Politics

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect guards of honor in Beijing on March 28.
North Korea Crisis

Koreas reconsider strategies after Trump's hawkish appointment

Hardline US foreign policy pushes Korean peninsula, China to change course

28 March 2018
People at Seoul Railway Station watch TV news on March 28 about the meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
28 March 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, in this photo released on March 28 by China's Xinhua News Agency.
International relations

North Korea's Kim discusses denuclearization with Xi in Beijing

Neighbors move to shore up ties ahead of planned Trump-Kim summit

28 March 2018
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
International relations

North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets Xi in Beijing, say sources

China rolls out the red carpet ahead of planned Kim-Trump summit

28 March 2018
A convoy of vehicles was seen leaving the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing under heavy security on Monday.
North Korea Crisis

Rumors swirl of possible Kim Jong Un visit to China

Beijing ramps up security as suspected North Korean VIP arrives

27 March 2018
From left, former U.S. diplomats Robert Gallucci, Daniel Russel and Christopher Hill at an Asia Society panel discussion in New York on March 22.
International relations

Experts wary of Bolton appointment ahead of Trump-Kim summit

Former US negotiators weigh in on prospect of deal with North Korea

24 March 2018
An F-35B conducts a vertical landing on the deck of the USS Wasp, off the coast of the main island of Okinawa on March 23. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Politics

US shows off F-35B power ahead of Trump's North Korea summit

Stealth and detection capabilities give the strike fighter an edge at sea

23 March 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang.
Politics

North Korea's cybertroops hack the world for cash

Defector says Unit 180 funnels foreign currency to Pyongyang's weapons program

22 March 2018
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono hold a joint news conference in Tokyo on March 21. (Pool photo)
International relations

Japan and Russia agree to work on nuclear-free North Korea

Differing approaches toward Pyongyang loom over territorial disputes

22 March 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
International relations

South Korea's Moon floats 3-way summit with Kim and Trump

Seoul sees US playing key role in safeguarding any peace agreement on the peninsula

22 March 2018
A U.S. Army helicopter flies over tanks during last year's joint drills in South Korea.
International relations

US and South Korea shorten joint military drills

Allies take care not to spoil conciliatory mood with the North

21 March 2018
North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra performs in Gangneung, South Korea, this February.
International relations

South Korea to stage goodwill concerts in Pyongyang

K-pop stars and popular singers head north to sustain harmony

21 March 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in -- bottom row, third from left -- has enjoyed renewed support thanks to recent progress on diplomacy with North Korea.
North Korea Crisis

Mediation with North Korea boosts Moon's popularity

South Korean leader's approval hits 74% ahead of talks with Pyongyang

20 March 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
North Korea Crisis

North Korea must agree to nuclear inspections, Abe tells Moon

Japanese and South Korean leaders to keep up 'maximum pressure'

17 March 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
North Korea Crisis

Nuclear-free North Korea is nonnegotiable, Moon tells Trump

In a phone call, South Korean leader says no concessions on top priority

17 March 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets with members of the South Korean president's special delegation in this photo released by the North's Korean Central News Agency on March 6.
International relations

South Korea seeks high-level talks with the North this month

Agenda will center on denuclearization to prepare for an April summit

17 March 2018
This photo provided by Japan's Defense Ministry shows what the ministry says is a North Korean-flagged tanker, left, involved in a suspected ship-to-ship transfer in violation of U.N. sanctions.
North Korea Crisis

North Korea earned nearly $200m evading export bans: UN report

Sanctions panel alleges Taiwan-based smuggling network keeps oil flowing to Pyongyang

17 March 2018
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono will speak with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan in Washington on March 16.
North Korea Crisis

Japan's top diplomat visits US to sync up North Korea policy

Foreign minister looks to keep up the pressure and seek the return of abductees

16 March 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, is seeking detente with the regime of North Korea's Kim Jong Un. © Moon photo by Reuters, Kim photo by KCNA/Reuters
North Korea Crisis

South Korea quietly weighs economic cooperation with North

Sanctions stand in the way of potentially lucrative energy opportunities

15 March 2018
Illustration by Michael Tsang
Politics

What to expect from a Trump-Kim summit

There are basically three outcomes, and both sides risk overplaying their hands

15 March 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dispersed an army of hackers across the globe, ordering them to dig up cash for his nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
International relations

North Korea's cybertroops span the globe in quest for cash

Kim Jong Un's hackers work from 10 to 7 and take an hour off for lunch

15 March 2018
Departing U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and CIA chief Mike Pompeo.
International relations

Tillerson exit prompts tougher line on North Korea and trade

Presumed successor Pompeo aligns more closely with Trump

15 March 2018
The U.S.-North Korean summit represents a gamble for Kim Jong Un as much as for U.S. President Donald Trump.
International relations

Trump is right to meet Kim

Tillerson dismissal will not change US's Korean crisis strategy

14 March 2018
Friendship Bridge connecting China and North Korea. Sanctions must stay.
International relations

Sanctions maximize chances of success at Trump-Kim summit

US must coordinate closely with Japan and key partners before historic meeting

14 March 2018
Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, left, and U.S. National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster speak to reporters on March 13 about the planned U.S.-North Korean summit.
International relations

US vows to keep maximum pressure on North Korea

National security adviser voices guarded optimism on ending nuclear dispute

13 March 2018