Trump Welcomes Abe, Gives ‘Blessing’ to Koreas Peace Talks

JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2018 At Mar-a-Lago with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the president confirms that the two Koreas are negotiating an end to hostilities ahead of a meeting between their respective leaders next week. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

Mysterious Train Sparks Speculation That Kim Visited Beijing

CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN / The Associated Press Mar 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 )

U.S., S. Korea, Japan Discuss Denuclearization and Summits

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Mar 18, 2018 National security adviser H.R. McMaster meets with his counterparts in San Francisco in laying the groundwork for meetings about the North Korea issue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

South Korean Report on Summit Discredits U.S. Elites’ Assumption

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Mar 16, 2018 Kim Jong Un has agreed to present Donald Trump with a plan for full denuclearization and normalization of relations between the U.S. and North Korea. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

South Korea Leader Sees Obstacles to Denuclearizing the North

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2018 President Moon Jae-in says that despite North Korea’s recent outreach to Seoul and Washington, many “critical moments” still lie ahead in the effort to end the nuclear crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Seoul Envoys to Meet North Korea’s Kim During Pyongyang Trip

HYUNG-JIN KIM / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2018 South Korean envoys plan to meet with Kim Jong Un on a rare two-day visit to Pyongyang that's expected to focus on how to ease a standoff over North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

South Korea’s Leader May Be on Brink of Legacy-Defining Moment

FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2018 The son of North Korean refugees, President Moon Jae-in has spent his career—a lifetime, really—waiting for this Olympics-inspired chance to forge peace on the peninsula. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘No Daylight’ Between U.S. Allies About N. Korea Despite Olympics Thaw, Pence Insists

ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2018 The vice president urges caution as South Korea opens its arms to the North while hosting the Winter Olympics, but the U.S. risks appearing out of step with developments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can South Korea’s Leader End Trump’s North Korea Crisis?

Gareth Porter / Truthdig Feb 9, 2018 President Moon Jae-in has taken advantage of the Olympics to advance a proposal for a U.S.-North Korean deal. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

With Extraordinary Political Optics, Winter Olympics Begin

FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Feb 9, 2018 In a show of unexpected unity, North and South Korea sit side by side under fireworks that represent peace, not destruction, as the 2018 Winter Olympic Games open in South Korea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

South Korea Open to Summit With North, but It Won’t Be Easy

HYUNG-JIN KIM and KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Jan 10, 2018 The North’s Kim Jong Un hasn’t met any foreign leader since he succeeded his father in 2011, and attitudes have hardened since the previous Korean summits in 2000 and 2007. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )