Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with South Korean national security adviser Chung Eui-Yong on Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. REUTERS/Pool
International relations

Xi shows high hopes for North Korea summits

Chinese leader promises Beijing's active involvement in dialogue

13 March 2018
A secret message from Kim Jong Un to U.S. President Donald Trump could contain an offer to fully denuclearize, some say.
International relations

Kim's 'special message' for Trump sets media abuzz

Some in South Korea believe denuclearization offer led US to agree to talks

13 March 2018
South Korean National Intelligence Service chief Suh Hoon, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono before their meeting Monday in Tokyo.
North Korea Crisis

Japan and South Korea agree to keep heat on the North

South Korean envoy briefs Tokyo on meeting with Kim Jong Un

13 March 2018
South Korean officials at the White House announced that President Donald Trump would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
North Korea Crisis

Dealing with Kim holds pitfalls for Trump administration

US must extract promise from North to denuclearize and allow inspections

11 March 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump
International relations

Summit holds risk for both Trump and Kim

Possible outcomes range from a historic breakthrough to bringing armed conflict closer

10 March 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters about his call with U.S. President Donald Trump on March 9. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Japan wary US-North Korea talks will overlook kidnappings

Abe will visit Washington in April to seek Trump's cooperation

10 March 2018
Illustration by Michael Tsang
North Korea Crisis

Five things to know about Trump-Kim summit

What are the prospects for a historic encounter between the leaders?

9 March 2018
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North Korea Crisis

Trump to meet Kim by May for first US-North Korea summit

Pyongyang 'pledges' no nuclear or missile tests for now; sanctions to remain in place

9 March 2018
People watch news with a subtitle in Korean reading "Thawing Korean Peninsula" at the Seoul Railway Station on March 7.
International relations

North Korea -- deja vu or different this time?

US must test if Kim is now serious about scrapping nuclear arms

9 March 2018
South Korean National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong, left, and National Intelligence Service director Suh Hoon leave for Washington on March 8.
International relations

South Korean officials arrive in US with a message from Kim

Speculation abounds, but only '6 people' know what North Korean leader told Seoul

9 March 2018
Chung Eui-yong, center, the Blue House's chief national security officer, is expected to deliver a message from Kim Jong Un to the Trump administration.
International relations

Moon envoys to brief Washington on North Korea agreements

Chung Eui-yong to convey message from Kim Jong Un to McMaster

8 March 2018
A woman shows her finger after voting in national elections in the Philippines. The Southeast Asian nation ranks above the global average in women in parliament.
Politics

Once a world leader, Asia now trails in women lawmakers

Philippines, Laos and China among best in terms of females in parliament

8 March 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are scheduled to hold a summit in April
North Korea Crisis

US demands North Korea take action on nuclear issue before talks

South Korea and Japan also stand by sanctions despite opening to dialogue

8 March 2018
Kim Jong Un is willing to begin talks with the U.S. and says his regime is open to discussions about denuclearization. (Original images by Reuters and Getty Images)
North Korea Crisis

Three reasons behind Kim Jong Un's about-face

Kim's sudden move to play nice keeps the world guessing

7 March 2018
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 16.
International relations

UN chief welcomes advances on Korean Peninsula

Guterres expresses hope for a 'resumption of sincere dialogue'

7 March 2018
This North Korean-flagged tanker is suspected of participating in illegal ship-to-ship transfers in international waters. (Photo provided by Japan's Defense Ministry)
International relations

North Korea succeeds in dodging sanctions: UN report

Upcoming document to contain allegations of supplying Syrian chemical weapons factories

7 March 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. © Moon photo by Reuters, Kim photo by KCNA/Reuters
North Korea Crisis

As sanctions sting, North Korea plays the denuclearization card

Two Koreas agree to April summit but Kim wants assurance of regime's survival

7 March 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2018.
7 March 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with Chung Eui-yong, the leader of the South's special delegation on March 6. (KCNA/Reuters)
International relations

Two Koreas agree on summit in April

Pyongyang to give up nuclear weapons if regime's security guaranteed

6 March 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, shakes hands with a member of the delegation sent by South Korea's president on March 6.
North Korea Crisis

North Korea claims 'satisfactory agreement' with envoys from South

Kim rolls out red carpet, but is he just buying time for nuclear weapons?

6 March 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in
North Korea Crisis

South Korean envoy heads to North with denuclearization message

President Moon hopes delegation keeps Olympic 'momentum' going

5 March 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics – Women Preliminary Round Match - Switzerland v Korea - Kwandong Hockey Centre, Gangneung, South Korea – February 10, 2018 - Kim Yo Jong claps next to Kim Yong Nam.
International relations

South Korean envoys to visit the North to broker talks with US

Prospects for a meeting with Kim Jong Un remain uncertain

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

South Korea to send an envoy to the North, Moon tells Trump

Seoul will reciprocate a visit by Kim Jong Un's sister in February

2 March 2018
Ivanka Trump attends the Pyeongchang Olympics closing ceremony on Feb. 25.
Politics

The US and North Korea resume their gamesmanship after Olympic lull

US-South Korea military drills loom large in post-games order

1 March 2018
The North Korean state-sponsored hacker group Lazarus appears to have resumed its efforts to steal foreign currency.
Economy

Pyongyang's hunger for foreign cash keeps its hackers busy

Unit 180 is apparently back in business after cyberattack discovered in January

1 March 2018