Inter-Korean summit – Asia Times

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

North Korea, South Korea

Kim sends Moon virus ‘comfort’ letter

by Andrew Salmon March 5, 2020March 8, 2020

South Korea revealed on Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had re-opened personal communications with President Moon Jae-in via a conciliatory, coronavirus-related letter. It was received by the Blue House on Wednesday when Kim, “conveyed his message of comfort to the South Korean people who are battling against the outbreak of Covid-19,” according […]

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Will Kim face protests if he visits Seoul? No one’s saying

by Andrew Salmon January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

South Korean soldiers stand guard as their comrades conduct landmine clearing operations inside of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas in Cheorwon, south of the DMZ. The two Koreas on October 1 started to remove landmines along a section of their heavily fortified border as part of a summit deal to ease military tensions, Seoul said. Photo: AFP/Song Kyong-Seok

AT Finance, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

North-South military deal has alarm bells ringing

by Andrew Salmon October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after a signing ceremony at their summit at Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang on September 19, 2018. Photo: AFP/Pyeongyang Press Corps

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

Pyongyang agrees to start denuclearization process

by Andrew Salmon September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong, center, and other South Korean business tycoons are seen on a plane bound for Pyongyang on Sept 18.South Korean President Moon Jae-in's stock bailout fund will help business tycoons at a time when he needs to crack down on monopolistic behavior. Photo: AFP / Pyeongyang Press Corps

Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korean tycoons head North, but no deals likely

by Andrew Salmon September 18, 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

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump on June 12, 2018 at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. Photo: AFP/KCNA VIA KNS

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

White House agrees to second summit with Kim

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-Yong meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Sept 5, 2018. Photo: The Blue House, PM's office, Seoul

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

Hopes inter-Korean talks will kick-start denuclearization process

by Andrew Salmon September 6, 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

Sarah Soo-kyung Henriet hopes to place her Bomi wine on the table between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Photo; Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Wine entrepreneur gets peace of the action in Korea

by Andrew Salmon August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's de facto chief of staff, Kim Chang Son, leaves his hotel in Singapore on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

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

Trump confirms North Korea-US summit in Singapore is back on

by Andrew Salmon May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The leaders of the two Koreas, and related officials, at the conference table in Panmunjom, during their surprise summit on Saturday. Photo: The Blue House

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

Moon urges North Korea, US to communicate ahead of Singapore summit

by Andrew Salmon May 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Thae Yong-ho, who fled his post as North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain in August 2016, speaks as a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with South Korean envoys is seen on a screen during a press conference for his memoir in Seoul on May 14, 2018. Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-je

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

Pyongyang, Seoul caught between principle and pragmatism

by Frank Chen and Andrew Salmon May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon try to hammer out an agreement, but the end result may not be what each really wanted. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque and Korea Summit Press Pool

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

Pyongyang-Washington summit: Who is bluffing who?

by Robert McCoy May 21, 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

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet flies over an apartment complex in Gwangju, South Korea, on May 16, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North cancels inter-Korean talks, threatens US summit

by Andrew Salmon May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean side facility Peace House in Paju City, Panmunjom, on April 18, 2018. Photo: AFP/The Yomiuri Shimbun

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

Trump indicates Panmunjom likely setting for summit

by Andrew Salmon May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

North and South Korea flags. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Inter-Korean issues are actually international problems

by Christopher Green April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, is seen with South Korean President Moon Dae-jin in the truce village of Panmunjom on Friday. Photo: Korea Summit Press Pool/ via Reuters

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US experts ‘invited to see shutdown of N Korean nuclear test site’

by Asia Times and agencies April 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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