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Northeast Asia, South Korea

A rare visit to the Korean Demilitarized Zone

by Andrew Salmon February 12, 2019February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and former South Korean defense minister Song Young-moo greet troops at the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea in this recent file shot. Photo: US Dept of Defense via AFP

AT Finance, Australia, France, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

South Korea and the US make their alliance future-proof

by Andrew Salmon November 1, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in during a meeting in New York on September 24, 2018, a day before the start of the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly. Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

After Moon-Kim summit, Trump seeks another meet with Kim

by Andrew Salmon September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and South Korean President Moon Jae-in wave as they drive through Pyongyang on September 18, 2018. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea

Moon lands in Pyongyang for high-stakes summit with Kim

by Andrew Salmon September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian bodyguard stands near President Vladimir Putin as he talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Photo: AFP/Sputnik/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan and Putin agree to a Syria DMZ

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

In South Korea-US relations, is the (honey)moon over?

by Robert E. McCoy September 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A South Korean train on the Imjingang railroad bridge near Imjingang Station in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. Photo: AFP/Seung-il Ryu

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US-led UN Command stops South Korean train entering North

by Andrew Salmon August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

General Vincent Brooks, the senior US soldier in Korea, briefs foreign correspondents in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

US commander says South Korea not ready to lead alliance in war

by Andrew Salmon August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Lee Keum-seom (L), 92, meets with her North Korean son Ri Sung Chol, 71, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast on August 20, 2018.
Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea

Tragedy of Korean divided families captured on camera

by Andrew Salmon August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Not quite Seoul mates – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korea President Moon Jae-in in a friendly embrace at their second summit in North Korea. Photo: The Blue House

AT Finance, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Royal summons: In September, Kim to host Moon, not vice versa

by Andrew Salmon August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A gas pipeline would run through North Korea into South Korea and beyond. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Could a pipeline of peace help unite Northeast Asia?

by Andrew Salmon August 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

North Korea releases South Korean citizen across DMZ

by Andrew Salmon August 7, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea and the US remain at a dangerous crossroads. An illustration of nuclear missiles lined up with the North Korean flag. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Détente continues in Korea, but missile site activity indicates no denuclearization underway

by Andrew Salmon July 31, 2018

This satellite image courtesy of Airbus Defense and Space and 38 North dated July 22, 2018 shows the apparent dismantling of facilities at the Sohae satellite launch site in North Korea. Photo: AFP/ PlÈiades © Cnes 2018, Distribution Airbus DS / Handout

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

North Korea sends positive signal by dismantling satellite launch site

by Andrew Salmon July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

After dusk, the bridge from Dandong, China, to Sinuiiju, North Korea, extends into darkness south of the Yalu. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

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A Kimdom awaits: China and South Korea get down to business

by Andrew Salmon July 16, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean soldiers stand guard at the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Photo: iStock

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

US, North Korean generals meet in DMZ to discuss US war remains

by Andrew Salmon July 15, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul on June 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-ji/Pool

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Pompeo admits implementing North Korean deal will not be easy

by Andrew Salmon June 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A statue at the British Korean War memorial at Solma-ri, South Korea. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Veterans return to battleground on brink of peace

by Andrew Salmon June 5, 2018February 18, 2020

NNSC peackeepers at their camp ion Panmunjom stand in front of the marker of the MDL (military demarcation line - the border between the two Koreas in the center of the Demilitarized Zone). The signage facing South is in English and Korean; the signage facing North is in English and Chinese. From Left: Swiss Major Patrick Andres; Swedish Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad; Swiss Major General Patrick Gauchat; Swiss Colonel Beat Klingelfuss. Photo; Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

DMZ guardians could become ‘happiest jobless’ on earth

by Andrew Salmon May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

The safe choice? Singapore to host first-ever North Korea-US summit

by Andrew Salmon May 11, 2018February 18, 2020