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
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea on April 27.
North Korea Crisis

Warming ties between Koreas raise hopes for investment in North

UN sanctions cast shadow on Seoul plans for economic links with Pyongyang

2 May 2018
U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Randall Schriver speaks at the Asia-Pacific Geo-Economic Strategy Forum on April 30. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
International relations

US nuclear umbrella in Asia is non-negotiable: Top official

Assistant defense secretary affirms commitment to shielding Japan and South Korea

2 May 2018
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left to right, will meet in Tokyo for the countries' first trilateral summit since 2015.
International relations

Japan, China and South Korea set Tokyo summit for May 9

North Korean issue front and center at first three-way meeting in over two years

2 May 2018
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, had also met with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on April 3 in Beijing.
North Korea Crisis

China flaunts North Korea ties with foreign minister's visit

Wang Yi's trip comes just ahead of US trade delegation to Beijing

1 May 2018
South Korea agreed to stop broadcasting propaganda through loudspeakers near the demilitarized zone at its summit with North Korea on April 27.
North Korea Crisis

North Korea to reunify time zone from Saturday

South to remove propaganda speakers as both sides herald warmer ties

1 May 2018
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has expressed his country's willingness to host a meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea Crisis

Indonesia offers to host historic Trump-Kim meeting

North and South Korea will also hold talks over collaboration in Asian Games

30 April 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in,left, sits down for tea with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on April 27. (Pool photo)
China up close

Kim initiates socialism with North Korean characteristics

Beijing's hopes for a Chinese-style reform will flop if leader teams with US

30 April 2018
A feat or another distraction? People at a Seoul train station watch a live broadcast of the inter-Korean summit on April 27.
Opinion

South Korea's economy has a Pyongyang problem

Seoul's focus on nuclear deal distracts from challenging domestic issues

30 April 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and South Korean intelligence chief Suh Hoon met in Tokyo on April 29. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa)
North Korea Crisis

Abe seeks talks with Kim on North Korean abductions

Japan looks to capitalize on diplomatic blitz to settle decades-old issue

30 April 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media on Saturday after a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about the outcome of the inter-Korea summit that ended Friday.
North Korea Crisis

Trump and Abe confirm to monitor North Korea's actions

Concerns remain that Pyongyang will try to buy time on denuclearization

29 April 2018
An expected summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump is likely to focus on North Korean denuclearization.
28 April 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center-left) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (center-right) were joined by their wives for a banquet and musical performance after their historic summit Friday.
North Korea Crisis

Kim plays an affable leader of new generation

Missile tests will no longer disturb Moon's sleep, North Korean leader says

28 April 2018
Kim Jong Un, left, and Moon Jae-in vowed to end the Korean War and work toward complete denuclearization of the peninsula.
North Korea Crisis

Asia faces pivotal moment as stage moves to Trump-Kim

High-stakes summit will feature two inexperienced leaders jostling for political gains

28 April 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un deliver a statement at Panmunjom on April 27.
North Korea Crisis

North Korea's 'denuclearization' vow raises hopes and skepticism

Kim and Moon declare an end to 1950s war as they pursue peace treaty

27 April 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in pose for photos at the Peace House before the inter-Korean summit.
North Korea Crisis

Two Koreas call for more frequent summits

Idea of joint liaison office also floated as step toward normal ties

27 April 2018
Delegations led by South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, attend inter-Korean summit at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on April 27.
North Korea Crisis

'I hope to write a new chapter,' says North Korea's Kim

Leader crosses border to meet South's Moon for historic summit

27 April 2018
Friday's meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will mark the start of the first inter-Korean talks in a decade.
North Korea Crisis

Five things to know about inter-Korean summit

Two sides in diplomatic drive to prepare for Trump-Kim meeting

27 April 2018
Kim and Moon make their way from the demarcation toward the summit venue on the southern side.
North Korea Crisis

North Korean leader crosses border into South for historic summit

Kim meets Moon to discuss denuclearization on the peninsula

27 April 2018
A North Korean woman photographed from the Chinese side of the Yalu River near the town of Changbai, China, walks between houses in the North Korean town of Hyesan. A road trip along China's side of its border with North Korea reveals stark contrasts between China's bright towns and North Korea's dark villages.
International relations

Inter-Korean summit offers hope for aid workers

Sanctions on North Korea impede supplies and bank transfers, groups say

27 April 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, has expressed optimism about finding common ground on denuclearization at his meeting Friday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea Crisis

Questions linger over denuclearization on eve of Korean summit

Moon and Kim will try to close the gap with no deal struck in advance

27 April 2018
Students hold posters with pictures of South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a pro-unification rally on April 26 ahead of the two leaders' summit.
Opinion

A Nobel prize for Trump, Xi, Moon and Kim?

The improbable but no longer impossible road from Panmunjom to Oslo

26 April 2018
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North Korea Crisis

Two Koreas look to chart the path to denuclearization

Moon and Kim plan joint declaration addressing peace treaty at summit

26 April 2018