Gabriela Bernal / Responsible StatecraftJul 26, 2023
On the 70th anniversary of the armistice, a new call for a peace treaty between Washington and Pyongyang. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated PressFeb 22, 2020
South Korea reports 433 cases of the new virus; 6 dead in Iran, 2 in Italy. Some outbreaks show no direct link to travel to China. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
HYUNG-JIN KIM and MATT SEDENSKY / The Associated PressFeb 21, 2020
Globally, over 76,000 people have been infected in 27 countries, and more than 2,200 have died. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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ROBERT BURNS / The Associated PressNov 21, 2019
The toughest problem is North Korea’s refusal to restart negotiations with Washington on eliminating its nuclear weapons. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MATTHEW LEE and DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated PressJan 18, 2019
The president plans to meet with Kim Jong Un in February to try to coax the North to give up its nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
FRANCES D'EMILIO and KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated PressJan 3, 2019
According to South Korea's spy agency, Jo Song Gil and his wife went into hiding in November. A defection would embarrass leader Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated PressAug 21, 2018
In a tightly controlled event, about 200 South Koreans and their family members cross into North Korea for three days of meetings with their northern relatives. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
HYUNG-JIN KIM and FOSTER KLUG / The Associated PressMay 15, 2018
North Korea cancels a high-level meeting with South Korea and threatens to scrap next month's historic summit over military exercises between Seoul and Washington. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated PressMay 12, 2018
Analysts say that while the closure of the nuclear test site is important, it doesn't represent a material step toward full denuclearization. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated PressApr 29, 2018
The North Korean leader tells Seoul he'd be willing to give up nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and pledges not to attack the North. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ERIC TALMADGE / The Associated PressApr 7, 2018
China's sustained game of hardball on trade may have been the decisive factor behind North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's diplomatic overtures to Seoul and Washington. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / The Associated PressMar 27, 2018
An armored train traveling between North Korea and Beijing prompts conjecture about a visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level official. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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