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Concerns rise over lack of US diplomats experienced with NK

The question of who in Washington will take the lead in preparing for proposed talks between North Korea and the US is gaining attention as concerns grow over a lack of seasoned diplomats in Washingt...

March 12, 2018
Foreign Policy
What pushed NK to form conciliatory mood?

With US President Donald Trump appearing ready to engage with North Korea, questions are rising over what prompted the North Korean leader to offer conditions sufficient to warrant such a reaction fr...

March 9, 2018
Foreign Policy
Are hurdles cleared for US-NK talks?

After North Korea said it was willing to discuss denuclearization with the US, both hope and skepticism are growing over a potential diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Pyongyang. US P...

March 7, 2018
Foreign Policy
Why Panmunjeom, not in Pyongyang or Seoul?

The key achievement of President Moon Jae-in’s envoys to North Korea is that the two Koreas laid the groundwork for easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula and opened a possibility for talks betwe...

March 6, 2018
Foreign Policy
[Herald Interview] ‘Shift to renewables takes political will’

In Korea, spring always comes with an unwelcome guest -- fine dust -- and it has become a norm to check the fine dust level every morning, put on a mask and bear with it. But that does not have be a...

March 6, 2018
Foreign Policy
'Release of detainees not on agenda for envoys to N. Korea’

South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s special envoys to North Korea have no plans to discuss the release of South Koreans and Americans detained in the communist state just yet, the presidential offic...

March 5, 2018
Foreign Policy
Moon’s envoy to head to North with challenging task: experts

With South Korean President Moon Jae-in planning to send a special envoy to North Korea on Monday, the delegation’s pressing task will be convincing Pyongyang to put its nuclear weapons programs on t...

March 4, 2018
Foreign Policy
US talks possible when NK shows will to denuclearize: envoy

The right condition for the US to engage in dialogue with North Korea is Pyongyang showing willingness to give up its nuclear weapons programs, the acting US ambassador in South Korea said Wednesday....

February 28, 2018
North Korea
[Newsmaker] FM urges North Korea to improve human rights in UN speech

Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile programs and improve human rights of its people in her keynote speech to the United Nations Human Ri...

February 27, 2018
Foreign Policy
Will North Korea and US talk this time?

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that the US should lower the bar for talks with North Korea and dialogue between the two countries should begin soon, a day after a top North Korean official s...

February 26, 2018
Foreign Policy
Chief delegate says NK willing to hold talks with US

North Korea has “ample intentions” to hold talks with the US, a senior North Korean official leading the North Korean delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics told Presid...

February 25, 2018
North Korea
[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics leave legacy as Peace Olympics

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics were marked by not only hard-fought competition for medals, but also fierce diplomatic efforts on the sidelines of the sporting event, intent to pave the way for ...

February 25, 2018
Foreign Policy
Speculations over NK-US talks rise

Speculations mounted Sunday over possible interaction between officials from the US and North Korea on the sidelines of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, as North Korea’s delegation includes a special...

February 25, 2018
Foreign Policy
Trump to announce new N. Korea sanctions

The Trump administration is hitting more than 50 vessels, shipping companies and trade businesses with sanctions in the latest bid to turn up the pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program, acc...

February 23, 2018
National
Ivanka Trump to push for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea

Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump’s daughter and a senior adviser to the White House, began her four-day visit to South Korea on Friday as the head of the US delegation to the closing ceremony ...

February 23, 2018
Foreign Policy

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