U.S., North Korea Officials Meet at DMZ

The Associated Press May 27, 2018 The State Department says the meeting is taking place at the border village of Panmunjom as talks continue over a potential summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Talks on Korea Summit ‘Going Along Very Well,’ Trump Says

The Associated Press May 27, 2018 The president tells reporters, "We're doing very well in terms of the summit with North Korea," adding that "there are meetings going on as we speak." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Cancels Summit, Citing ‘Open Hostility’ by North Korea

CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press May 24, 2018 The president calls off the much-touted June 12 meeting with Kim Jong Un in response to new threats and a derogatory reference to Vice President Mike Pence by the North. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How the Korean Peninsula Could Become a Bright Spot in a World Gone Mad

John Feffer / TomDispatch May 23, 2018 The upcoming Trump-Kim summit, if it happens, will represent an extraordinarily important step forward, whether it actually produces an agreement of substance or not. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Ozone-Eating Chemical Emissions on the Rise

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press May 16, 2018 In 1987, countries around the world agreed to phase out chlorofluorocarbons, and emissions fell. But in 2013, a study shows, they began rising again around China, Mongolia and the Koreas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

3 Americans Detained in North Korea Coming Home

The Associated Press May 9, 2018 President Trump says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his way back from Pyongyang with the detainees, who "seem to be in good health." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Do U.S. Pundits Know About North Korea That Most South Koreans Don’t?

Adam Johnson / FAIR May 9, 2018 Recent developments between North and South Korea have been met with widespread optimism and praise from the latter's public. Judging by U.S. media coverage, one would hardly know this. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Nobel for S. Korea Leader? Moon Says Trump Can Take It if Peace Is Won.

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Apr 30, 2018 Moon Jae-in shakes off a suggestion that he receive the Nobel Peace Prize; Donald Trump can take it, he says, as long as the Koreas receive peace in return. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Kim Jong Un Says He’ll Give Up Nukes, If …

KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Apr 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 )

U.S. Reaffirms ‘Ironclad Commitment’ to Defend South Korea

MATTHEW PENNINGTON / The Associated Press Apr 28, 2018 While preparing for a summit between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, the White House stresses that the North's future is contingent upon "complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rival Korean Leaders to Meet in Historic Summit

LEE JIN-MAN and KIM TONG-HYUNG / The Associated Press Mar 29, 2018 Kim Jong Un's rare meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village could prove significant in global efforts to resolve the standoff over the North’s nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Korean War Games Are No Game

Tad Daley / Truthdig Mar 23, 2018 The time has come to cancel them for good. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )