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Kim Sung-joo, a victim of forced labor by Japan during its colonial rule of the Korean peninsula, is surrounded by media as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Seoul on November 29. It ordered a Japanese industrial giant to pay compensation over forced wartime labor, the latest decision to strain bilateral ties. Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP

Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Seoul-Tokyo brawl could blow up into economic war

by Todd Crowell and Andrew Salmon December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Seoul and Tokyo have been engaged in a war of words for more than 20 years over Japan’s colonial rule on the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945, but the latest turn in the saga suggests the dispute could now extend beyond the diplomatic, media and social spheres, and into the economic sector. The trend […]

Pope Francis and South Korean President Moon Jae-in exchange gifts during a private audience at the Vatican on October 18, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Alessandro Di Meo

AT Finance, European Union, France, Italy, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Pope will visit North Korea if officially invited

by Andrew Salmon October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump has said that that any agreement between South Korean President Moon Jae-in. left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, needs US approval. Photo: AFP/KCNA via KNS

AT Finance, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Confusing denuclearization signals from Korean Peninsula

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 14, 2018

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

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) meeting Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (left), chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council, at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang on September 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/STR/KCNA Via KNS

China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Is the US the odd man out on the Korean Peninsula?

by Bertil Lintner October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo thanks members of the UN Security Council after their meeting on North Korea on Sept 27 in New York. He said sanctions against the North must be enforced 'vigorously'. Photo: AFP / Don Emmert

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

China and Russia clash with US over North Korea sanctions

by Andrew Salmon September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho as they arrive for a group photo at the ASEAN Regional Forum Retreat in Singapore on August 4, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan

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

North Korea presses US on confidence building at ASEAN forum

by Andrew Salmon August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

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

Pompeo accuses Russia of North Korea sanctions violations

by Andrew Salmon August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Fans cheer during a friendly basketball match between North and South Korea at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang on July 4, 2018. Photo: AFP/Kim Won-Jin

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

Bomb diplomacy to follow basketball diplomacy in Pyongyang

by Andrew Salmon July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha updated the media on Wednesday but gave away few details. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

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

Plan for North Korea denuclearization exists, Seoul reveals

by Andrew Salmon June 20, 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

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha at a joint Press conference in Washington. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

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

US offers to help rebuild North Korea’s shattered economy

by Asia Times staff May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump has been praised by leading figures in South Korea for his role in starting talks with North Korea. Photo: AFP/Cheriss May/NurPhoto

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

Trump ‘played’ by Korean leader – South Korean leader, that is

by Andrew Salmon May 2, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean and US tanks fire live rounds during a joint military exercise near the DMZ on April 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Major diplomatic game afoot as Korean war games cut short

by Andrew Salmon March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea has tested a series of ICBMs in the past six months. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

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

Is North Korea the world’s main remaining ‘Cold War’ problem?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 22, 2018

A boy (looks at a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing "comfort women" on a bus running through downtown Seoul on August 14, 2017.Photo: AFP / Jung Yeon-Je

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

Japan’s Abe returns fire from Korea’s Moon on ‘comfort women’

by Andrew Salmon January 12, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-in answers reporters' questions during his New Year news conference at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, January 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji

China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Moon open to summit with Kim, but denuclearization remains priority

by Andrew Salmon January 10, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha finishes up a briefing on the 2015 South Korea-Japan agreement over South Korea's "comfort women" issue at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, on January 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters: Jung Yeon-Je

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

Seoul opts not to overturn 2015 comfort women deal with Tokyo

by Andrew Salmon January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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