a senior North Korean delegation at an automotive startup in northern Vietnam on Feb. 27.
Business trends

Vietnam courts North Korean officials for pole position on trade

Pyongyang delegation toured factories and smart farms during Trump-Kim summit

10 March 2019
A U.N. panel of experts called on member states to share more information on cyberattacks originating in North Korea. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea stole cryptocurrency via hacking: UN panel

Online theft and blockchain help regime to evade sanctions

8 March 2019
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 8.
China People's Congress

China backs Huawei's legal counteroffensive, top diplomat says

Wang Yi says company cannot be 'silent lamb' in the face of US pressure

8 March 2019
North Korea tested three intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2017, before tensions eased on the Korean Peninsula last year.
N Korea at crossroads

North Korea is rebuilding its ICBM launch site, South says

Work signals Pyongyang may be preparing to resume its nuclear weapons program

6 March 2019
North Korea officially maintains that last week's summit with the U.S. was a success.
Trump-Kim Summit

News of failed US summit seeps into North Korea

State media double down with reports of success

6 March 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their summit in Hanoi on Feb. 28
The Nikkei View

There can be no US-North Korea deal without denuclearization

Sanctions work, but they require global cooperation

5 March 2019
Soldiers march through Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square in a February 2018 North Korean military parade.
Trump-Kim Summit

US and North Korea try to salvage dialogue from summit rift

Trump presented Kim with paper defining denuclearization but was rebuffed

5 March 2019
South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on the phone with U.S. President Donald Trump at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Thursday, after Trump's talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapse in Hanoi. 
N Korea at crossroads

South Korea seeks ways to bridge gap between US and North Korea

Moon says he wants the two countries to keep discussing denuclearization

4 March 2019
Junichiro Koizumi, then prime minister of Japan, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il after arriving in Pyongyang in 2002. Shinzo Abe, then a top aide to Koizumi, stands to the immediate right of the prime minister.
N Korea at crossroads

Japan prepares for approach from North Korea after failed summit

Tokyo officials draw parallels to tensions under Bush and Kim Jong Il

4 March 2019
The U.S.and North Korea clashed over irreconcilable differences at their recent summit in Hanoi.
Comment

Time for Asia to rethink its deep dependence on US for security

Region needs to develop a 'Plan B' for defense without American military support

3 March 2019
There is no end in sight to the stalemate over North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
Trump-Kim Summit

Secret facilities complicate Trump's 'all-in' solution on North Korea

Washington's ascendant hawks loom over future nuclear talks

2 March 2019
The timing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's meeting Friday with Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong was not announced until just half an hour beforehand.
N Korea at crossroads

Kim turns to Vietnam for friendship after failed US summit

But North Korean leader likely to cut short activities in Hanoi

2 March 2019
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday: "I believe this is part of a process to reach a higher level of agreement." 
Trump-Kim Summit

North Korea's neighbors seek positives from Hanoi summit collapse

Japan and South Korea praise Trump's efforts; China more cautiously optimistic

1 March 2019
The Hanoi no-deal summit highlighted the gaps that divide the U.S. and North Korea.
Opinion

No-deal summit -- will Trump and Kim break up or make up?

Despite the falling out in Hanoi, this relationship has a lot further to run

1 March 2019
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Trump-Kim Summit

An interactive satellite view of North Korea's nuclear sites

The true extent of Pyongyang's weapons program -- in pictures

1 March 2019
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump stroll on the ground of Hanoi's Metropole hotel during their second summit on Feb. 28.
Trump-Kim Summit

US and North Korea give conflicting accounts of summit collapse

Pyongyang disputes Trump's claim that Kim sought end to all sanctions

1 March 2019
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with reporters on Feb. 28 following a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.
1 March 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Hanoi after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was cut short on Feb. 28.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump-Kim summit ends with no agreement

'We had to walk away,' US leader says as denuclearization hopes fade

28 February 2019
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel on Feb. 28.
Trump-Kim Summit

Kim stresses willingness to denuclearize at Hanoi summit

Trump says eventual deal will be 'really good' for North Korea

28 February 2019
A handshake and warm words between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un mark the start of their second meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim to sign joint agreement at Hanoi summit

Denuclearization outcome unclear, but American leader hints at end-of-war declaration

28 February 2019
A man walks past a banner depicting North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim eye end-of-war declaration at Hanoi summit

Concerns grow over 'bad deal' that could reduce US forces in South Korea

27 February 2019
Trump and Kim and scheduled to meet at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel in Hanoi.
Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim plan 20-minute bilateral to kick off meetings

Two leaders arrive in heavily-guarded Hanoi for second summit

27 February 2019
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Trump-Kim Summit

Trump and Kim face more scrutiny in round two of nuclear talks

US president confident of 'tremendous summit' but breakthrough looks unlikely

26 February 2019
This photo provided by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force shows an apparent ship-to-ship transfer involving a North Korean tanker in the East China Sea.
Trump-Kim Summit

North Korea's oil smuggling blows past import cap: UN report

Ship-to-ship transfers become increasingly sophisticated

26 February 2019