Politics

A screen shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea.
Companies

South Korea Inc. Q1 profit jumps 10%, thanks to Samsung

Outlook solid despite growing North Korean uncertainty, for now

16 May 2018
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North Korea Crisis

North Korea throws Trump summit into doubt

Seoul regrets Pyongyang's cancellation of high-level inter-Korean talks

16 May 2018
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16 May 2018
David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Program, is surrounded by North Korean children at a nursery in the country on May 9. Courtesy of WFP
Politics

No starvation in North Korea, but still malnutrition: WFP

Pyongyang optimistic about upcoming summit with Washington

15 May 2018
People watch a news broadcast reporting that North Korea will dismantle its nuclear test site, at the Seoul Railway Station on May 13.
International relations

Tokyo not swayed by North Korea's denuclearization show

Japanese journalists not invited to observe demolition of test-site tunnels

14 May 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly left preparations for his summit with Kim Jong Un to the CIA, run until recently by Mike Pompeo, center. (Photos by Reuters and Kyodo)
Comment

Trump relies on spies over diplomats in dangerous game with Kim

CIA rushes to arrange summit but risks paving North Korea's nuclear path

14 May 2018
Singapore's landmark Marina Bay Sands is operated by Las Vegas Sands, whose chairman Sheldon Adelson is a top donor to U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Katsuji Nakazawa)
China up close

Trump-Kim Singapore summit is mega donor's dream scenario

Casino magnate Adelson's network extends to Xi and Abe

14 May 2018
Trump, during the series of teleconference with Abe, has expressed interest in visiting Tokyo after meeting with Kim Jong Un.
International relations

Trump to meet Abe after talks with North Korea's Kim

Frequent contact aimed at showing unity but may conceal disconnect

13 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet for the first time on June 12.
North Korea Crisis

Trump seeks joint statement with Kim to lock in gains

Detailed steps to denuclearization would be a win for president

12 May 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks beside first lady Melania Trump during a meeting with family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea agents inTokyo on Nov. 6, 2017.
11 May 2018
Abe, Li and Moon relax after their meeting Wednesday. (Photo from the Japanese Prime Minister's Office's Twitter feed)
North Korea Crisis

'Denuclearization' is one issue East Asian leaders agree on

Abe, Li and Moon say peace on Korean Peninsula is 'our common interest and responsibility'

10 May 2018
Plans for a historic bilateral summit took a big step forward as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pyongyang on May 9.
International relations

North Korea frees US hostages as summit nears

Trump says date and location are finalized and will be announced soon

10 May 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his intention to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement in a statement in the Diplomatic Room at the White House on May 8.
North Korea Crisis

Trump sends message to North Korea by pulling out of Iran deal

Bolton says Washington will not accept inadequate arrangements

9 May 2018
Kim Jong Un's decision to fly to China suggests a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump could take place farther beyond North Korea than his usual train can easily travel.
North Korea Crisis

Was Kim's flight to China rehearsal for a Singapore summit?

Choice of transport raises speculation over Trump meeting venue

9 May 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a May 7-8 meeting in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province.
North Korea Crisis

Kim Jong Un meets China's Xi again ahead of Trump summit

North's leader says denuclearization possible if 'hostile' policies end

9 May 2018
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North Korea Crisis

Kim Jong Un rumored to be in Dalian: Yonhap

Approach potentially aimed at preparing for Trump summit

8 May 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in argues North Korea's Kim Jong Un has a "clear understanding of the demands of international society."
North Korea Crisis

Moon urges US and North Korea to seek 'detailed' nuclear deal

South's leader says 'frank and practical' Kim confirmed intention to denuclearize

8 May 2018
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International relations

China's power closing in on US, warns think tank

New Asia Power Index shows Japan and India lag behind in regional influence

8 May 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, will meet May 9 with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Tokyo.
North Korea Crisis

3-way summit to voice support for nuclear-free Korea

Abe, Li and Moon seek to sustain momentum from historic North-South meeting

8 May 2018
Passengers board a plane of North Korea's only airline, Air Koryo, at Pyongyang airport in April 2017.
North Korea Crisis

North Korea seeks to open its skies as Trump-Kim summit nears

Pyongyang asks aviation body to approve trans-regional routes

7 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves to South Korean officials after attending the inter-Korean summit on Apr. 27.
China up close

Kim Jong Un shows the world the 'Art of the Deal'

Is Trump about to overpay for something worth much less?

7 May 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, has seen his approval rating spike since his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, whose own reputation improved among South Koreans.
North Korea Crisis

Moon hits 83% approval on North-South summit

Latest poll shows South Korean public also has more positive view of Kim Jong Un

6 May 2018
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, held his first-ever phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 4, an event both called a positive sign for Sino-Japanese relations. (Xi photo by Kosaku Mimura, Abe photo by Shinya Sawai)
International relations

Xi turns to Abe to keep a role in Korea talks

China courts US ally to make sure it is at table during peace process

5 May 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on May 3.
International relations

China reminds North Korea who its best friend is

Beijing prioritizes discussion with Kim over Moon's post-summit phone call

4 May 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk together in the village of Panmunjom, inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, on April 27.
Politics

No time to ease the pressure on Pyongyang

Sanctions will help ensure that North Korea does not renege on its nuclear promises this time

3 May 2018