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The hotline to North Korea is displayed at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 20, 2018. The two Koreas opened the link between their leaders a week before a summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in in the Demilitarized Zone. Photo: AFP/ Yonhap

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Koreas connect first-ever leaders’ hotline

by Andrew Salmon April 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The Korean War Memorial in Washington. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

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

To sweeten summit pill, Moon offers Kim a peace treaty. So what?

by Andrew Salmon April 19, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

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

Top spook meets Kim in Pyongyang in diplomatic surge

by Andrew Salmon April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why the Trump-Kim talks will fail

by Bertil Lintner April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of the first world leaders to meet US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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

Abe’s meeting with Trump may be his last as criticism builds

by Andrew Salmon April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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

Xi’s strong hand against Trump

by Bill Emmott April 16, 2018

The destroyed Scientific Research Center is seen in Damascus, Syria April 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki

AT Finance, France, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

US message for North Korea in strike on Syria

by Stephen Bryen April 15, 2018

North Korea's foreign minister Ri Yong Ho leaves Pyongyang for an ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila. PHOTO: AFP/KIM Won-Jin

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

ASEAN may play key role in Korean Peninsula talks

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and South Korea's Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Do Jong-whan at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang on April 1, 2018. Photo: AFP

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

North Korea confirms willingness to discuss denuclearization with US

by Andrew Salmon April 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of K-pop girl-band Red Velvet after a rehearsal at the 1,500-seat East Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang on April 1. Photo: AFP/Korea Pool

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

Kim likes South Korean pop, but his public watch it at risk

by Andrew Salmon April 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A friendship rekindled? Source: North Korean state television YouTube screen grab

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

N Korean media coverage of Kim’s trip to Beijing, in English

by Christopher Scott March 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Japans PM Shinzo Abe talks to media after speaking with his US counterpart about meeting in early April. Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

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

Kim-Abe summit could happen by June: Asahi

by Asia Times staff March 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Pushpin marking on Pyongyang, North Korea map. Image: iStock

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

Beijing’s ‘win-win’ Korean Peninsula scenario

by Xuan Loc Doan March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd right) and wife Peng Liyuan (right) are seen with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife Ri Sol Ju in Beijing on March 27. The North Korean leader received a warm welcome during a secretive trip as both sides sought to repair frayed ties ahead of landmark summits with Seoul and Washington. Photo: AFP/ via North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

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

Xi reasserts role in Korean game with summons to Kim

by Andrew Salmon March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Is Kim Jong-un's latest entreaty legit, or is he attempting yet another hustle in the tried and true Kim family regime tradition? Photo: Reuters / KCNA

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

Another North Korean con job in the offing?

by Bradley K. Martin March 25, 2018March 27, 2018

A North Korean flag flutters over the propaganda village of Gijungdong, near the truce village of Panmunjom. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Koreas agree to hold pre-summit preparation talks

by Asia Times staff March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Author Andray Abrahamian talks to Asia Times in Seoul. Photo: Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Myanmar and North Korea: compared and contrasted

by Andrew Salmon March 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton (L) and outgoing White House National Security Adviser HR McMaster. Photos: Reuters

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

Bolton decision lets Trump negotiate from position of strength

by Andrew Salmon March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend at an upper house session in parliament in Tokyo on March 19. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

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

Abe’s political survival could be bad for Japan’s economy

by William Pesek March 22, 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

Intercontinental ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Australia, European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Nordic warm-up for possible US-North Korea talks

by Emanuele Scimia March 20, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

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

Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?

by Ramesh Thakur March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters

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

Xi watches Korean Peninsula drama from the sidelines

by Xuan Loc Doan March 17, 2018March 18, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

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

On N Korea and China, Trump indicates readiness to make history

by George Koo March 15, 2018

Kim Jong-un and Shinzo Abe: Meeting might help Abe more than Kim. Photos: Reuters (Kim via KCNA)

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

Abe may be mulling summit with Kim: Japanese reports

by Andrew Salmon March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Three strikes and you're out. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's courtship of Donald Trump appears to be unraveling. Photo: Reuters / Thomas Peter

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

Trump risks being unfriended by Japan, South Korea

by William Pesek March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's now former Secretary of State confers with the president in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

The Trump Doctrine’s search for a Trump Team goes on

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

South Korea's national security chief, Chung Eui-yong, briefs US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office about his visit to North Korea, in Washington on March 8. Photo: Presidential Blue House / Yonhap via Reuters

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

Trump knew of Kim’s invitation long before it was received

by Robert E. McCoy March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo: Reuters via KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Moon-Kim summit must be guided by calm realism

by Taehwa Hong March 13, 2018

Photo: AFP

China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia

Japan ‘shocked’ by Trump’s unexpected summit with Kim: Asahi

by Asia Times staff March 13, 2018February 18, 2020