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US President Donald Trump, right, reaches out to shake hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un after taking part in a signing ceremony at the end of their historic US-North Korea summit on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP

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North Korea warns US of return to nuclear policy

by Alan Bonini November 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The women's 100m final at the 1988 Seoul games, won by Florence Griffiths-Joyner. Photo: Ron McMillan

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Game changer? Koreas to jointly bid for 2032 Olympics

by Andrew Salmon November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A weeping market trader is compelled to bribe a market official outside the market administration office. Painting: Choi Seong Guk/Courtesy HWR

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‘MeToo’-style sexual abuse rampant across North Korea

by Andrew Salmon November 1, 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

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Seoul risks deepening ‘Korea discount’

by William Pesek October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, front, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrive at the EU-Korea summit at the European Council in Brussels on October 19. Photo: AFP

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In South Korea, YouTube broadcasts right-wing media resurgence

by Steven Borowiec October 28, 2018February 18, 2020

A pipeline from Russia across North Korea to South Korea is still a long way off. Photo: iStock

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

Russia-South Korea gas pipeline could earn Kim $195m a year

by Andrew Salmon October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in April. Photo: AFP/US Government

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Denuclearization and ‘defining diplomacy down’

by Richard N. Haass October 23, 2018

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

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Trump-Kim summit strengthens Singapore’s brand

by Marcus Loh October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

US and South Korean troops take part in joint military training exercises earlier this year. Photo: Seung-il Ryu / NurPhoto

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US suspends third joint military exercise with South Korea

by Bertil Lintner October 21, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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Pope will visit North Korea if officially invited

by Andrew Salmon October 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Pope Francis visits a favela in Brazil during World Youth Day 2013. Photo: Wikipedia

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

Missionary teachers in North Korea hit by US travel ban

by Todd Crowell October 18, 2018

Japan's Shinzo Abe wants to hold his own talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Photo: AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

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Japan feeling isolated as Seoul, US and North Korea talk

by Peter J. Brown October 16, 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

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Confusing denuclearization signals from Korean Peninsula

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 14, 2018

South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has been blasted and praised for her comments about sanctions and North Korea. Photo: AFP/Nhac Nguyen

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Trump bangs table as Seoul differs over North Korea sanctions

by Andrew Salmon October 11, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) during a meeting in the Chinese city of Dalian. Photo by KCNA via AFP

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China’s shifting view on the Korean Peninsula

by Bertil Lintner October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump hopes to hold more talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019. Image: iStock

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North Korea-US summit after November 6, location unknown

by Andrew Salmon October 10, 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

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Moon, Kim invite Pope to Pyongyang, the former ‘Jerusalem of the East’

by Andrew Salmon October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump hopes to hold more talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in early 2019. Image: iStock

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North Korean leader ‘agrees to second summit with Trump’

by Asia Times staff and agencies October 8, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang in April. Photo: AFP/US Government

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Pompeo upbeat but tight-lipped after meeting Kim

by Andrew Salmon October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

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Is Trump set to give away the store in Korea?

by Bradley K. Martin October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

China's US dollar reserves could be used as a weapon in the trade war with America. Photo: iStock

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How China could respond as trade war heats up

by Anu Anwar October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

Propaganda billboards hailing economic projects and the military in Pyongyang December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Kyodo

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

Kim demands guns and butter – and gets both

by Robert E. McCoy October 2, 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

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China and Russia clash with US over North Korea sanctions

by Andrew Salmon September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korean President Moon Jae-In is under pressure to increase jobs for graduates. Photo: Reuters/Noel Celis

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Is Moon overplaying his hand as a Korean peacemaker?

by Robert E. McCoy September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

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Trump on Kim: What a difference a year makes

by Keshia Badalge September 26, 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

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

by Andrew Salmon September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook on the top of Mount Paektu on September 20 after their summit. Photo: AFP / Pyeongyang Press Corps

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Kim deploys bromance diplomacy with Moon on iconic mountain

by Andrew Salmon September 20, 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

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Pyongyang agrees to start denuclearization process

by Andrew Salmon September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 15, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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North Korea maintaining its nuclear weapons, UN told

by Bertil Lintner September 19, 2018

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